Alan Busenitz
Alan Paul Busenitz is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins.Career
Busenitz attended Athens Christian School in Athens, Georgia, and Kennesaw State University, where he played college baseball for the Kennesaw State Owls. The Los Angeles Angels selected him in the 25th round of the 2013 MLB draft. The Angels tried to use Busenitz as a starting pitcher in 2015, but returned to using him as a relief pitcher. In 2016, the Angels promoted Busenitz to the Salt Lake Bees of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.The Angels traded Busenitz to the Minnesota Twins with Hector Santiago for Alex Meyer and Ricky Nolasco on August 1, 2016.
Busenitz began the 2017 season with the Rochester Red Wings of the Class AAA International League. He had a 1.25 earned run average in his first innings pitched of the season for Rochester, and the Twins promoted Busenitz to the major leagues on June 17, 2017. He made his MLB debut that day.Busenitz was granted his unconditional release on November 20, 2018, allowing him to sign with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
On December 3, 2019, Busenitz signed a 1-year extension to remain with the Eagles.
