Mike Gosling

Michael Frederick Gosling (born September 23, 1980) is an American former baseball left-handed pitcher who played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds, and Cleveland Indians in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2004 to 2009. He played college baseball for the Stanford Cardinal before the Diamondbacks drafted him in the second round of the 2001 MLB draft.

Amateur career Gosling attended East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah and was the Utah baseball Gatorade Player of the Year in 1998.

Gosling was drafted out of high school by the Minnesota Twins in the 14th round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft but chose to go to college at Stanford University. In three years pitching for the Stanford Cardinal, he had a 10–7 record, a 4.40 ERA and three saves in 178 innings. He went 0–3 in the 2001 NCAA baseball tournament.

In 1998, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Anchorage Glacier Pilots of the Alaska Baseball League. In 2000, he pitched for the United States national collegiate team,

Professional career Arizona Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Gosling in the second round of the 2001 Major League Baseball draft. In 2002, he led the Texas League with 14 wins with the El Paso Diablos in Double-A. He went 1–1 with a 4.62 earned run average in six appearances (four starts) for the season. going 2–0 with the Reds. He made 24 appearances over two seasons for the Reds, working exclusively as a reliever.

Cleveland Indians On June 5, 2009, Gosling signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians. He was then called up on June 19 On May 17, 2010, Gosling announced his retirement before a Columbus Clippers game for Cleveland's Triple-A minor league affiliate. He finished his career that night by pitching scoreless innings in a start against the Durham Bulls.

Personal life In 2010, Gosling and his wife had a child and lived in the San Diego area. Gosling's sister swam in college for the California Golden Bears, and his brother played college baseball.

Growing up, two of Gosling's favorite players were Robin Yount and Paul Molitor of the Milwaukee Brewers. Yount was later the first base coach when Gosling was with the Diamondbacks while Molitor was a minor league instructor while Gosling was in the Twins system. He was also a fan of the Utah Jazz.

Gosling graduated from Stanford in 2002 with a degree in human biology. In August 2012, Gosling enrolled at Stanford Law School.