Education
Born in Westwood, New Jersey, Delaney attended Pascack Valley High School.
Born in Westwood, New Jersey, Delaney attended Pascack Valley High School.
He has pitched for the and the at the major-league level He pitches right-handed and bats left-handed. In the 2010-2011 offseason, Delaney was claimed off waivers by the He was designated for assignment on May 25, 2011.
He had his contract purchased on July 27.
Delaney signed a minor league contract with the on January 4, 2012. He went 3-1 with a 2.29 European Research Area in 44 relief appearances for the New Orleans Zephyrs of the Pacific Coast League.
Delaney signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles on January 30, 2013. Toward the end of Spring training, he was traded to the Angels for catcher Chris Snyder.
Delaney signed as an undrafted free agent in June 2006. He represented the Fort Myers Miracle in the 2008 Florida State League All-Star game after compiling a 1-2 record with a 1.42 earned run average and 13 saves closing for the Miracle in the first half of the 2008 season. Rob Delaney was promoted to the Twins" Double A affiliate, the New Britain Rock Cats following the All-Star game. With the Rock Cats, his record improved to 2-1, and his European Research Area lowered to 1.05 while pitching more innings (341 versus 312 in the first half of the season). Following the season, Delaney competed in the Arizona Fall League with the Phoenix Desert Dogs. In the American Federation of Labor-Congress, Delaney was 1-1 with a 4.22 European Research Area, and was the winning pitcher in Phoenix"s 10-4 victory over the Mesa Solar Sox at Scottsdale Stadium that captured their fifth straight American Federation of Labor-Congress championship. On February 15, 2009, he reported to spring training with the Twins as a non-roster invitee, and following spring training, was reassigned to New Britain. He compiled a 1-1 record with a 2.00 European Research Area and 40 strikeouts in 36 innings over 26 games for New Britain when he was promoted to the Triple A Rochester Red Wings. With Rochester, he was 7-3 with a 4.53 European Research Area and seven saves. On November 20, 2009, he was added to the Twins" 40-man roster. He made his debut with the Twins on September 4, 2010, surrendering a solo home run to Ian Kinsler (his first batter faced) in a 12-4 win.
