19 Facts About Dirk Hayhurst

Dirk Von Hayhurst was born on March 24,1981 and is an American author and broadcaster, and formerly a professional baseball pitcher.

Dirk Hayhurst enrolled at Kent State University, and played college baseball for the Kent State Golden Flashes until 2003.

Dirk Hayhurst was named the Mid-American Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year in 2003.

Dirk Hayhurst played collegiate summer baseball with the Bethesda Big Train in 2001.

Dirk Hayhurst was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 8th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft.

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Dirk Hayhurst was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays on October 6,2008, but was released four months later before the season started, and re-signed to a minor league deal.

On June 2,2009, Dirk Hayhurst's contract was purchased by the Blue Jays from their Triple-A affiliate, the Las Vegas 51s.

Dirk Hayhurst missed the entire 2010 season while on the disabled list following surgery on his right shoulder.

Dirk Hayhurst was sent outright to the minors following the season.

Dirk Hayhurst was interviewed by Frank Stasio for North Carolina Public Radio's The State of Things on June 27,2011 about his time playing for the Durham Bulls.

Dirk Hayhurst was later released from his contract on August 29,2011.

On June 8,2012, Dirk Hayhurst announced that he signed with Rogers owned Sportsnet 590 The Fan to co-host Baseball Central alongside Sam Cosentino, starting July 3,2012.

Dirk Hayhurst continued to work for Sportsnet during the 2013 season.

Dirk Hayhurst has performed colour analyst duties on radio broadcasts when Jack Morris was either off or working on television.

Dirk Hayhurst was hired by TBS as a TV studio analyst for the 2013 MLB postseason.

On May 1,2013, Dirk Hayhurst accused Boston Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz of cheating.

Dirk Hayhurst claimed that he observed Buchholz "loading the ball" by using Crisco or sunscreen to change the movement of the ball.

Arencibia went on to say that Dirk Hayhurst was a "below-average player" during the time they spent in Triple-A.

Dirk Hayhurst was well known for his popular 'Non-Prospect Diary' for Baseball America and he has contributed numerous articles to his hometown newspaper, The Repository.