LHP Erik Bedard (34)
Born in Ontario, Bedard was drafted by the Orioles in the sixth round in 1999 and made his debut for Baltimore in 2002. Over nine seasons in the major leagues with Baltimore, Seattle, Boston and Pittsburgh, Bedard has a 63-64 record with a 3.85 ERA and a 1.335 WHIP. He was signed as a free agent by the Astros to a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training in January 2013.
One former Astro with a birthday today ~
CF Brian Hunter (42)
A second round draft pick for the Astros in 1989, Brian started his major league career in Houston (1994-1996) and ended it in Houston (2002-2003), but played for five other teams in between. He had a .278/.314/.377 batting line in 370 games for Houston. His best season at the plate was 1995 when he hit .302 in 78 games. Per Baseball-Reference, he was part of this trade to Detroit in December of 1996:
December 10, 1996: Traded by the Houston Astros with Doug Brocail, Todd Jones, Orlando Miller and cash to the Detroit Tigers for Brad Ausmus, Jose Lima, Trever Miller, C.J. Nitkowski and Daryle Ward.He led the American League in stolen bases in 1997 and 1999.
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