Darrin Winston

About Darrin Winston

Darrin Alexander Winston (July 6, 1966-August 16, 2008) was a Major League Baseball player. He played two baseball seasons in Major League Baseball, both of which he was playing for the Philadelphia Phillies and played for the Montreal Expos, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the New York Mets and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim during his Minor League Baseball. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed during his baseball career and was listed at 6' 0" in height and 195 lb. in weight. Winston had six children and one grandchild.

He attended Rutgers University where he participated in college baseball. He holds Rutgers career records for victories (26), innings pitched (278) and complete games (22). He was inducted into the Rutgers University Hall of Fame in 2000. On June 1, 1988, Winston was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 18th round of the 1988 amateur draft and he signed with them on June 7 of that season. On October 15, 1994, Winston was granted free agency. On December 8, 1994, he signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was again granted free agency on October 15, 1995. On December 20, 1996, Winston signed as a free agent with the New York Mets. He was then released by the Mets on March 31, 1997. On April 7, 1997, he was signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Darris Winston made his major league debut on September 10, 1997 with the Philadelphia Phillies. On the day of his major league debut, the Philadelphia Phillies were playing baseball against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium, with 13,257 people attending the game. Winston was called to replace Kevin Sefcik at the bottom of the eight inning pitching and batting 9th. He played for one inning, striking out one batter, allowing four earned runs, allowing three hits and allowing two base on balls. At the end of the game, the Philadelphia Phillies lost to the New York Mets with the score at 2-10. He played his last game on June 25, 1998. A few months later on October 15, 1998 playing in the minor leagues, he was granted free agency and then was signed as a free agent again with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on November 18, 1998 about a month later.