Casey Coleman (baseball)
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Casey Coleman (baseball)

Joseph Casey Coleman (born July 3, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals.

Coleman was born in Fort Myers, Florida, and graduated from Mariner High School in Cape Coral, Florida. He played college baseball at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) for the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles baseball team. At FGCU, Coleman was teammates with future major league pitchers Richard Bleier and Chris Sale.

Coleman was drafted by the Cubs in the 15th round (461st overall) of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft.

On August 2, 2010, Coleman was called up to the major leagues for the first time. On August 23, he earned his first MLB win on a 9–1 victory against the Washington Nationals. He also recorded his first career RBI in the same game.

In 2011, Coleman did not make the team out of spring training and was optioned to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. After injuries to starting pitchers Andrew Cashner and Randy Wells, he was recalled to Chicago and made his first start of the season on April 10 against the Milwaukee Brewers. On May 28, 2011, Coleman was optioned to Iowa after Randy Wells was activated from the 15-day disabled list.

In 2012, Coleman made 17 appearances for the Cubs, registering a 7.40 ERA and 5.9 K/9 in 24+13 innings of work. On November 28, 2012, Coleman was designated for assignment by the Cubs. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Iowa two days later.

On April 14, 2014, Coleman was released by the Cubs organization.

On April 15, 2014, Coleman signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization. On May 16, Coleman was selected to the active roster. Coleman appeared in 10 games for Kansas City in 2014, recording a 5.25 ERA with 5 strikeouts in 12 innings. On December 15, Coleman was designated for assignment. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers on December 24.

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