Bruce Egloff
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Bruce Egloff is a former professional baseball pitcher in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He played at East High School (Denver), Merced Junior College, and UC-Santa Barbara
, and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians
in 1986. Egloff pitched mostly in the minor leagues, appearing in only 6 major league games in 1991. His career major league Earned Run Average was 4.76.
Egloff struggled with injuries over the course of the years, including rotator cuff
problems and a broken right hand. He missed the entire 1992 baseball season while recovering from surgery to fuse two of his cervical vertebrae
.
Egloff later worked as a minor-league pitching coach in the Detroit Tigers
organization.
After his career came to a crashing halt, he could be found as the assistant pitching coach at Chaparral High School, under the direction of Coach Steve Eaton. During this time, the income he received from Chaparral was insufficient. Therefore, "Eggy" (as he was affectionately referred to) worked as the Head of Security at Rangeview High School in Aurora, CO.
University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
, and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
in 1986. Egloff pitched mostly in the minor leagues, appearing in only 6 major league games in 1991. His career major league Earned Run Average was 4.76.
Egloff struggled with injuries over the course of the years, including rotator cuff
Rotator cuff
In anatomy, the rotator cuff is the group of muscles and their tendons that act to stabilize the shoulder. The four muscles of the rotator cuff, along with the teres major muscle, the coracobrachialis muscle and the deltoid, make up the seven scapulohumeral muscles of the human body.-Function:The...
problems and a broken right hand. He missed the entire 1992 baseball season while recovering from surgery to fuse two of his cervical vertebrae
Cervical vertebrae
In vertebrates, cervical vertebrae are those vertebrae immediately inferior to the skull.Thoracic vertebrae in all mammalian species are defined as those vertebrae that also carry a pair of ribs, and lie caudal to the cervical vertebrae. Further caudally follow the lumbar vertebrae, which also...
.
Egloff later worked as a minor-league pitching coach in 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...
organization.
After his career came to a crashing halt, he could be found as the assistant pitching coach at Chaparral High School, under the direction of Coach Steve Eaton. During this time, the income he received from Chaparral was insufficient. Therefore, "Eggy" (as he was affectionately referred to) worked as the Head of Security at Rangeview High School in Aurora, CO.