My Take
Spencer Patton is one of those guys who makes you root for the journeyman. Out of Urbana, Illinois — a college town, not exactly a baseball hotbed — he clawed his way through the Rangers, Cubs, and A's organizations, which is already a story worth telling. But the chapter that really gets me is his time with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Japan's NPB: a right-handed reliever from the American Midwest packing up and crossing the Pacific to keep pitching, and actually holding his own over there. That kind of adaptability takes serious guts. He's never been a household name, but that's kind of the point — the guy just keeps finding ways to compete at the highest levels, whether it's Wrigley or Yokohama. I have genuine respect for pitchers who survive the big leagues on craft and resilience more than pure hype.
Overview
Spencer Burdette Patton (born February 20, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, and Oakland Athletics, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Spencer Patton
- Name (Japanese)
- スペンサー・パットン
- Reading
- すぺんさー・ぱっとん
- Born
- February 20, 1988 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dragon
- Origin
- Urbana, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Parkland College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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.