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Austin Bibens-Dirkx

オースティン・ビベンス＝ディルクス　/　おーすてぃん・びべんす＝でぃるくす

American baseball player

April 29, 1985 (age 41)　・　Salem, Oregon, United States

Oregon
baseball player

My Take

Bibens-Dirkx is my favorite kind of baseball story. A pitcher out of a Salem high school and a community college, he spent years grinding through the minors, even pitching in Taiwan, before finally reaching the majors with the Texas Rangers in his thirties. Most players give up long before that. He did not, and that persistence is worth more to me than any prodigy's quick rise. Now coaching, he gets to pass that hard-won knowledge along, which feels exactly right. I will always cheer louder for the late bloomer who refused to quit than for the can't-miss prospect.

Overview

Austin Mitchell Bibens-Dirkx (born April 29, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Austin Bibens-Dirkx
Name (Japanese): オースティン・ビベンス＝ディルクス
Reading: おーすてぃん・びべんす＝でぃるくす
Born: April 29, 1985 (age 41)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Ox
Origin: Salem, Oregon, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: McNary High School
University: Chemeketa Community College

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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