Derrin Ebert
Derrin Lee Ebert is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. He has also been a coach in MLB and Minor League Baseball and is a current MiLB Salt Lake City Bees Pitching Coach.
Amateur career
Ebert was born in Anaheim, California. He attended Hesperia High School in Hesperia, California. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 18th round in the 1994 Major League Baseball draft.Professional career
After being drafted, Ebert played in the Braves' minor league system for five seasons before making his major league debut on April 6, 1999, against the Philadelphia Phillies. He pitched three innings of relief, striking out one batter, and earning a save. He made two more appearances in April before being sent down to the Triple-A Richmond Braves. Ebert returned to Atlanta in September where he made two last MLB appearances. He ended the season, his lone year in the big leagues, with an 0–1 win–loss record, one save, four strikeouts, and a 5.63 earned run average in five games.Ebert was granted free agency after the 2000 season, which he had spent with Triple-A Richmond. He next signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but was released during 2001's spring training. He then played in the minor league organizations of the Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers. He signed with but was released by the Anaheim Angels before the start of the 2003 season. He subsequently signed on with the Chicago Cubs organization, playing for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, before being traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Chris Donnels on May 29. He was released by Arizona in mid-July, and then re-signed with the Milwaukee Brewers on a minor league contract. He was released after the 2003 season, missed the 2004 campaign, but played in the Kansas City Royals organization in 2005 before retiring.