Darrell Rasner played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Nationals and New York Yankees and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
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11 Facts About Darrell Rasner
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Darrell Rasner was selected by the Montreal Expos with the 5th pick in the second round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft.
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Darrell Rasner has a cousin, Jacob Darrell Rasner, who played professional baseball.
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Darrell Rasner began his major league career with the Washington Nationals, pitching in a few games late in the 2005 season.
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Darrell Rasner was claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees on February 11,2006.
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Darrell Rasner recorded his first major league win on September 3,2006, in a game he started for the Yankees against the Minnesota Twins.
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On May 19,2007, in a start against the New York Mets, Darrell Rasner was struck on the right hand by a ball hit by Endy Chavez, a former teammate with the Nationals.
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Darrell Rasner was not offered a new contract by the Yankees and became a free agent on December 12,2007, but was re-signed a few days later on December 18 to a minor league deal.
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On May 4,2008, Darrell Rasner was recalled by the Yankees, and made his season debut against the Seattle Mariners.
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Darrell Rasner played with the Golden Eagles for five years, the last three as a closer and setup man.
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Darrell Rasner won the Japanese series championship as a member of the Rakuten Golden Eagles with former Yankees Andruw Jones, Casey McGehee and future Yankee Masahiro Tanaka who would sign with the New York Yankees in the 2013 offseason.
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