Justin Wayne

Justin Morgan Wayne (born April 16, 1979) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played for the Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball for three seasons. In 2018, he was sentenced to two years in federal prison for insurance fraud.

Amateur career

High school Wayne attended Punahou School for high school. He played baseball, soccer, and cross country in high school. He was named to the All-Hawaii baseball team. He was named to Collegiate Baseball 's first freshman All-American team and The Sporting News' second-team Freshman All-American. In his sophomore year, Wayne became a starting pitcher, and had a 10–0 record. Wayne had 363 strikeouts while playing at Stanford, tied for second in program history. He is also in the top seven in wins, innings pitched, and winning percentage.

In 1998 and 1999, Wayne pitched for the U.S. collegiate national team. He had a 8.31 ERA in two games in 1998 and a 4.93 ERA in 7 games in 1999.

Baseball career Minor leagues The Montreal Expos drafted Wayne with the fifth overall selection in the 2000 Major League Baseball draft, and he decided to forego his senior season at Stanford to start his professional baseball career.

In , he ended his first full minor league season at Double-A for the Harrisburg Senators, where he went 9–2 with a 2.62 ERA in 14 starts for a losing team (.465 winning percentage).

Pitching for the Portland Sea Dogs in , he was voted the Eastern League's Pitcher of the Week for the week ending July 28 after tossing a complete game two-hit shutout against the Bowie Baysox, striking out six batters and not walking anybody in the 2–0 win. Pitching at Harrisurg, where he spent most of the season, he went 5–2 with a 2.37 ERA in 17 starts, giving up only 6.75 hits per 9 innings.

Wayne debuted in the major leagues in 2002 at the age of 22. That season, over innings, opposing hitters recorded a .244 batting average against. He held batters to a .154 batting average in tie games. From 2002 to 2004, he made 26 appearances (eight starts), compiling a 6.13 ERA with a 5–8 record, while recording 37 strikeouts and 36 walks over innings pitched. With two outs and runners in scoring position, he held batters to an .048 average and .095 slugging percentage.

In April 2005, Wayne signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers; he made four appearances for their Triple-A affiliate, the Las Vegas 51s, recording a 14.40 ERA. In May 2005, he signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals, but was released the following month before seeing any action.

Personal life

Wayne is Jewish and majored in economics at Stanford. He finished his degree in years. He was a National Honor Society member in high school.

His brother Hawkeye Wayne played baseball at Columbia University and signed with the Seattle Mariners after being drafted in the 11th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft. Their father, Jeffrey, played baseball at the University of Buffalo.