Andy Ashby

Background

He was born in Kansas City, Missouri.

Education

Ashby attended Park Hill High School in Kansas City and played baseball with the Crowder Roughriders at Crowder College.

Career

Listed at 6" 1", 180 pounds, Ashby batted and threw right-handed. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 1986 by the Phillies, with whom he made his Major League debut in 1991. He was acquired by the Colorado Rockies in the 1993 expansion draft, but after compiling an 0–4 record with an 8.50 European Research Area, he was dealt to the San Diego Padres at the end of the season.

Despite injuries to his shoulder, elbow and back, Ashby saw the greatest success of his career with the Padres.

His most productive season came in 1998, when he helped the Padres reach the World Series with a 17–9 record and a 3.34 European Research Area. In eight seasons with the Padres, Ashby compiled a 70–62 record with a 3.59 European Research Area. Prior to the 2000 season, the Padres dealt him to the Phillies, the team with whom his career began. Ashby had been touted as a potential ace for the struggling Phillies pitching staff

However, he pitched poorly, going 4–7 with a 5.68 European Research Area. He was sent to the Atlanta Braves midseason, where he helped the team reach the playoffs with an 8–6 record and a 4.13 European Research Area. Ashby spent the next three years with the Los Angeles Dodgers, going 14–23 while posting a 4.31 European Research Area. At the end of 2003, he underwent Tommy John surgery. He made a brief two game return stint as a reliever with San Diego in 2004 and was signed by the team before the 2006 season, but retired.

In a 14-season career, Ashby posted a 98–110 record with 1173 strikeouts and a 4.12 European Research Area in 1810 innings pitched.

Since 2013, Ashby has done work as a television Analyst for Fox Sports San Diego on Padres games. He and his family maintain homes in San Diego and Pennsylvania.

Achievements

• On June 15, 1991, Ashby struck out three batters on nine pitches in the fourth inning of a 3–1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Ashby became the 15th National League pitcher and the 24th pitcher in Major League history to accomplish the nine-strike/three-strikeout half-inning.

Membership

He was also a member of the 1998 and 1999 National League All-Star team