Former major league pitcher and Cincinnati native Scott Sauerbeck has passed away at the age of 53. Sauerbeck, a graduate of Northwest Local High School, was drafted by the New York Mets in 1994 but made his major league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1999. He went on to play for the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, and Oakland Athletics before retiring in 2008. Sauerbeck set a Pirates record for most games pitched by a left-handed pitcher in a single season in 2002. He finished his career with a 20-17 record and a 3.82 ERA over 471 relief appearances.
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