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My Take
What I admire about Duane Underwood Jr. is the persistence. Reaching the majors with the Cubs and Pirates is already a rare feat, but continuing to compete in the Atlantic League and suiting up for Puerto Rico's national team shows a player who simply refuses to let go of the game. Pitchers like him rarely make headlines, yet they embody the grind that keeps baseball alive at every level. I find his journey across leagues and borders quietly inspiring, a reminder that a career is measured not only by the spotlight but by the love of throwing one more pitch.
Overview
Duane Lee Underwood Jr. (born July 20, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Gastonia Ghost Peppers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. He plays for the Puerto Rico national baseball team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Duane Underwood, Jr.
- Name (Japanese)
- デュアン・アンダーウッド・ジュニア
- Reading
- でゅあん・あんだーうっど・じゅにあ
- Born
- July 20, 1994 (age 31)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dog
- Origin
- Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Alan C. Pope High School
- University
- Private
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.