Dan Serafini

Daniel Joseph Serafini (born January 25, 1974) is an American former baseball relief pitcher who played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).

In 1991, in a 7–0 win over Salinas High School, Serafini pitched a CIF Central Coast Section playoff no-hitter.

It remains the only playoff no-hitter in school history.

He was selected in the first round (26th overall) of the 1992 MLB draft by the Minnesota Twins.

Serafini attended Junípero Serra High School.

Serafini was a first round draft pick in the 1992 Major League Baseball draft when the Minnesota Twins selected him as the 26th overall pick.

He was drafted out of Junípero Serra High School.

Serafini began his professional career after signing with the Twins when he played for the rookie league team, the GCL Twins.

He played in eight games in 1992 and posted a 1–0 record with a 3.64 ERA.

In 1993, Serafini pitched for the Fort Wayne Wizards, the Twins Single-A team.

He made 27 starts and posted a 10–8 record with a 3.65 ERA.

Serafini played for the Fort Myers Miracle, the Twins High-A team, in 1994.

He made 23 starts and had a 9–9 record with a 4.61 ERA.

While with the Double-A New Britain Rock Cats in 1995, Serafini was an All-Star in the Eastern League.

Overall while with the Rock Cats, he went 12–9 with a 3.37 ERA.

Serafini also made one relief appearance for the Salt Lake Buzz, the Twins' Triple-A affiliate, in 1995.

In 1996, Serafini was rated by Baseball America as the 76th-ranked prospect in the minor leagues.

Serafini made his major-league debut on June 25 against the New York Yankees.

He started the game and pitched 4.1 innings, allowed five runs, and took the loss.

It was Serafini's only major league appearance of the year, as he pitched for the Salt Lake Buzz during the remainder of the 1996 season.

Serafini pitched in the major leagues for the Twins in parts of the 1997 and 1998 seasons.

Serafini's contract was purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Twins on March 31, 1999.

He played for the Cubs for the majority of the season, going 3–2 with a 6.93 ERA in 42 games (four starts).

That year, Serafini also made two starts for the Iowa Cubs, the Cubs' Triple-A team.

In the 1999 offseason, on December 22, Serafini was traded to the San Diego Padres for minor league outfielder Brandon Pernell.

He pitched in three games for the Padres and recorded an 18.00 ERA.

Serafini also played for the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s, for whom he had a 6.88 ERA in 26 games (4 starts).

Serafini was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for minor-league pitcher Andy Bausher on June 28, 2000, and was assigned to Triple-A Nashville.

He made seven starts for the Nashville Sounds, in which he went 4–3 with a 2.68 ERA.

Serafini's performance earned him a callup to the Pirates and he pitched in the rotation from August 5 until the end of the season, making 11 starts in which he went 2–5 with a 4.91 ERA.

Serafini was released by the Pirates during the following spring training, on March 20, 2001.

Serafini did not play in the major leagues during the 2001 or 2002 seasons.

He was signed to a minor league contract by the San Francisco Giants on March 27, 2001.

Serafini began the year with the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies, but was released on April 24.

He was then signed to a minor league contract on May 8 by the New York Mets.

Serafini played for the Triple-A Norfolk Tides before being released on August 5.

He signed another minor league contract two days later, this time with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Serafini played for the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians for the rest of the 2001 season and was granted free agency on October 15.

Serafini signed with the Anaheim Angels on November 3, 2001, but was released on March 28, 2002, before the season began.

In August, he briefly pitched for the Chinatrust Whales, a team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan.