Lloyd played with the
Milwaukee Brewers,
New York Yankees,
Toronto Blue Jays, and
Kansas City Royals of the
American League and the
Montreal Expos,
Florida Marlins, and
New York Mets of the
National League. He was the third native Australian to have pitched in
Major League Baseball. Lloyd was used exclusively as a relief pitcher during his ten years in the major leagues, ending his career with 30 wins against 36 losses, 17 saves, and 97 holds. At his peak, Lloyd threw a sinking
fastball that reached per hour and a
slider. Later in his career, he added a
palmball to his repertoire which he only threw on two occasions, striking out Mike Piazza and Sammy Sosa. For much of his career, he was used as a
left-handed specialist. Lloyd became the first Australian-born baseball player to win a
World Series in 1996. Lloyd was awarded the win for Game 4 of the series, replacing
Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning and inducing the left-handed batsman
Fred McGriff to hit into an inning-ending double play. After the Yankees took the lead in the tenth, Lloyd returned to the mound and struck out
Ryan Klesko before being replaced by closer
John Wetteland. Lloyd became a two-time World Series champion for the Yankees in 1998, defeating the
San Diego Padres. Lloyd is still the only Australian-born baseball player to have won a
World Series. The Toronto Blue Jays demanded Lloyd be included in a package anchored by starting pitcher
David Wells when the Yankees traded for Toronto starting pitcher
Roger Clemens in February 1999. Lloyd missed the entire 2000 season while recovering from
arthroscopic surgery. In 2001, he received the
Tony Conigliaro Award, a national recognition instituted in 1990 by the Boston Red Sox to honour the memory of the late Tony Conigliaro, given annually to a Major League Baseball (MLB) player who best "overcomes an obstacle and adversity through the attributes of spirit, determination, and courage that were trademarks of Conigliaro." ==International and coaching career==