Kelly Douglas Wunsch 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...

 left-handed

Left-handed

Left-handedness is the preference for the left hand over the right for everyday activities such as writing. In ancient times it was seen as a sign of the devil, and was abhorred in many cultures...

 pitcher

Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

. He is an alumnus of Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

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Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers

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 in the 1st round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft

1993 Major League Baseball Draft

-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1993 Major League Baseball draft.-Compensation picks:-Other notable players:*Scott Rolen was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1993 amateur draft....

, Wunsch would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox

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 on April 3, . After joining the Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

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 in , Wunsch pitched quite well as a left-handed specialist

Left-handed specialist

In baseball, a left-handed specialist is a left-handed relief pitcher who specializes in pitching to left-handed batters, or to switch-hitters who bat poorly right-handed...

, but was plagued by injuries.

Wunsch's delivery is somewhere between sidearm

Sidearm

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 and submarine

Submarine (baseball)

In baseball, a submarine pitch is one in which the ball is released underhand and just above the ground, with the torso bent at a right angle and shoulders tilted so severely that they rotate around a nearly horizontal axis...

, and has been described as akin to flipping a frisbee

Frisbee

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