David Huff (baseball)

David Gregory Huff (born August 22, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Los Angeles Angels. Huff also played in the KBO League for the LG Twins, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. Huff attended Edison High School, the University of California, Irvine, Cypress College, and the University of California, Los Angeles. In 2004 and 2005, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Huff was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the first round, with the 39th overall selection, of the 2006 MLB draft. Since 2006, Huff has played minor league baseball with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, Kinston Indians, Akron Aeros, Buffalo Bisons, and Columbus Clippers. In 11 games with the Akron Aeros in 2008, Huff had a career-best ERA of 1.92. He then pitched 80 innings for the Bisons in 2008 and put up a 3.01 ERA. He was named the Indians' 2008 Minor League Player of the Year (receiving the "Lou Boudreau Award").