# Lance Pendleton

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**Lance Michael Pendleton** (born September 10, 1983) is an [American](/source/Americans) former professional [baseball](/source/Baseball) [pitcher](/source/Pitcher). He played in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB) with the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) and [Houston Astros](/source/Houston_Astros).

## Early life

Pendleton grew up a Houston Astros fan.[1] He attended [Kingwood High School](/source/Kingwood_High_School) from 1999 to 2002, where he played for the Kingwood Mustangs.[2] Pendleton earned All-District MVP as an accomplished pitcher and hitter.[1] He was drafted out of high school by the [San Diego Padres](/source/San_Diego_Padres) in the 13th round of the [2002 MLB draft](/source/2002_Major_League_Baseball_draft), but did not sign.[3]

## College career

Pendleton attended [Rice University](/source/Rice_University), where he played for the [Rice Owls baseball](/source/Rice_Owls_baseball) team. In 2003, Pendleton was a member of the [College World Series](/source/College_World_Series) champions, the first victory for Rice in its fourth tournament appearance.[4] In 2003, he played [collegiate summer baseball](/source/Collegiate_summer_baseball) with the [Wareham Gatemen](/source/Wareham_Gatemen) of the [Cape Cod Baseball League](/source/Cape_Cod_Baseball_League).[5][6] He rounded out his college career in 2005 with a 5-3 record and a 3.7 ERA.[7]

## Professional career

**New York Yankees**

Pendleton was selected in the fourth round (139th overall) of the [2005 Major League Baseball draft](/source/2005_Major_League_Baseball_draft) by the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees).[8] Shortly afterwards, Lance underwent [Tommy John surgery](/source/Tommy_John_surgery).[9] Returning to the Yankees farm club in 2007, Lance played for 6 teams in 5 years, compiling a 32–22 record and a 3.39 cumulative ERA.[10] He was named a Mid-Season All-Star while with the [Charleston RiverDogs](/source/Charleston_RiverDogs) in 2008. Playing for the [Tampa Yankees](/source/Tampa_Tarpons) in 2009, he was named Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 29 and was a Post-Season All-Star. In 2010, Pendleton was Pitcher of the Week for the week of July 26 and a Mid-Season All-Star while a member of the [Trenton Thunder](/source/Trenton_Thunder).[11]

In the 2010 [Rule 5 Draft](/source/Rule_5_Draft), Pendleton was taken by the [Houston Astros](/source/Houston_Astros).[9][12] He was returned to the Yankees on March 27, 2011.[13] He was promoted to the majors on April 15, when [Phil Hughes](/source/Phil_Hughes_(baseball)) was placed on the [disabled list](/source/Disabled_list).[14] After he spent most of the season between Triple-A and the big leagues, Pendleton was [designated for assignment](/source/Designated_for_assignment) by the Yankees.[15]

**Houston Astros**

He was claimed off waivers by the Astros in September 2011.[16] Allowing nine runs in 4 2⁄3 innings with the Astros, they outrighted him to the minor leagues following the season. As this was the second time he was outrighted, he had the option to opt for free agency, which he exercised.[17]

The Astros signed Pendleton to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training for the 2012 season.[18] On March 30, 2012, Pendleton was released by the Houston Astros.[11]

**Tampa Bay Rays**

After starting spring training with the [Sugar Land Skeeters](/source/Sugar_Land_Space_Cowboys) of the [Atlantic League](/source/Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball), Pendleton signed a minor league deal with the [Tampa Bay Rays](/source/Tampa_Bay_Rays) in April.[19][20] He spent the entire 2012 season pitching for the AAA [Durham Bulls](/source/Durham_Bulls).[21]

## References

1. McMillan, Ken. ["Pendleton shows big-league stuff for Class-A Yanks"](https://www.recordonline.com/story/sports/2005/06/29/pendleton-shows-big-league-stuff/51120761007/). *Times Herald-Record*. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

1. ["Astros notes: Pendleton makes second return to team"](https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/astros-notes-pendleton-makes-second-return-to-2164033.php). *Chron*. September 10, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

1. ["2002 San Diego Padres Draft Class - The Baseball Cube"](https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/draft_class/2002~24/). *TheBaseballCube.com*. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

1. Duarte, Joseph (June 23, 2013). ["A look at Rice's national title baseball team 10 years later"](https://www.chron.com/sports/rice/article/a-look-at-rice-s-national-title-baseball-team-10-4616908.php). *Chron*. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

1. ["Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League"](http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

1. ["2003 Wareham Gatemen"](https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/summer_stats/2003~Wareham_Gatemen~CapeCod/). *TheBaseballCube.com*. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

1. ["Lance Pendleton - Baseball Stats - The Baseball Cube"](https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/42467/). *TheBaseballCube.com*. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

1. ["2005 MLB draft selections: Day 1"](https://www.espn.com/mlb/draft2005/news/story?id=2075697). *ESPN.com*. June 7, 2005. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

1. CAMPBELL, STEVE (March 1, 2011). ["Lifelong fan Pendleton strives to play for Astros"](https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Lifelong-fan-Pendleton-strives-to-play-for-Astros-1684740.php). *Chron*. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

1. ["Baseball Reference. com"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=pendle001lan). *Minors*. Retrieved March 4, 2011.

1. ["Lance Pendleton Stats, Fantasy & News"](https://www.mlb.com/player/lance-pendleton-459983). *MLB.com*. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

1. ["Astros select Kingwood, Rice product Pendleton in Rule 5 Draft"](https://www.khou.com/article/sports/astros-select-kingwood-rice-product-pendleton-in-rule-5-draft/285-341960946). *khou.com*. December 9, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

1. ["Yankees get Lance Pendleton back from Astros | River Avenue Blues"](http://riveraveblues.com/2011/03/yankees-get-lance-pendleton-back-from-astros-45286/). Riveraveblues.com. March 27, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2011.

1. Carig, Marc & Berman, Zach (April 15, 2011). ["Yankees' Phil Hughes goes on DL, Bartolo Colon joins rotation"](http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2011/04/yankees_phil_hughes_goes_on_dl.html). *The Star-Ledger*. Retrieved October 21, 2011.

1. Hoch, Bryan (September 6, 2011). ["Pena among callups filling out Yankees' roster"](http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110906&content_id=24302778&notebook_id=24308354&vkey=notebook_nyy&c_id=nyy). *MLB.com*. [Major League Baseball Advanced Media](/source/Major_League_Baseball_Advanced_Media). Retrieved October 21, 2011.

1. ["Ultimate Astros » Astros claim, or reclaim, Rice alum Pendleton from Yankees"](http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2011/09/09/astros-claim-or-reclaim-rice-alum-pendleton-from-yankees/). Blog.chron.com. September 9, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2011.

1. ["Astros outright Xavier Cedeno, Blake King and Lance Pendleton"](http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111005&content_id=25513270&vkey=news_hou&c_id=hou). October 26, 2011. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20111026173242/http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111005&content_id=25513270&vkey=news_hou&c_id=hou) October 26, 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

1. ["Astros add Paul Clemens to 40-man roster, sign Lance Pendleton to Minor League contract"](http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111118&content_id=26001490&vkey=news_hou&c_id=hou). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20111126150157/http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111118&content_id=26001490&vkey=news_hou&c_id=hou) November 26, 2011 at the Wayback Machine.

1. Campbell, Steve (April 26, 2012). ["Skeeters to debut with Constellation celebration"](https://www.chron.com/sports/article/Skeeters-unveil-new-baseball-experience-at-3511103.php). *Chron*. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

1. ["AL notes: Red Sox demote ex-Astro Melancon"](https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/al-notes-red-sox-demote-ex-astro-melancon-3492791.php). *Chron*. April 19, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

1. ["Lance Pendleton Stats"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pendlla01.shtml#trans)

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