| Dan Runzler | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Runzler with the San Francisco Giants on Opening Day in 2011 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 30, 1985 Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 4, 2009, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 2017, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 4–2 |
| Earned run average | 3.89 |
| Strikeouts | 82 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Daniel Joseph Runzler (born March 30, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who is the pitching coach for the Low-A San Jose Giants of the San Francisco Giants organization. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Giants from 2009 to 2012 and the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2017.
Born in Santa Monica, California, on March 30, 1985, Runzler attended the University of California, Riverside. A pitcher for the Highlanders, he was twice drafted, first by the Seattle Mariners in 2006, then by the Giants in 2007 after moving from the starting rotation to the bullpen. He signed with the Giants and made his MLB debut in 2009, posting a 1.04 earned run average (ERA) in 11 games. During the Giants' 2010 World Series season, he pitched in a career-high 41 games, posting a 3–0 record with an ERA of 3.03, though the second half of his season was interrupted by a fractured patella. In 2011, the Giants experimented with using him as a starting pitcher, but he posted a 6.26 ERA and spent much of the season in the minor leagues. An injured lat muscle cost him the first two months of 2012, and he only pitched in six games for the Giants in the 2012 season, when they won their second World Series during his time with the club. He did not pitch for San Francisco in 2013 and 2014, pitching in the minor leagues until halfway through the 2014 season, when he went to Japan and joined the Orix Buffaloes' secondary affiliate for the rest of the year.
Runzler returned to the United States in 2015, pitching in the minor leagues with various organizations until the Pirates added him to their roster in September 2017. He pitched in eight games for them, then spent the next two years in the minor leagues. In 2021, he accepted a job as the director of pitching development for Sirious Baseball, a youth and high school baseball training organization, and also became the pitching coach for the Milkmen.