Pat Gorman

Patrick Gerard Gorman

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 230 lb.
• School Rockland Community College
• High School Albertus Magnus High School

• Born August 16, 1977 in Suffern, NY USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Pat Gorman was taken by the New York Mets in the 45th round of the 1996 amateur draft as a draft-and-follow "local boy" pick. He pitched five seasons in the majors and while he never pitched above Class A, he was included in one major league trade.

He started his career in 1997 with the GCL Mets, going 1-1, 1.80 with 5 saves in 11 games in relief. That earned him a promotion in 1998 to the Capital City Bombers of the South Atlantic League, but he did not do as well, going 5-5, 5.01, with 5 saves in 42 games as a reliever. He walked 46 batters in 70 innings. In 1999, he spent par of the season with Capital City, and part with the Pittsfield Mets of the lower-level New York-Penn League, after posting a disastrous 11.78 ERA for Capital City. Overall, his line was 4-3, 6.23 in with 1 save. He walked 39 batters in 52 innings, but did strike out 59. In 2000, in his third go-round with Capital City, he finally figured things out at that level, going 2-2, 1.93 in 30 gaves, picking up 15 saves and striking out 54 in 37 1/3 innings (he still walked28 men though).

Now looking like a legitimate pitching prospect, Gorman was included in a major league trade on July 28, 2000, going to the Baltimore Orioles as one of four prospects sent by the Mets to acquire the O's starting shortstop Mike Bordick. The others involved were Melvin Mora, Mike Kinkade and Lesli Brea. Mora, for one, would turn out to be a great addition for Baltimore. In Pat's case, he first changed teams in the SALLY League, going to the Delmarva Shorebirds for a couple of scoreless outings, then was promoted to the Frederick Keys of the Carolina League. He put up an ERA of 1.29 in 7 games, but his season ended with an injury. He then missed all of 2001, and in 2002 attempted a comeback at the very bottom rung of the ladder, with the GCL Orioles. It only lasted 4 games, during which he went 1-1, 4.91. That ended his professional career.

In retirement, he stayed involved in baseball as a pitching instructor and vice-president of K-Zone, an indoor training facility in Pearl River, NY.