Joshua Paul Newman (born June 11, 1982 in Portsmouth, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He played parts of 2007 and 2008 for the Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals.He was claimed off waivers by the Royals from the Colorado Rockies on July 10, 2008. On May 25, 2009 Newman was released by the Royals. He was signed by the Camden Riversharks on June 27, 2009.He has family in Ohio, one of which is a brother named Joe Newman. He played college baseball at Ohio State