Ezra Dale Polley

Background

Ezra Dale Polley was born on August 9, 1965, in Georgetown, Kentucky. Georgetown is the seat of Scott County and part of Kentucky's Bluegrass region, an area known for its agricultural landscape and horse-breeding economy.

Education

Polley attended Scott County High School in Georgetown, Kentucky. He later attended Kentucky State University in Frankfort. Founded in 1886 as the State Normal School for Colored Persons, Kentucky State began as a teacher-training institution, became a land-grant college in 1890, and developed into a public historically Black university.

Career

Polley entered professional baseball after signing with the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent in 1987. His professional path eventually led to the New York Yankees, for whom he made his Major League Baseball debut on June 23, 1996.

Polley spent the 1996 season with the Yankees as a left-handed relief pitcher. He appeared in 32 games, all in relief, pitching 21⅔ innings and recording one win, three losses, 14 strikeouts, and a 7.89 earned-run average. His final major-league appearance came on September 29, 1996; 1996 was his only Major League Baseball season.

Achievements

• Reached Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees in 1996 after entering professional baseball as an Atlanta Braves amateur free-agent signing in 1987.

• Made 32 Major League Baseball appearances for the New York Yankees during the 1996 season, his only major-league season.

Personality

Physical Characteristics: Polley was listed at 6 feet tall and 165 pounds. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.

Interests

• Sport & Clubs

  Baseball.