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Ross Ohlendorf played in the Majors for the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Washington Nationals, Texas Rangers, and Cincinnati Reds, and in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. He attended Princeton University, where he majored in Operations Research and Financial Engineering. In 2002, as a freshman pitcher, he was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Ohlendorf, a second-team All-Ivy selection, was 3rd in the League with a 3.02 ERA. He finished with a 62 record. As a student, he penned a 140-page senior thesis entitled Investing in Prospects: A Look at the Financial Successes of Major League Baseball Rule IV Drafts from 1989 to 1993. He completed his degree at Princeton in 2006 while in the Arizona Diamondbacks' farm system. He received the George Mueller Award from the university for combining "high scholarly achievement in the study of engineering with quality performance in intercollegiate athletics". In his senior thesis, Ohlendorf used sabermetrics to demonstrate the return on investment from the Major League Baseball Draft.
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Washington Nationals relief pitcher Ross Ohlendorf winds up during the sixth inning of the Nationals' exhibition baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Thursday, March 6, 2014, in Kissimmee, Fla. Ohlendorf left in the sixth inning because of back spasms. The Braves won 3-2. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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This is a 2014 photo of Ross Ohlendorf of the Washington Nationals baseball team. This image reflects the Nationals active roster as of, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, when this image was taken. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman (11) catches a throw as relief pitcher Ross Ohlendorf (43) watches during a spring training baseball workout, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in VIera, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Washington Nationals, Ross Ohlendorf, speaks with reporters at the Gaylord Hotel, during NatsFest 2014, in National Harbor, MD., Saturday, January 25, 2014. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)
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Ross Ohlendorf, signs a baseball cap for a fan at the Gaylord Hotel, during NatsFest 2014, in National Harbor, MD., Saturday, January 25, 2014. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)
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Washington Nationals relief pitcher Ross Ohlendorf rubs his head after being pulled during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Ross Ohlendorf tossed six innings of one-run baseball against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night in the Washington Nationals' 5-1 victory. (Associated Press photo)
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Washington Nationals pitcher Ross Ohlendorf delivers a pitch during the first inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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This is a 2013 photo of Ross Ohlendorf of the Washington Nationals baseball team. This image reflects the Nationals active roster as of Feb. 20, 2013 when this image was taken.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ross Ohlendorf throws in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies in a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Friday, April 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
