Tim Harikkala


‧ Position: Pitcher

‧ Height: 6-foot-2

‧ Weight: 185 pounds

‧ Bats: Right

‧ Throws: Right

‧ Age: 32

‧ Acquired: Signed as a minor league free agent Nov. 11, 2003, after
             splitting 2003 season between -Oaxaca in the Mexican League and
             Baltimore's Class AAA Ottawa affiliate.

‧ Status: In contention for a spot in the bullpen.

‧ Career highlights: Has one year and two days of big-league service time
                      during a 12-year pro career that has included time in
                      the Seattle, Boston, Milwaukee and Baltimore
                      organizations . . . His previous big-league appearance
                      was May 26, 1999, with the Red Sox . . . Harikkala has
                      spent all or part of the past nine years at the Class
                      AAA level . . . Named Seattle -minor league pitcher of
                      the year in 1994 when he went 16-4 with a 2.34
                      earned-run average between Class A and Class AA.

‧ Personal: Harikkala and his wife, Jill, have a daughter and live in Lake
             Worth, Fla. . . . Originally signed by Seattle as a 34th-round
             draft choice in June 1992.

‧ Who had the biggest impact on your career?
             "I've never really looked up to anybody in baseball. There are
              so many people who do a good job and have offered something.
              Obviously, my parents were a major impact. They always worked
              hard and prepared us for growing up and dealing with life."