Austin Ryan Kearns (born May 20, 1980 in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Miami Marlins.

Baseball career[link]

Cincinnati Reds[link]

After playing at Lafayette Senior High School, he was offered a scholarship to play college baseball at the University of Florida. However, he decided to sign with the Cincinnati Reds after being selected seventh overall in the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft. After three seasons in the Reds' minor league system, he made his major league debut on April 17, 2002.

Washington Nationals[link]

Kearns during his tenure with the Washington Nationals in 2007.

Kearns was traded to the Nationals on July 13, 2006, along with Felipe Lopez and Ryan Wagner from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Gary Majewski, Bill Bray, Royce Clayton, Brendan Harris, and Daryl Thompson.

On September 23, 2006, playing against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium, Kearns and first baseman Nick Johnson collided while making a sliding attempt to catch a fly ball. Kearns originally remained in the game relatively unhurt, but was removed shortly after play resumed by Manager Frank Robinson. Kearns was replaced by Ryan Church, who played in Kearns's spot for most of the rest of the season. Kearns suffered severe bruising down his left side as well as soreness. Johnson sustained a broken femur and underwent surgery that night to repair his injuries. Johnson missed all of 2007 recuperating from his injuries. Kearns, however, had career highs in several key areas, including 161 games played and 74 RBIs. On May 12, 2007, in a game at home against the Florida Marlins, Kearns hit a bases-empty inside-the-park home run, the first ever for a Nationals player. The ball bounced off the glove of Florida Marlins player Reggie Abercrombie. Kearns scored after receiving the sign to keep –running by 3rd base coach Tim Tollman. Down the stretch, he tallied 4 hits in 11 at bats (with 2 home runs) in a late-season Nats' series sweep over the division leading New York Mets that kept the Mets out of the playoffs.

Kearns batting for the New York Yankees in 2010.

In 2008, the Nationals placed Kearns on the 15-day disabled list on May 22 because of loose bodies in his right elbow and on August 25 with a stress fracture in his left foot.

Kearns was placed on the disabled list on August 5, 2009 with a right thumb injury. His move to the was retroactive to August 4. The Nationals called up outfielder Jorge Padilla from the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs to replace the ailing Kearns.^[1] On November 6, the Nationals declined the 2010 contract option on Kearns making him a free agent.^[2]

Cleveland Indians[link]

Kearns in an interview while with the Cleveland Indians

On January 5, 2010, Kearns signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians with an invite to spring training. He was added to the Major League roster on April 3. On July 5, 2010, vs. the Texas Rangers, Kearns was hit by a pitch three times. This set a new all time Indians record and tied the major league record for most hits by pitch. The last player to do so was Manny Ramirez on the same date in 2008.

New York Yankees[link]

On July 30, 2010, Kearns was traded to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later,^[3] later revealed to be Zach McAllister.^[4]

Return to Cleveland[link]

On December 20, 2010, Kearns signed a one-year deal with the Cleveland Indians.^[5] He was designated for assignment on August 12, 2011 to make room on the active roster for the return of Shin-Soo Choo from the disabled list. Kearns was released on August 17.

Miami Marlins[link]

Kearns signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins on January 25, 2012. He also received an invitation to spring training and would later make the Opening Day roster.^[6]

Arrest[link]

Kearns was arrested on February 12, 2011 in Jessamine County, KY suspected of DUI.^[7]

References[link]

External links[link]

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Byron Kerr is an American sports announcer heard on WTOP Radio in Washington, D.C. since 1997. Kerr is the fill-in sideline reporter and fill-in Host of Nats Xtra, pre and post game shows on Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) for the Washington Nationals. Kerr is the play-by-play announcer for NCAA Division I George Washington University men's basketball and has also called NBA Washington Wizards, WNBA Washington Mystics and NCAA George Mason University basketball games.

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• MASN biography

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Jason Lane
Arizona Diamondbacks
Pitcher / Outfielder
Born: (1976-12-22) December 22, 1976 (age 35)
Bats: Right	Throws: Left
MLB debut
May 10, 2002 for the Houston Astros
Career statistics (through 2011 season)
Batting average	.241
Home runs	61
Runs batted in	189
Teams
Houston Astros (2002–2007) San Diego Padres (2007)

Jason Dean Lane (born December 22, 1976 in Santa Rosa, California) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball, but began his career as an outfielder. He was drafted out of the sixth round in 1999. Lane graduated from El Molino High School in Forestville, California in 1995. Notably, Lane is one of those rare position players in major league history who throws left-handed but bats right-handed.

Amateur career[link]

First attended Santa Rosa Junior College, where he was selected as the 1997 California Junior College Northern California Player of the Year and Bay Valley Conference MVP before transferring to University of Southern California. At Southern California, Lane earned All-America honors during his senior season (1999), including pitching 2.2 innings in the 1998 College World Series championship game to pick up the win and help USC to its 12th NCAA baseball championship, topping Arizona State University 21-14. Lane served as the DH in the game, going 3-6 with a ninth inning grand slam setting a CWS record with 11 hits overall, and led the tournament with a .417 batting average. Morgan Ensberg was also his college teammate on the USC national championship squad.

Professional career[link]

Houston Astros[link]

The Astros believed Lane’s future was at the plate rather than on the mound, so he began his professional career as a first baseman. He was later moved to the outfield because of Jeff Bagwell, who played first base.

In 2005, while hitting 26 home runs, he led the major leagues in fly ball percentage (51.3%).[1] When asked after Game 4 of the 2005 National League Division Series (an 18-inning game) who would pitch if Roger Clemens had begun to tire, Astros manager Phil Garner stated that he would have had Lane pitch for the victory with Clemens taking his place in the outfield. Lane hit the last home run and made the last out at Busch Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2005.

On July 12, 2006, Lane was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock after Houston acquired utility slugger Aubrey Huff. In August, Lane was called back to the majors, and on August 29, 2006, he hit a pinch hit grand slam off Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Dan Kolb in the 8th inning.

Lane finished the 2006 season with 15 home runs, although he hit just .201 over 112 games.

Lane began the 2007 season with the Astros, but carried an abysmal .165 batting average into June. With Rookie of the Year candidate Hunter Pence's spectacular play earning him the starting job in center field, Lane became expendable and was demoted to Round Rock. On July 23, with Pence out with a fractured wrist and Lance Berkman struggling with a hand injury, Lane was called back up to the big league club. Lane had hit well at Round Rock (.308 with 8 HR and 35 RBI in just 42 games), but then again, he has always hit well at the minor league level where he has a lifetime batting average just under .300 and has hit over 100 HR. The Astros hoped that he could repeat his 2005 success and become the outfield mainstay that they had long expected him to be, but it would not happen despite Lane being given every opportunity to succeed. While Pence was on the DL, Lane received the bulk of the playing time at center field despite an abysmal .172 average as of August 12, 2007.

On August 22, 2007 Lane was demoted once more to Triple-A. The Astros recalled relief pitcher Travis Driskill to the majors to help their bullpen. Lane was recalled when rosters expanded in September.

San Diego Padres[link]

On September 24, 2007, he was traded to the San Diego Padres for cash consideration. Lane was not offered a new contract by the Padres and became a free agent on December 12, 2007.

New York Yankees[link]

On January 10, 2008, Lane agreed to a minor league contract with the New York Yankees and was invited to spring training. However, he did not make the team, and was assigned to the Yankees Triple-A affiliate in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Boston Red Sox[link]

On August 19, 2008, after opting out of his contract with the Yankees, Lane signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox. He became a free agent at the end of the season.

Toronto Blue Jays[link]

Lane signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays in December and was invited to spring training.^[1] Lane had a chance to take the DH role, but instead it went to Adam Lind. He was then sent to triple-A Las Vegas.^[1]

Southern Maryland Blue Crabs[link]

Lane signed an Atlantic League (independent league) contract with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. His first appearance for the Blue Crabs was pinch hitting on June 28, 2010. At his first and only at bat of the game he was walked.

Arizona Diamondbacks[link]

On December 9, 2011, Lane signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, now playing as a pitcher. He was invited to spring training, and in his first professional outing, allowed 3 hits and an unearned run in an inning.

External links[link]

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

References[link]

1. ^ ^{a b} Okamoto, Brett (April 13, 2009). "Lane’s chase for ‘500’ milestone resumes with 51s". Las Vegas Sun. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/apr/13/lane_041309/. Retrieved 2009-04-30. 

Dan Patterson is a British television producer and writer, responsible for the production of both the British and American incarnations of the improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and the British satirical panel show Mock the Week with writing partner Mark Leveson. He has also written for episodes of both shows.

He co-created Whose Line Is It Anyway? alongside Mark Leveson, initially on BBC radio before moving with it to Channel 4, and then onward to ABC. In 2004, he established Angst Productions, which is responsible for Mock the Week.^[1]

Television[link]

Producer

• Clive Anderson Talks Back - Channel 4
• Clive Anderson All Talk - BBC One
• S and M - Channel 4
• The Brain Drain - BBC Two
• Never Mind the Horrocks - Channel 4
• The Peter Principle - BBC One
• Room 101 - BBC Two
• Whose Line Is It Anyway? - Channel 4 (UK version) and ABC (US version)
• Mock the Week - BBC Two
• Kelsey Grammer American Sketch Show - Fox^{[citation needed]}
• Fast and Loose - BBC Two^[2]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Dan Patterson at the Internet Movie Database

v t e Whose Line Is It Anyway? UK version Host Clive Anderson Regular contestants Chip Esten Stephen Frost Stephen Fry Josie Lawrence Mike McShane Paul Merton Colin Mochrie Greg Proops John Sessions Brad Sherwood Tony Slattery Steve Steen Ryan Stiles Jim Sweeney Sandi Toksvig Caroline Quentin Musicians Colin Sell Richard Vranch Laura Hall Win Meyerson US version Host Drew Carey Regular contestants Wayne Brady Chip Esten Kathy Greenwood Colin Mochrie Greg Proops Brad Sherwood Denny Siegel Ryan Stiles Jeff Davis Musicians Laura Hall Linda Taylor Cece Worrall-Ruben Related topics List of UK episodes List of US episodes List of games Drew Carey's Green Screen Show (List of episodes) Mock the Week Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza (List of episodes)