Aaron Rakers
Aaron James Rakers is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 23rd round in 1999.
Rakers made his Major League Baseball debut on September 8,, pitching in three MLB games that season. In, Rakers spent most of the year pitching for the Orioles Triple-A affiliate, the Ottawa Lynx, where he had 92 strikeouts and 21 walks in 77 innings with an ERA of 2.57. Rakers missed the entire season because of a torn labrum in his pitching shoulder and was non-tendered during the offseason. He was invited to spring training by the San Diego Padres in February, but did not make the team and was optioned to the Padres Triple-A affiliate, the Portland Beavers. Rakers appeared in only one major league game and became a minor league free agent at the end of the season. Rakers signed with the Houston Astros for the season, but was released shortly after and signed with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League for the 2008 season.
In 2009, Rakers joined the La New Bears, one of the teams of Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan. On March 31, Rakers won his first CPBL game, throwing 65 strikes and 36 balls over 6 innings. His career concluded in 2010 with the La New Bears.
