Dennis Lee Rasmussen (born April 18, 1959) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

He played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres (1983 and 1988–91), New York Yankees (1984–87), Cincinnati Reds (1987–88), Chicago Cubs (1992), and Kansas City Royals (1992–93 and 1995).

Rasmussen was born in Los Angeles on April 18, 1959,[1] and grew up in San Clemente, California.

Six months after the injury, he recovered sufficiently to play in the final two games of the season for the junior varsity basketball team.

[14] In 1981, Rasmussen pitched for the Spokane Indians of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL).

[17] On March 30, 1984, the Padres traded Rasmussen and a player to be named later to the Yankees for Graig Nettles.

In 1987, he was named Opening Day Starter at Detroit vs Jack Morris that NYY won in 10 innings 2-1.

Rasmussen had a 9–7 record and a 4.75 ERA with the Yankees before they traded him to the Cincinnati Reds for Bill Gullickson on August 27.

After the season, Rasmussen re-signed with the Padres on a two-year contract reportedly worth $1.3 million.

[25] In 1990, Rasmussen had a 11–15 record,[26] but led the National League in home runs allowed with 28.

[37][38] In February 1994, Rasmussen signed a minor league contract worth $125,000 with the San Francisco Giants for the 1994 season.

[45] While he was rehabilitating his pulled hamstring, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays hired Rasmussen to be their pitching coach for the Butte Copper Kings for the 1996 season.

[47] Rasmussen stepped away from coaching professional baseball to spend more time with his family.

[48] Rasmussen's grandfather, Bill Brubaker, played in the major leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1932-1940) and the Boston Braves (1943).