Calvin John Eldred (born November 24, 1967 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, raised in Urbana, Iowa) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for 14 seasons from 1991 to 2005.

When he first entered professional baseball, he played for the Milwaukee Brewers. Later he played for the Chicago White Sox, and finally ended his career by playing with the St. Louis Cardinals. He pitched in relief in the World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2004. Eldred announced his retirement on October 27, 2005. He currently works in the Cardinals' front office, and serves as a pregame color analyst for the team's telecasts on Fox Sports Midwest.

Eldred studied at the University of Iowa.

Eldred also joined the Big Ten Network in the spring of 2009 as a college baseball analyst. He co-hosted the network's studio coverage of the 2009 Big Ten Baseball Tournament with Dave Revsine.

External links[edit]

• Baseball Almanac
• Baseball-reference.com profile