1. Career
    Arundel Senior High School  University of Minnesota  Minnesota Twins  Pittsburgh Pirates  Atlanta Braves  Cincinnati Reds  New York Yankees  Colorado Rockies, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and legal troubles 

2. Personal life

3. See also

4. References

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• Minnesota Twins ({{baseball year|1991}})
• Pittsburgh Pirates ({{baseball year|1992}}–{{baseball year|1996}})
• Atlanta Braves ({{baseball year|1996}}–{{baseball year|1998}})
• Cincinnati Reds ({{baseball year|1999}}–{{baseball year|2000}})
• New York Yankees ({{baseball year|2000}})
• Colorado Rockies ({{baseball year|2001}}–{{baseball year|2003}})

• 2× All-Star (1995, 1997)
• World Series champion ({{wsy|2000}})
• NL wins leader (1997)

Dennis Edward Neagle Jr. ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|eɪ|ɡ|əl}}; born September 13, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was last under contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays during the {{Baseball year|2005}} season, but he did not play due to injury. During the 1990s, he was one of the top pitchers in baseball, but his career, and personal life, deteriorated in the early 2000s. With the New York Yankees, he won the 2000 World Series over the New York Mets.

Career

Arundel Senior High School

Neagle attended Arundel Senior High School in Gambrills, MD and played on the baseball team.

University of Minnesota

Neagle attended the University of Minnesota and played on the baseball team.

Minnesota Twins

Neagle was drafted in the 3rd round of the {{baseball year|1989}} amateur draft by the Minnesota Twins. He saw some action in the summer of {{baseball year|1991}} for the Twins, but was not on their postseason roster when the club won the 1991 World Series.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Neagle was dealt to the Pittsburgh Pirates during spring training in {{baseball year|1992}},^[1] and became a full-time starter for the Pirates in {{baseball year|1994}}. The following season, Neagle posted a 13-8 record with a 3.43 ERA and became the ace of a mediocre Pittsburgh staff. That year, Neagle represented the Pirates at the All-Star Game. He got off to an impressive 14–6 start in {{Baseball year|1996}}. On August 27, 1996, he pitched eight innings giving up only two runs to the first place Atlanta Braves. The next day, the Braves traded a young Jason Schmidt to Pittsburgh for Neagle in the midst of their playoff run.

Atlanta Braves

Neagle was given the opportunity to start in Game 4 of the 1996 World Series, earning a no-decision.

Remaining with the Braves in {{Baseball year|1997}}, Neagle had his best season, going 20–5 with a 2.97 ERA. He earned another All-Star selection and finished third in Cy Young Award voting. In the 1997 National League Championship Series, Neagle pitched a complete-game shutout.

Neagle's 16-11 record and 3.55 ERA in {{baseball year|1998}} were still solid numbers, but the emergence of Kevin Millwood made him expendable and he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds after the season.

Cincinnati Reds

Injuries limited Neagle to 19 starts in {{baseball year|1999}}, but he stormed out to an 8–2 record in {{Baseball year|2000}}.

New York Yankees

The playoff-bound New York Yankees traded prospects Drew Henson, Jackson Melián and Ed Yarnall to acquire Neagle on July 12, 2000. He only registered a 7-7 record over the rest of the season with the Yankees, and his playoff performance was shaky, but his team triumphed in the 2000 World Series and Neagle earned a World Series ring.

Colorado Rockies, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and legal troubles

In December 2000, the Colorado Rockies signed Neagle and fellow left-hander Mike Hampton to expensive contracts. Neagle's contract was for five years and US$51 million,^[2] and his 17-19 record and 5.31 ERA over the {{baseball year|2001}} and {{baseball year|2002}} seasons spelled disaster for the Rockies. Due to injuries, Neagle only started seven games in {{baseball year|2003}}. He went 2–4 with a 7.90 ERA, pitching what was to be his last Major League game on July 20, 2003.

Neagle missed the {{baseball year|2004}} season due to ligament and elbow surgeries. Then, in late November 2004, a Denver policeman ticketed him for soliciting a woman for oral sex. Less than a week later, the Rockies canceled the final year of his lucrative contract, citing a morals clause in his contract.^[3] The incident ultimately led to the end of Neagle's marriage.

He signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays before the 2005 season, but did not play due to injury.

Personal life

Denny Neagle was born and raised in the Annapolis, Maryland suburb of Gambrills, and graduated from Arundel High School.

On January 24, 2006, Neagle pleaded guilty in Jefferson County, Colorado, on one charge of patronizing a prostitute.^[4] Although the sentence can carry a maximum of a $500 fine and up to six months in jail, Neagle was sentenced to only 40 hours of community service.

On August 27, 2007, Neagle was arrested for and later pleaded guilty to driving under the influence.^[5]

On December 13, 2007, Neagle was mentioned in the Mitchell Report in connection with steroids.

In 2012, he sued his financial adviser, William S. Leavitt, for placing 80% of his money in “alternative investments” without his consent. These investments incurred huge losses. ^[6]

See also

• List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders
• List of Major League Baseball players named in the Mitchell Report

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