Dan makes his debut in Bridgeport for his first season in the Atlantic League and 17th overall of professional baseball.  The former Major Leaguer spent 2009 with the Monterrey Sultans of the Mexican League (AAA). In ten appearances (nine starts) he went 3-3 with 22 strikeouts over a total of 48 innings pitched.   At the age of 24, Dan recorded his standout season in the Major Leagues with the Minnesota Twins in 1998. In 28 games, he posted a 7-4 record with 46 strikeouts through 75 innings of work. The lefthander spent seven seasons in the big leagues, also playing for the Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies. In 104 career Major League appearances, the 36-year-old has recorded 15 wins with 127 strikeouts over 263.2 innings pitched.  Serafini was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the first round (26th overall) of the 1992 amateur draft.