Dennis Konuszewski

Dennis John Konuszewski (born February 4, 1971) is an American former professional baseball pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. He appeared in one game with the Pirates during the 1995 season.

Amateur career Konuszewski attended Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, Michigan where he played baseball, basketball and football. As a junior in 1988, he had an earned run average of 1.47 followed by a 0.78 ERA in 1989. Over his final two seasons of high school he tallied 187 strikeouts in 129 innings. He was named all-state as both a junior and a senior and won multiple Michigan baseball player of the year awards.

After recruiting trips to Central Michigan, Texas A&M, Cal State Fullerton and Portland State, Konuszewski committed to play college baseball for Michigan. In 1991, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he posted a 1.79 ERA over 40.1 innings.

Professional career Konuszewski was drafted again in 1992, this time in the seventh round by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Konuszewski began his professional career in Pittsburgh's farm system. He was pitching what he considered to be his "best [season] as a professional pitcher" in 1994 when his progress was interrupted by the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike. , he and his wife, Marcia, pronounced Mar-cee-ah, had two children and Konuszewski had been working in sales for Stryker Corporation for over a decade. In 2018, he was inducted into the sports hall of fame for Saginaw County.