grain born october american professional baseball pitcher mlb previously played anaheim los_angeles_dodgers selected mlb draft won national player year award high school senior playing minor leagues mlb debut career battles depression anxiety missed season returned relief pitcher rejoining starting rotation developing pitchers game appeared mlb star game led major leagues earned run average won early life high school born orlando florida son teachers active excelled tennis golf tournaments youth teenager helped lead team title played shortstop team coach estimated hit close tournament primarily shortstop started playing baseball hit home runs high school career worked relief pitcher sophomore junior starting pitcher senior senior season compiled win loss record earned run average era strikeouts innings held opposing batters average led team record straight district title selected high school season ended played impressed pro scouts performance best hitters country selected round major_league_baseball draft felt polished player quickly system turned scholarship offer sign million signing bonus minor leagues pitched minor league games farm teams games low indians innings high wilmington blue rocks era innings opened season wilmington era starts numbers earned spots league mid season post season star teams year award manager remarked best pitcher seen level minor leagues promoted july starts era couple games struggled gave lot runs bounced helped playoffs victory final game season named organization year promoted era starts major_league career called major leagues major league debut allowing runs innings years old youngest player majors came close picking win team closer gave lead outs ninth inning recorded career win june pitched seven scoreless innings montreal major league hit home run pitcher loss june allowed hits game tied club record quiet awkward alleviate anxiety arranged live baseman grew offseason quit baseball later remarked time expect return baseball left spring training personal reasons late february later revealed suffering social anxiety disorder depression reported spring training facility surprise arizona april underwent ongoing pitching sessions placed day disabled list psychological issues took time away baseball entirely began seeing sports psychologist taking anti medication returned rotation start season sent bullpen early returned rotation performed season era best time starter years january agreed year contract worth million ending season scoreless innings started allowing run innings meant innings row given run named american_league pitcher month april wins era strikeouts tops majors august struck batters breaking team record strikeouts single game august hit complete game record season posted era lowest mlb october named year october awarded players choice year november won young award credited performance use modern pitching statistics team defense defense independent pitching statistics approach pitching specifically mentioned fielding independent pitching indicator developed favorite pretty pitch try low possible milwaukee brewers december reportedly asked trade claiming motivated play rebuilding team unlikely afford signing long term deal free agent agreed trade quality prospects december traded milwaukee brewers million given number instead preferred number number issued later admit handled trade request poorly pretty rude way deal worked teams february reporting spring training brewers suffered fractured rib playing basketball started season disabled list brewers debut second game despite missing month season injury finished second team wins record era strikeouts 7th national_league innings pitched surrendering walks fifth pitcher strike batters season fourth won lost percentage sixth wins went perfect starts miller park brewers home stadium april brewers defeated cardinals start season pitched seven scoreless innings giving hits striking pitcher start straight games majors years july ejected game pitches angrily throwing ball ground following close play base following day started lasted inning star break followed brewers starter july team game start ended innings recent pitcher start consecutive games red started games september throwing innings total followed complete game win following day recorded loss starts miller park anaheim despite success brewers team struggling likely playoff run talks contract extension broke team traded anaheim july exchange infield prospect pitchers brewers general manager remarked tougher decisions fond start angels july stretch starts august era innings followed consecutive starts seven innings fewer runs wins starts produced era innings pitcher record strikeouts innings game september combined angels pitchers tie american_league record striking batters inning game finished time angels record era starts los_angeles_dodgers agreed year free agent contract los_angeles_dodgers worth million december deal finalized december largest right handed pitcher time signed surpassed year later seven year million contract extension later claimed chose dodgers texas_rangers pursuing primarily offered money april fractured left brawl san_diego_padres hit inside pitch charged mound placed disabled list revealed require surgery performed april estimated miss weeks season returned action pitched rehab game class returned dodgers june hit head neck area arizona pitcher leading bench clearing brawl participate fight ejected picked 100th career win august era month august selected month finished season dodgers record era starts batted highest batting average dodgers pitcher season awarded silver award best hitting pitcher national_league began season setting mlb record straight starts dating july allowed fewer earned runs selected national_league squad finished season record era starts highest win total career won gold glove award best fielding pitcher national_league san_diego_padres eighth inning june run surrendered star break selected second straight appearance subsequently chosen starting pitcher national_league squad point season carried major league leading record consecutive scoreless innings retired consecutive batters span starts nationals outfielder ended streak inning july scoreless inning streak lasted july start new_york_mets field shared player week honors teammate july finished season record strikeouts major league best era era second lowest dodgers history era whip best franchise history pitched games new_york_mets allowed runs innings took loss deciding fifth game series conclusion series announced opt years contract dodgers free agent officially opted november season selected won second gold glove award finished second young award voting arizona december signed year million contract started opening day gave seven runs innings including home runs rookie shortstop making mlb debut lost game second start april matched chicago_cubs allowed runs inning struggled rest outing lost game got win april san_francisco_giants allowing run innings work july placed day disabled list left oblique strain pitching style throws different pitches fastball miles hour fastball miles hour cutter miles hour miles hour miles hour miles hour like divisional rival speeds different types movement throws slow frequently throw curve middle range combining types movement pitch right handed hitters frequently thrown left handed hitters typically early count common strike pitch effective pitches hitters batting average slugging percentage pitch produced strikeouts rate half pitches play ground balls limits use order excessive strain arm produced good walk career finishing league times ranking fifth active pitchers category start season described scientist pitcher known preparing start extensively personal life married met attending dallas miss beach usa april announced twitter expecting child son born july younger brother luke pitcher luke played college baseball drafted new_york_yankees 12th round mlb 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