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My Take
Phelps is the kind of player I find quietly compelling, the journeyman who refuses to disappear. Seven big-league clubs across a career says less about restlessness and more about reliability: front offices kept calling because he gave them innings when it mattered. From Notre Dame to the Yankees and beyond, he carved out a long professional life without ever needing a marquee award to justify it. I respect that brand of durability. Stardom gets the headlines, but the pitchers who simply keep answering the bell, season after season, are the connective tissue that holds a sport together.
Overview
David Edward Phelps (born October 9, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Miami Marlins, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, and Philadelphia Phillies. Phelps played college baseball at the University of Notre Dame.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David Phelps
- Name (Japanese)
- デビッド・フェルプス
- Reading
- でびっど・ふぇるぷす
- Born
- October 9, 1986 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
- Origin
- St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Hazelwood West High School
- University
- University of Notre Dame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.