Joseph Ronald Beimel (pronounced "BUY mul") (born April 19, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Nationals, Seattle Mariners, and Colorado Rockies. Amateur career Beimel attended St. Marys Area High School and was a letterman in football, wrestling, basketball, and baseball. He played two seasons of junior college baseball at Allegany College of Maryland in Cumberland, Maryland and one season at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. Six former Allegany College players have made it to Major League Baseball. Beimel was the fifth Major League Baseball player to come out of the Allegany College of Maryland program. The five other Allegany Trojans to make the big leagues were John Kruk, Stan Belinda, Steve Kline, Scott Seabol and Scott Patterson. At Allegany, Beimel played for Junior College Hall of Fame Coach Steve Bazarnic. During Beimel's years at Allegany the Trojans advanced to the Junior College World Series both seasons. At Duquesne University he was the team leader in wins and complete games and was second on the staff in strikeouts and ERA. Professional career Pittsburgh Pirates Beimel was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 26th round of the 1996 Draft after his freshman year in college but chose to remain in school. He was later selected in the 18th round of the 1998 draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, after his junior year, and signed with the Pirates on June 5, 1998. Beimel is the first pitcher drafted by the Pirates out of the Pittsburgh-based Duquesne University; he is the only such pitcher to have made it to the Major Leagues. Beimel's minor league stops in the Pirates organization included their development level team in Erie (1998, 1–4, 6.32, 6 starts), their "A" ball team in Hickory (1999, 5–11, 4.43, 22 starts), their "A+" team in Lynchburg (2000, 10–6, 3.36, 18 starts, 2 CGs), and their "AA" team in Altoona (1-6, 4.16, 10 starts, 1 CG). After a strong spring,Beimel made the Pirates' major league roster at the start of the 2001 season. He made his major league debut as the starting pitcher on April 8, 2001, against the Houston Astros, pitching five innings, allowing two runs, and recording his first career victory. Beimel appeared as both a starter and a reliever that season, finishing with a record of 7–11, ERA