Victor Anthony "Vic" Darensbourg (born November 13, 1970 in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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) is a journeyman

Journeyman (sports)

A journeyman or journeywoman is an athlete or professional sports player who is technically competent, but unable to excel. In certain parts of the world the term has less negative connotations and the inability to excel is not needed for a player to be labelled thus.-Definitions:Alexandra Allred...

 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...

 pitcher

Pitcher

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, who currently plays for the Long Island Ducks

Long Island Ducks

The Long Island Ducks is an American professional baseball team based in Central Islip, New York. They are a member of the Liberty Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball...

 of the independent Atlantic League

Atlantic League of Professional Baseball

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. He made his ML debut with the Florida Marlins

Florida Marlins

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 in .
Vic played his high school baseball at Westchester High in Los Angeles, CA.

Major league career

On December 18, 2007, Darensbourg signed with the Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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 organization and played for their Triple-A affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs

Lehigh Valley IronPigs

The Lehigh Valley IronPigs are a minor league baseball team that plays in the International League. The IronPigs are the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. The team plays their home games at Coca-Cola Park, which is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania...

, before being released on May 2, 2008.

Darensbourg has an 8-17 career record during eight seasons as a major league pitcher with the Florida Marlins, Colorado Rockies

Colorado Rockies

The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1991, they started play in 1993 and are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains...

, Montreal Expos

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, Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox

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, New York Mets

New York Mets

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, and Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

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.

Atlantic League

On June 11, 2008, Darensbourg signed with the Long Island Ducks

Long Island Ducks

The Long Island Ducks is an American professional baseball team based in Central Islip, New York. They are a member of the Liberty Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball...

 of the Atlantic League.
Victor has 3 daughters, Paige, Sydney, and Lauren, who live in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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