R.I.P. - Jeriome Robertson

Jeriome Robertson, a lefthander who pitched in the majors for three seasons, died May 29 in Exeter, Calif., as the result of a motorcycle accident. He was 33.



The Astros took Robertson in the 24th round of the 1995 draft out of the University of Washington, and he would go on to have his breakout season in 1999 with Double-A Jackson (Texas). He won a league-best 15 games that year and posted a 3.06 ERA in 191 innings. In 2002, he won the Pacific Coast League's ERA title after going 12-8, 2.55 in 180 innings for New Orleans, earning himself a September callup. He worked mostly in relief for the Astros, getting into 11 games and going 0-2, 6.52. The 2003 season was his only full year in the majors, as he went 15-9, 5.10 as a full-time member of Houston's rotation. He was traded to Cleveland after that season but made only eight appearances there in 2004. He went on to pitch three more seasons in the minors, ending his career in 2007 with independent Newark (Atlantic).

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