Rocky Cherry
Rocky Ty Cherry is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles.
Career
Amateur
Cherry pitched for the University of Oklahoma from 2000-2002. He was used mostly in relief his first season, but was a full-time starter by the time he finished at school. He had an overall record of 18-16 in 208 innings pitched. In 2000, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.Chicago Cubs
The Philadelphia Phillies chose Cherry in the 10th round of the 2001 MLB draft, but he did not sign at the time. The next year, the Chicago Cubs selected him in the 14th round of the 2002 MLB draft, and he signed with them. He was a starter for his first three minor league seasons. Cherry's 2005 season ended after only three appearances for the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx of the Double-A Southern League, after which he had Tommy John surgery. When he returned to West Tenn in 2006, Cherry became a full-time reliever. He had a middle finger injury to his pitching hand in mid-July which also required surgery.Cherry made his major league debut with the Cubs on April 23, 2007, against the Milwaukee Brewers, He allowed a game-winning home run in the 12th inning to Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder, and suffered the loss. Cherry earned his first big league win on May 1 against the Pittsburgh Pirates.