Brian Robert Schmack is a former Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 relief pitcher

Relief pitcher

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 who played for the Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...

 in .

Schamck went undrafted out of Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University

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 in and played for the independent Newark Bisons of the Frontier League

Frontier League

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. In , the Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox

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 signed him to a minor league deal. He spent 5 seasons in the White Sox' organization and then played 3 with the Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers (baseball)

The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...

' organization before signing with the Detroit Tigers on November 19, . He made his major league debut with the Tigers in 2003, playing 11 games with a 3.46 ERA

Earned run average

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. In , his final professional season, he pitched for Double-A Erie

Erie SeaWolves

The Erie SeaWolves are a minor league baseball team based in Erie, Pennsylvania. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball club....

 and Triple-A Toledo

Toledo Mud Hens

The Toledo Mud Hens are a minor league baseball team located in Toledo, Ohio. The Mud Hens play in the International League, and are affiliated with the major league baseball team the Detroit Tigers, based approximately 50 miles to the north of Toledo. The current team is one of several...

 in the Tigers' organization.

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