david born june american retired professional baseball pitcher threw batted left handed played major_league_baseball cincinnati reds san_francisco_giants round draft pick team started year seasons bounced forth starting rotation bullpen traded trade deadline member world series team season cincinnati_reds signed san_francisco_giants member world series championship teams early life born phoenix arizona david father member united_states_air_force lived guam california washington growing father frequently attend games enjoyed watching attended division school washington participated sports baseball drove major league scouts school pitch graduated draft minor league career drafted round mlb draft spent pitching rookie league went era games starts improved year going era games starts performance earned promotion single time went era games starts spent entire season single affiliate changed offseason went era seven games starts pitched wilmington blue rocks single advanced wilmington led entire organization losses wins threw seventeen wild pitches era blue rocks half game ahead worst team league cannons better season went era starts double selected pitch named postseason star team expected roster added bullpen era fourteen strikeouts walks fourteen innings spring training major league debut came april chicago_white_sox pitched innings giving hits run loss april picked major league win pitching innings relief win detroit_tigers time bullpen long replaced starting rotation start pitched innings gave run earned decision loss baltimore_orioles time starter garnered results era seven starts start june picked loss fell getting pulled fourth inning injury placed disabled list problems making rehab starts returned august threw perfect inning remained bullpen remainder season season pitched winter league dominican_republic found competing spot starting rotation spring training manager unable decide ace flipped coin determine number won toss placed disabled list games problems time brief returned struck career high hitters win later june hit final start year came july game won minnesota start moved bullpen try fix problems originally thought temporary bullpen august got career save win august announced spend rest year bullpen days later got save minnesota picked saves end year finished record era season try help problems middle finger left hand removed announced developed problems sent bullpen good named starter spring training went era starts final start came texas_rangers gave runs innings received decision victory problems resurfaced manager named closer poor pitching injury problems blew save opportunity converted outing detroit_tigers converted save opportunities placed disabled list june partially torn rib cage muscle weeks making rehab appearances returned august appearance returning august save september victory tigers picked saves finish year career high saves era expected closer save opportunity april detroit unable finish game groin injury landed disabled list returned june longer closer closing absence healthy long returned disabled list june groin injury returned july july era earned run august got loss year era eighteen appearances raised era held opposing batters scoreless final games season bring season ending returned kansas_city starting rotation named fourth starter spring training moved spot season began demoted fifth spot struggled starter going era starts final major league start came new_york_yankees gave runs hits loss start sent bullpen filled place starting rotation improved bullpen posting era july years later reflecting tenure said pretty frustrated wanted quit didn want failing lot getting hurt didn understand role bounced didn enjoy game trade deadline july traded recalled general manager traded said feel like need fresh start learn enjoy game lot respect saw able continue playing baseball colorado exclusively bullpen got save season september win san_francisco_giants finished season era games spent entire season bullpen specialist era games year home run hit loss san_diego_padres august struggled end year era final nineteen games finished year era seventy games playoffs wild card postseason debut october division series philadelphia_phillies gave run home run ryan_howard inning win colorado swept series advance championship series game entered outs bases loaded leading retired help win swept meet boston_red_sox world series pitched games world series giving run swept free agent season cincinnati reds signed year deal cincinnati_reds january compete spot starting rotation said signing competing start heart beat offered deal went heart placed bullpen stayed entire year won game red reds beat april appearance career loss decision year came september losing pitcher loss pittsburgh_pirates finished season era seventy games pitch seventy innings average inning following season free agent san_francisco_giants november signed year deal san_francisco_giants said signing starting rotation bullpen won burned immediately began having career year giants opening day milwaukee brewers pitched scoreless inning giants win april entered game bases loaded sixth inning got ground double play end inning gave runs earned seventh won july inning scoreless streak streak struck season high batters loss entered game runners deck eighth struck end inning help giants win streak end july allowed runners score game pittsburgh august runners second eighth inning philadelphia_phillies retired ryan_howard help giants win won final game season san_diego pitching scoreless innings giants won innings finished season career best era seventy games named tenth writer ballot mvp voting placing tie eighth list december won year baseball setup man year award spent entire season bullpen giants march giants extended contract season option picked save giants victory atlanta braves april struggled season placed disabled list july oblique strain minors returned giants august finished season saves era games despite struggles named giants playoff roster playoff appearance giants game philadelphia struck batter intentionally walked allowed score giants lost faced retired batter game phillies won game game entered game inning runners second starting pitcher taken early pitched scoreless innings giants won game advance world series pitched games world series giants won games world series ring returned giants posted solid season going era appearances including saves addition posted career best whip left handed batters hit september suffered season ending injury non throwing right hand trying separate frozen underwent surgery address nerve damage season giants picked million contract option season suffered field injury right knee picking year old son injury listed number espn list injuries named injury year finished regular season era appearances innings postseason appeared games pitching innings allowing hits walks strikeouts runs game world series provided key relief striking detroit_tigers power hitters eighth inning preserve tie giants win game tenth inning completing sweep tigers earning second world series ring november signed year million contract remain giants season struggled injury recording era innings pitched went day disabled list suffering right oblique strain april given history unusual injuries giants broadcaster joked suffered injury fit clarified suffered injury pitching night chicago missed games july september left groin strain returning game september shut rest season started season disabled list strained right knee appearing games recorded era strikeouts walks game entered game ninth outs bases loaded retiring preserve tie credited win hit walk home run ninth clinch pennant giants earned win game world series major_league team brought bullpen 2nd inning pitched innings scoreless baseball giving way series finished game postseason pitched games allowing hits runs innings entered games seven different innings pitched different innings overall 2nd 10th giants recorded consecutive scoreless streak getting game win stadium started career said able kansas_city past history means lot means end better beginning struggled injury late june era allowed home runs allowed combined placed disabled list left shoulder strain june returned july august suffered field injury left knee spending time lake family day october announced retire season post playing career retiring player joined bay area studio analyst season rejoined giants organization community ambassador pitching style different kinds pitches sinking fastball rare split fastball travelled low fast late breaking action got lot swing induced high rate sinking fastball situation called personal devout christian strong advocate ending child poverty writes weekly blog christian faith desire stir movement cause helping suffering october visit elementary school alongside giants pitcher told students try sure everybody young people world chance dream big donated thousand dollars sale campaign opening medical clinic thailand child slaves prominent member sale campaign donation recruiting professional athletes including teammate recognized anti slavery efforts nomination nominee founded organization known generation alive exists develop generation young leaders committed serving responding needs community released book entitled stir movement life justice major_league_baseball book recounted contract situation voluntarily returned giants discovering clerical error received honorary degree humanitarian efforts wife sons live washington
Jeremy Affeldt