Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Danny Duffy was born December 21, 1988, in Goleta, California. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

After being drafted by the Royals in 2007, Duffy spent the next several years in the Royals' minor league system, and represented the team in the 2009 All-Star Futures Game. However, personal issues led Duffy to temporarily retire from baseball in 2010, although he returned to the Royals to make his MLB debut in 2011. After his rookie season, Duffy did not pitch in the MLB on a regular basis again until 2014. Duffy was a member of the Royal's pitching staffs during the team's successful 2014 and 2015 seasons, and won the World Series championship with the Royals in 2015. Duffy had a career year in 2016, setting career highs in many statistical categories.