Tanner Ross Scheppers was born on January 17,1987 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
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17 Facts About Tanner Scheppers
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Tanner Scheppers has played in Major League Baseball for the Texas Rangers and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
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Fresno State won the 2008 College World Series, though Tanner Scheppers did not play in the tournament due to an injured rotator cuff and labrum in his shoulder.
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Tanner Scheppers was chosen in the supplementary first round, with the 44th overall selection, of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft by the Texas Rangers.
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Tanner Scheppers was the pitching coach for the junior varsity baseball team at Trabuco Hills High School in Mission Viejo, California, for the 2009 season.
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On September 17,2009, Tanner Scheppers signed with the Texas Rangers to a minor league deal.
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Tanner Scheppers was selected to represent the United States in the All-Star Futures Game in 2010.
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On June 7,2012, Tanner Scheppers was called up to the majors when Derek Holland was placed on the 15-day disabled list.
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Tanner Scheppers picked up his first win on August 16,2012 when the Rangers defeated the New York Yankees.
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In 2013, Tanner Scheppers made 76 relief appearances for the Rangers, tied for the third-most in the American League.
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In 2013 Tanner Scheppers reported that he was randomly assaulted and "sucker punched" in Cleveland while walking back to the team hotel after dinner.
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Tanner Scheppers missed the last two months of the 2015 season with a bone bruise in his left knee.
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Tanner Scheppers was diagnosed with torn cartilage in his left knee before the 2016 season, and required surgery, which kept him out until September.
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Tanner Scheppers left the Rangers organization in October 2017, becoming a minor league free agent.
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On May 27,2019, Tanner Scheppers signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
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Tanner Scheppers announced his retirement via Instagram on October 24,2019.
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