Joseph "Joey" Devine (born September 19, 1983 in Junction City, Kansas) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. Devine was the Braves' first selection (27th overall) in the first round of the 2005 Amateur Draft out of North Carolina State University, where he had set the Wolfpack record for saves with 24. The selection was regarded as an unusual one for the Braves due to the fact that the organization has a history of selecting high school players with their early picks in order to have a greater hand in the players' development. After being drafted, Devine spent only two months in the minor leagues, pitching with the advanced-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans and the AA Mississippi Braves before being called up to the major leagues on August 20.