Anthony Telford

Anthony Charles Telford is an American former professional baseball pitcher who currently works for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. As a player, the Baltimore Orioles selected him in the third round of the 1987 [Major League Baseball Draft|1987 MLB draft] from San Jose State, where he was named an 1987 [College Baseball All-America Team|All-American]. He spent nine total seasons pitching mainly in relief for the Orioles, Montreal Expos, and Texas Rangers.

Professional career

The Orioles selected Telford in the third round of the 1987 [Major League Baseball draft] from San Jose State, where he had been named an All-American. In his major league debut on August 19, 1990 [Baltimore Orioles season|1990], he was credited as the winning pitcher in the Orioles' 3–2 victory over the Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]. In seven innings as the game's starting pitcher, Telford allowed just one hit with no earned runs.
Telford spent the bulk of his career as a relief pitcher">Relief pitcher">relief pitcher with the Montreal Expos from 1997 [Montreal Expos season|1997] to 2001. In his first four seasons with the Expos, he posted earned run averages of 3.24, 3.86, 3.96 and 3.79 while pitching between and 96 innings each season.
He played his last game in the majors with the Texas Rangers in 2002.

In 2007, Telford was the pitching coach for the Aiken Foxhounds in the independent South Coast League. In January 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates hired Telford into their newly created position of Personal Development Coordinator. In 2013 and 2014, Telford played in charity baseball games with other retired players.