The Resume

(February 10, 1989- )
Born in Perth, Australia
Pitcher for the Minnesota Twins (2011-13), Toronto Blue Jays (2014, 2015), Kansas City Royals (2014), Oakland Athletics (2016-20) and the Chicago White Sox
American League Reliever of the Year (2020)

Why he might be annoying:

His nickname is 'Slydah.'
He played on three teams in a four year span.
He had his wife involved in his free agency decisions.
He's described as being a chatterbox by teammates.
He is a science fiction enthusiast.

Why he might not be annoying:

He played cricket and Aussie Rules football during his formative years, before pursuing baseball full-time.
He set a new major league record for most strikeouts recorded in a long relief appearance.
He is the first Australian born player in major league history to start in a post-season game.
He is heavily involved with charitable endeavors.
He established himself as a dominant force in the closer's role for Oakland.

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AL Comeback Player of the Year (Ranked: 2023)
• AL Rolaids' Relief Man of the Year (Ranked: 2020)
• AL Rolaids' Relief Man of the Year (Ranked: 2021)
• AL Saves Leaders (Ranked: 2021)
• Baseball Players
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2101989)
• Chicago White Sox
• I Come from Oz
• Kansas City Royals
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Baseball Cap
• Minnesota Twins
• Oakland Athletics
• Profiles 51056-51250 (Ranked: 51109)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 31]
• Toronto Blue Jays

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 94 Votes: 54.26% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 86.67% Annoying