Ehren Wassermann

Ehren Josef Wassermann (born December 6, 1980) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He currently serves as the head coach for John Carroll Catholic High School. A right-handed sidearm pitcher, Wassermann made his Major League Baseball debut with the Chicago White Sox on July 20, , against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, retiring both batters faced.

Amateur career Wassermann attended Jefferson Davis Community College before transferring to Samford University, majoring in sports medicine, in Homewood, Alabama. In his junior year, he posted a 4.04 earned run average (ERA) as a starter and led the staff in appearances (25), innings pitched (91.1), and saves (3) while also finishing second in ERA and strikeouts (65). he sold knives in between attending tryouts. That year, he started his minor league career with the Bristol White Sox, while posting an 0–1 record and a 14.73 ERA in four appearances. Wassermann also made six appearances for the Kannapolis Intimidators, going 1–1 with a 1.00 ERA over nine innings pitched. Wassermann made his major league debut on July 20, facing the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, and retired both batters he faced. He pitched 42 2/3 innings in 55 relief appearances over two seasons while posting a 2–3 record and a 5.06 ERA in his major league stint. He never allowed a home run in his major league career of 57 games. He would spend the entire 2010 season with the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, but appeared in only 18 games due to an injury, going 0–3 with a 6.23 ERA. He played in 51 games for Long Island, finishing the season 4–1 with 11 saves and a 2.57 ERA over 63 innings pitched. In January 2013, Wassermann became the pitching coach for the GCL Twins in the Minnesota Twins organization. In 2018, he became the pitching coach at Hoover High School in Alabama. On June 24, 2022, Wassermann was named the head coach for John Carroll Catholic High School in Birmingham, Alabama.

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