Harold Wayne Eckert (born
July 18, 1977 in
Perth Amboy, New
Jersey
) is a pitcher in Minor League Baseball for the Broncos de Reynosa of the Mexican League.
Eckert
attended college at Florida International
University
. In , he went 6-2 with a 3.16 ERA and was
selected All-
Sun Belt Conference
Second Team.
He was drafted by the
Los Angeles
Dodgers in the 19th round of the
1999
MLB Draft and signed with the Dodgers on
June 14 1999. However, his contract with the Dodgers
was voided on
September 7 for
unspecified reasons and he did not play professionally until signed
by the
New York Mets on
December 20, .
He played for the Mets Rookie level team in
Kingsport in as well as their Single-A team
in
Brooklyn. With Brooklyn he was
9-1 with a 3.34 ERA in 11
starts.
In , he played with the
Capital
City Bombers of the
South
Atlantic League and again performed well, going 13-7, 3.88 in
22 starts.
In , he was transferred to the Mets High-A team, the
St. Lucie Mets where he had another good
year, 7-3, 2.93 in 13 starts.
The Mets traded Eckert to the Los Angeles Dodgers the following
spring and he reported for action with the Dodgers Double-A team in
Jacksonville. However, after only
three starts he was promoted to the Triple-A team, the
Las Vegas 51s. In with Las Vegas, he compiled
a record of 0-2, 6.38 ERA in 16 games (2 as a starter). He was
released by the 51s on
July 8 and signed with
the Mexico City Red Devils of the Mexican League.
Eckert was released by the Mexico City Red Devils of the Mexican
League in 2009 and signed with the Broncos de Reynosa in place of
José Pablo Oyervidez.
References
- Baseball - Award Winners - Florida International
University Athletics