Barry Armitage

Pitcher

Born: 11 May 1979
Durban, South Africa

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

Barry Peter Armitage (born 11 May 1979 in Durban) is a South African baseball pitcher. Armitage was the first South African-born baseball player ever to make an appearance in any Major League Baseball game when he threw an inning for Kansas City Royals against the Houston Astros in a 2005 exhibition game.^[1]

Career

Armitage signed with the Royals following a try-out in front of then assistant general manager Allard Baird in 2000. He made his professional debut later that year with the Gulf Coast Royals of the Gulf Coast League in the United States. Armitage left the Royals farm system following two seasons with the Wichita Wranglers of the AA Texas League. Armitage played in 2007 in the Atlantic League with the Newark Bears and Lancaster Barnstormers. Armitage did not play professionally in 2008.^[2]

Armitage has played with the South Africa national baseball team in various tournaments throughout his career. He played in the World Baseball Classic in 2006 and 2009.

Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

South Africa 2009 World Baseball Classic roster

1 Justin Lazarus 2 Jonathan Phillips 3 Robert Verschuren 6 Martin Gordon 7 Anthony Phillips 9 Terence White 11 Zaid Hendricks 13 Jacobus Mostert 14 Justin Erasmus 15 Shannon Ekermans 18 Kyle Botha 19 Donavon Hendricks 20 Paul Rutgers 22 Allan Randall 23 Brett Willemburg 25 Darryn Smith 26 Gavin Ray 27 Matthew Dancer 28 Gift Ngoepe 30 Alessio Angelucci 31 Dylan Lindsay 35 Barry Armitage 37 Jared Elario 38 Ashley Scott 42 Richard Holgate 73 Hein Robb 76 Gavin Jefferies 88 Karl Weitz

Manager Rick Magnate Coach Lee Smith Coach Brian McArn Coach Mike Randall Coach Neil Adonis Coach Alan Phillips

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