Bobby Livingston

Robert James "Bobby" Livingston (born September 3, 1982) is a former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners in 2006 and Cincinnati Reds in 2007.

Amateur career Livingston was originally enrolled at Estacado High School before transferring to Trinity Christian High School in Lubbock, Texas, for his final year of school. In 2001, he pitched for the Bethesda Big Train. He committed to play college baseball for the hometown Texas Tech Red Raiders before he was drafted.

Professional career

Seattle Mariners Livingston was selected by Seattle Mariners in the 4th round (129th overall) of 2001 Major League Baseball draft. He played in the minors for the Mariners through 2006, pitching for the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers in parts of 2005 and 2006. In 2003, he was named the most valuable player of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and was a Midwest League All-Star.

Livingston made his major league debut for the Mariners on April 25, 2006, against the Chicago White Sox. He pitched innings, allowing 5 hits, 4 runs, walking 3, and striking out 1. He appeared in 3 games as a reliever for Seattle in 2006, pitching five innings.

Cincinnati Reds In December , the Mariners put Livingston on waivers. He was claimed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, who quickly traded him to the Philadelphia Phillies. MLB intervened and declared the transaction to be null and void, as they judged that Tampa Bay had claimed Livingston for the sole purpose of trading him. He was then defaulted back to waivers and the Cincinnati Reds claimed him. He started 10 games for the Reds in 2007, with a 3–3 record and 5.27 ERA.

He spent most of 2007 in Triple-A with the Louisville Bats and returned to the minor leagues in 2008.

Cleveland Indians Livingston then signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians, where he pitched in nine games for the Double-A Akron Aeros and one for the Triple-A Columbus Clippers in the summer of 2009. The Mets assigned him to the minor league Buffalo Bisons, where he appeared in 22 games and made 15 starts. He was 3–8 with a 5.34 ERA before he was released on July 29.

Tampa Bay Rays On August 16, 2010, Livingston signed a minor-league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays and was assigned to the Triple-A Durham Bulls. He pitched 5 games for the Bulls.