David Robertson (baseball)

David Alan Robertson (born April 9, 1985), nicknamed "D-Rob", is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played for eight teams during a 17-season career in Major League Baseball (MLB). Robertson won a World Series ring in 2009 as a member of the New York Yankees and made the American League All-Star Team in 2011. Robertson played college baseball for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He was drafted by the Yankees in the 17th round of the 2006 MLB draft and made his MLB debut with the Yankees in 2008. After longtime Yankees closer Mariano Rivera retired, Robertson served as the Yankees' closer in 2014. He signed with the Chicago White Sox as a free agent after the 2014 season and was traded back to the Yankees in July 2017. Robertson signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as a free agent after the 2018 season. He went on to spend short stints with the Phillies, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Chicago Cubs, the New York Mets, the Miami Marlins, and the Texas Rangers before announcing his retirement in January 2026. In international competition, Robertson won a gold medal in the 2017 World Baseball Classic in Los Angeles as a member of the United States national baseball team. He also won a silver medal with the national team at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Robertson and his wife, Erin, are the co-founders of High Socks for Hope, a disaster relief charity.