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Keith Martin Comstock (born December 23, 1955) is an American former baseball relief pitcher and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for parts of six seasons with th...

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Keith Martin Comstock (born December 23, 1955) is an American former baseballrelief pitcher and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for parts of six seasons with the Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, and Seattle Mariners. He also played for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and several Minor League Baseball teams before his tenure in MLB.

Comstock served as a minor league and organizational pitching coach after his career.

Career

Comstock was drafted by the California Angels in 1976 and played for their minor league affiliate, the Idaho Falls Angels. He spent the next eight years in the minor leagues. According to a 1990 Sports Illustrated article, in 1983 the Oakland Athletics organization sold him to the Detroit Tigers for $100 and a bag of balls, which he had to deliver himself.[1] In 1984, he was called up to the majors by the Minnesota Twins. From 1985 to 1986, he played in Japan for Nippon Professional Baseball's Yomiuri Giants, and from 1987 to 1991 he played for the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, and Seattle Mariners as well as minor league teams.[1][2]

In 1989, while playing for the Las Vegas StarsTriple-A team, Comstock appeared on a memorable baseball card pretending to be hit in the crotch by a ball. ESPN called it "the funniest baseball card ever made."[2] He was part of a seven-player trade going from the Giants to the Padres in July 1987 that sent Kevin Mitchell to the Giants.[3][4] By the end of his career, Comstock had played in teams across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, Japan, and Puerto Rico.[1]

Comstock subsequently went into coaching. He was a minor league pitching coach for several seasons and was the rehab pitching coordinator for the Texas Rangers in 2008.[2][5]

Personal life

Comstock nació en San Francisco, California y asistió a la escuela secundaria San Carlos en San Carlos, California . [ 3 ]

Comstock es bisnieto del exinspector postal y político estadounidense Anthony Comstock . Vive en Arizona con su esposa. Tiene tres hijos y seis nietos. El hermano menor de Comstock jugó en las ligas menores en 1987 y 1988. [ 6 ]

Referencias

  1. 1 2 3 Lidz, Franz (4 de junio de 1990). "Esperando a descorchar la botella" . Sports Illustrated . Vol.  72, n.º  23. pág.  74. Recuperado el 21 de agosto de 2019 .
  2. 1 2 3 Sánchez, Robert (21 de agosto de 2019) ."Eres el tipo con la pelota en la entrepierna": La historia detrás de la tarjeta de béisbol más divertida jamás creada . ESPN . Consultado el 21 de agosto de 2019 .
  3. 1 2 "Estadísticas, altura, peso, posición, estatus de novato y más de Keith Comstock" . Baseball-Reference.com . Consultado el 23 de febrero de 2026 .
  4. ↑ "Los Padres envían a Dravecky y Mitchell a los Giants por Brown en un intercambio de 7 jugadores" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. 5 de julio de 1987. Consultado el 23 de febrero de 2026 .
  5. ↑ "Keith Comstock - Estadísticas de béisbol internacional, MLB y ligas menores" . The Baseball Cube . Consultado el 23 de febrero de 2026 .
  6. ↑ "Brad Comstock - Estadísticas de béisbol de ligas menores" . The Baseball Cube . Consultado el 23 de febrero de 2026 .
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