Don Aase

Donald William Aase ( ; born September 8, 1954) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1990. During his MLB career, Aase played with the Boston Red Sox, California Angels (1978–84), and Baltimore Orioles (1985–88), of the American League. In the National League, he played for the New York Mets (1989) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1990).

Minor leagues Aase was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the sixth round of the 1972 amateur draft. His 34 saves were also at the time the record for a member of a last place team.

Aase's sole win in 1987 came on Opening Day, April 6, pitching an inning and a third of scoreless relief after replacing Mike Boddicker. After a few more relief appearances, he missed the rest of the season with shoulder surgery.

New York Mets With the season approaching, 34-year-old Aase signed as a free agent with the New York Mets on February 20, 1989. Aase made 49 appearances out of the Mets bullpen in 1989, posting a 1–5 record with a 3.94 ERA over 59 innings.

Los Angeles Dodgers Exactly one year after coming to terms with the Mets, Aase signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Working out of the Los Angeles bullpen, Aase went 3–1 with a 4.97 ERA over 38 innings in 32 games. His final big league appearance came on the final day of the season, October 3 as the Dodgers hosted the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium. With the Dodgers trailing the Padres 4–3, Aase replaced Dennis Cook and allowed two unearned runs over one-third of an inning before giving way to Darren Holmes. Aase became a free agent after the season, but opted to retire.

Career statistics + Career Pitching W L G GS CG SHO GF Sv IP H R ER HR BB K HBP ERA WHIP 66 60 448 91 22 5 234 82 1,109.3 1,085 503 468 89 457 641 7 3.80 1.39