Kirt Ojala

Kirt Stanley Ojala (born December 24, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) left-handed pitcher who played for the Florida Marlins from 1997 to 1999, and is remembered for being the pitcher who gave up the 400th career home run to Barry Bonds.

A knuckleball specialist, Ojala pitched mostly in long relief, although he made 5 starts for the Marlins in 1997 after being called up from the minor league Charlotte Knights,[2] and 13 the following year.

[3] On September 16, 1998, Ojala became one of only 50 major league pitchers to strike out four batters in a single inning.

Following his release by Florida, he briefly was a member of the Boston Red Sox.

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