Darrin Winston

Darrin Alexander Winston (July 6, 1966 – August 15, 2008) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), both for the Philadelphia Phillies, and also played in the Montreal Expos and Pittsburgh Pirates minor league organizations. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed during his baseball career, and was listed at 6' 0" in height and . in weight. Winston had six children and one grandchild.

Winston was born in Passaic, New Jersey. He lived in Edison, where he attended Bishop George Ahr High School, and moved to Millstone Township in the late 1990s.

Baseball career He attended Rutgers University where he participated in college baseball. He holds Rutgers career records for victories (26), innings pitched (278) and complete games (22). He was inducted into the Rutgers University Hall of Fame in 2000.

On June 1, 1988, Winston was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 18th round of the 1988 MLB draft, and he signed with them on June 7 of that season. On October 15, 1994, Winston was granted free agency. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Winston was called upon to replace Ken Ryan, for whom Kevin Sefcik had pinch-hit in the top of the inning.

Death Winston died in Freehold Township, New Jersey, on August 15, 2008, two days after being diagnosed with leukemia. He died after an exploratory laparotomy to obtain a lymph node and liver biopsy. Winston had a very low white and red blood cell count. He ruptured his spleen, did not have enough cells to fight it, and died at 3:28 a.m.