Bryan Bullington

Bryan Paul Bullington (born September 30, 1980) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has also played in NPB for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

Bullington was the first overall selection in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. In Major League Baseball (MLB), he has played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, and Kansas City Royals.

High school career

During his senior year at Madison Consolidated High School, Bullington was 15-0, and pitched a 1 hit game to win the 1999 Indiana High School Athletic Association Baseball State Finals. Bullington was named Mr. Baseball for the state of Indiana in 1999; an award presented annually to the best high school baseball player in Indiana. Bullington was drafted in the 37th round of that year's Major League draft by the Kansas City Royals, but decided not to sign and attend college. He was recruited by Ball State, Purdue, Evansville, and Indiana.