Eric Hetzel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1963
Place of Birth: Crowley, Louisiana, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Eric Hetzel
- Eric Paul Hetzel (born September 25, 1963 in Crowley, Louisiana) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1989 and 1990 for the Boston Red Sox.
- Listed at 6' 3", 175 lb., Hetzel batted and threw right-handed.
- He was selected by Boston in the first round (1st pick) of the 1985 draft out of Louisiana State University. Hetzel spent six years in the Red Sox organization.
- He debuted in 1985, with Class-A Greensboro, and posted a 7-5 mark with a 5.57 ERA.
- In 1987 he went 10-12 with a 3.55 ERA for Class-A Winter Haven, after missing a year with an unknown injury.
- Promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket in 1988, he finished 6-10 with a 3.96 ERA, and went 4-4, 2.48 in 1989, before joining the Red Sox during the midseason.
- He ended with a 2-3 record and a 6.26 ERA In 11 starts for Boston. Hetzel started the 1990 season in Pawtucket.
- Again, he earned a midseason call-up to the Red Sox after going 6-5 with a 3.64 ERA in 18 starts, but he went just 1-4 with 5.91 ERA in eight appearances for the big team.
- In 1991 he returned for his third stint with Pawtucket, ending with a 9-5 mark and a 3.57 ERA in 19 starts. In two major league seasons career, Hetzel posted a 3-7 record with 53 strikeouts and a 6.12 ERA in 21 appearances, including 19 starts and 85? innings of work.
- In 112 minor league starts, he went 42-41 with 592 strikeouts and a 3.74 ERA in 702 ? innings. A shoulder injury forced him to leave the game. Hetzel is married to Catherine Arceneaux of Crowley.
- They have 6 children.
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