Doug Slaten

Douglas Slaten (February 4, 1980 – October 4, 2016) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2006 to 2012 for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals, and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Amateur career Slaten was born in 1980 in Venice, California, and began playing tee-ball at age five.

Arizona Diamondbacks After signing with the Diamondbacks, Slate pitched in nine games for the team's farm team in the Arizona League during the summer of 2000.

Slaten made his major league debut on September 4, 2006, for Diamondbacks. In his first year with the Nationals, he had a career-high four wins and also a career-high in the number of innings pitched and strikeouts (36), finishing the 2010 season with a 3.10 ERA. He finished with a 4.41 ERA with 13 strikeouts in innings and an 0–2 record.

Pittsburgh Pirates Slaten signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates on January 17, 2012. He was assigned to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians. On April 29, 2012, in a game between Indianapolis and the Durham Bulls, Slaten pitched the final inning of a combined no-hitter. Justin Wilson pitched the first innings, and Jose Diaz got the final two outs in the 8th inning. On May 28, Slaten was called up and pitched in 10 major-league games, until June 27 when he was designated for assignment to make room for minor-league waiver-claim Oscar Tejeda on the roster. In his 10 games with the Pirates, Slaten posted a 2.77 ERA and 6 strikeouts.

Overall, in 216 major-league pitching appearances (all in relief) in seven seasons, Slaten posted a 3.52 ERA while striking out 110 batters in innings. He was cremated, with his ashes subsequently buried in Kentucky.