Alan Embree

I have a real soft spot for left-handed relief pitchers, and Alan Embree is a fine example. From The Dalles, Oregon, he bounced through roughly ten Major League clubs, and his role in Boston's curse-breaking 2004 run alone earns my affection. A reliever lacks a starter's glamour, but he gets handed the messiest, highest-pressure innings to put out fires. All that moving around reads to me less as instability than as proof that everyone wanted his arm. The specialist who needs to retire just one tough batter is baseball's unsung craftsman, and I am happy to remember Embree as exactly that kind of valuable role player.

Alan Duane Embree (born January 23, 1970) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Embree played for the Cleveland Indians (1992–1996), Atlanta Braves (1997–1998), Arizona Diamondbacks (1998), San Francisco Giants (1999–2001), Chicago White Sox (2001), San Diego Padres (2002 & 2006), Boston Red Sox (2002–2005), New York Yankees (2005), Oakland Athletics (2007–2008), and the Colorado Rockies (2009).…

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Name (English)

Alan Embree

Name (Japanese)

アラン・エンブリー

Reading

あらん・えんぶりー

Born

January 23, 1970 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dog

Origin

The Dalles, Oregon, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

baseball player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Prairie High School

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC

Tags

• Oregon
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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