As coach Daniel Andres Farquhar (/ˈfɑːrkwɑːr/ FAR-quar; born February 17, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
He played for the Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago White Sox from 2011 to 2018.
[9][10] After signing with Toronto, he made his professional debut with the Auburn Doubledays of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League.
He started the 2009 season with the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League and finished the season with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Class AA Eastern League.
[12] The Blue Jays traded Farquhar to the Oakland Athletics along with Trystan Magnuson for outfielder Rajai Davis after the 2010 season.
[13] He threw eight innings without allowing a run for the Sacramento River Cats of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL), before the Athletics traded him to the Blue Jays in exchange for reliever David Purcey on April 18.
[14] Farquhar made his major league debut on September 13, 2011, against the Boston Red Sox.
On June 2, 2012, the Blue Jays designated Farquhar for assignment after claiming pitcher Chris Schwinden off waivers.
[16] After making five appearances in the minor leagues for the Sacramento River Cats, the Athletics waived him on June 24 to select the contract of A.J.
[11][17] The New York Yankees claimed Farquhar off waivers on June 26, 2012 and optioned him to the Double-A Trenton Thunder.
[26] On November 5, 2015, the Mariners traded Farquhar, Brad Miller, and Logan Morrison to the Tampa Bay Rays for Nate Karns, C. J. Riefenhauser, and Boog Powell.
[29] On July 24, 2017, Farquhar signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox.
During the at bat, Farquhar noticed banging from within the Astros dugout every time the catcher called for any pitch other than a fastball.
Eventually, Farquhar and catcher Kevan Smith made a mound visit because of it, and afterwards Gattis was struck out after a pitch without a sign being called.
[32][33][34] On April 20, 2018, after pitching in relief in the sixth inning in a game against the Houston Astros, Farquhar collapsed in the dugout.
Despite being ruled out for the rest of the 2018 season, Demetrius Klee Lopes and other doctors expected him to make a full recovery and pitch again.
[37] On June 1, he had recovered enough to throw the ceremonial first pitch for the White Sox's game against the Milwaukee Brewers.
[42] In January 2020, the Chicago White Sox named Farquhar the pitching coach of the High-A Winston-Salem Dash.