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Dave Telgheder
Dave Telgheder
	Pitcher
	Born: November 11, 1966 (age 58); Middletown, New York, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	June 12, 1993, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
	June 2, 1998, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	15–19
Earned run average	5.23
Strikeouts	158
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	New York Mets (1993–1995); Oakland Athletics (1996–1998);

David William Telgheder (born November 11, 1966) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the New York Mets and Oakland Athletics from 1993 to 1998.

Early life and amateur career

Telgedher was born in New York to Bill and Ruth Telgedher and raised on the fruit farm his parents owned in Slate Hill, New York.^[1] As a youth, he idolized Catfish Hunter and Ron Guidry^[2] and was a fan of the New York Yankees "until Steinbrenner started trading everybody," including Chris Chambliss, Graig Nettles and Sparky Lyle.^[3]

Telgheder attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and in 1987 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[4] He was selected by the Mets in the 31st round of the 1989 MLB Draft.

In 1999 he pitched for the Buffalo Bisons in the Cleveland Indians organization.

He is currently an assistant principal and pitching coach for his alma mater, Minisink Valley High School in Slate Hill, New York.^[5]^[6]^[7] He also serves as a color commentator for Time Warner Cable 6 broadcasts of Hudson Valley Renegades baseball games.