philip gregory born december american professional baseball pitcher pitched new_york_mets chicago_white_sox seven seasons major_league_baseball mlb debuted major leagues worked starter minor leagues regular mlb starter earned state championships subsequently attended texas led baseball team state championship game senior season winning state player year honors attended played college baseball rice baseball team winning pitcher game college world series represented united_states selected overall selection mlb draft minor league career underwent reconstruction making mlb debut took years regain ability throw velocity prior injury included trade twins struggled establish spent year organization briefly member organization claimed getting opportunity pitch starting rotation april pitched 21st perfect game mlb history defeating early life born texas raised texas living area abundance baseball fields grew batting cage backyard age visited chicago_white_sox spring training florida guest family friend minor league baseball pitcher texas baseball athletes admired role models football players teams won state championships preceding years played state champions amateur career won state title final teams state tournament promoted junior varsity midway sophomore season compiled win loss record low earned run average era went junior posted record era strikeouts senior capable batter batting average home runs threw shutout class semifinals senior season lost state championship baseball year named class player year according major_league_baseball prospect native high school threw harder changed speeds pretty need high school drafted new_york_yankees 29th round major_league_baseball draft pick overall described draft follow prospect yankees offer attempt lure away college scholarship sign choosing instead attend order play college baseball rice baseball team competing coached home appearance park annual rice alumni game february retiring batters relief faced pair major_league_baseball players bounced baseball wall center field hit ball debut dominant pitcher college seasons stepping nationally ranked starting rotation freshman finished freshman season win loss record era leading strikeouts innings earning year honors collegiate baseball america honors publications collegiate baseball second team second team team total owl freshman season rice reached college world series lost games eliminated nonetheless earned invitation national team trials scheduled starter second games notre dame fighting irish june team hold lead ninth competed united_states national baseball team world university baseball championship held sicily august earned victory united_states game south korean team united_states won silver medal tournament entering sophomore season expected key starting pitching rotation season saw development rice big rotation featuring sophomore classmates wade developed season augment arsenal included fastball split finger fastball season achieved 17th consecutive win play recognized team american collegiate baseball team western athletic conference trio entered college world series numbers era era scheduled game necessary finished win loss record era rice won national championship team sport pitched complete game decisive game series win game established college world series record largest title game margin victory season rice established school record game winning streak college world series hero june declared philip day hometown texas honor following season pitchers competed collegiate summer baseball pitched rated seventh best prospect junior season compiled win loss record era struck batters issued walks innings set rice single game record strikeouts struck hitters march rice entered team tournament national seeds game regional round tournament rice upset entered game bases loaded surrendered pitch grand slam season totaled strikeouts innings pitched finished year career win loss record era striking innings pitched totals rank wins rice baseball history second strikeouts honors season selection louisville america team collegiate baseball usa today sports weekly america team inaugural year roger award college pitcher named finalists recognition performance college baseball players following early exit upset looked forward major_league_baseball draft selected picks mlb draft time teammates gone early draft twice teammates taken round recently selected round major_league_baseball draft relief pitcher selected round professional career new_york_mets new_york_mets chose round pick major_league_baseball draft overall selection chose received consideration considered safe selection scouted detroit_tigers chosen second overall pick reported preferred chosen tigers selected drew january agreed year contract ending long day began day port florida motivated complete deal change federal tax law signing bonuses subject taxes value contract according received combined million signing bonus contract houston_chronicle reported contract million deal million signing bonus fly months later new_york_times reported signing bonus million claimed contract million total baseball america reported contract worth maximum million million guaranteed rated 50th best prospect baseball heading season entered spring training clashed pitching coach wanted adopt different training change manner threw ball plate office supported telling pitch felt comfortable brief stint spring training assigned start professional career class fourteen starts posted win loss record era promoted start gave earned runs innings left game early elbow pain caused bone spurs required reconstruction commonly known surgery repair torn elbow surgery performed coincidentally rice pitching teammates surgery shoulder surgery endured major year rice coach graham coached mlb starters college away blame noting missed fall league play holding spite arm surgery named 20th best prospect ranked fifth best prospect organization following season march assigned minor league camp surgery resumed pitching posting era seven starts compiled win loss record july year surgery promoted era early september major_league expanded september major_league_baseball debut september appearances relief pitcher pitching innings unable obtain pre surgery velocity fall began play participation discontinued endured shoulder season rated fourth best prospect organization year pitchers competing spots starting rotation spring training camp favorites spots rotation veterans invited camp team patient round draft choices considered promising pitchers camp rated best prospect baseball prior season competed spot roster spring training optioned minor leagues spring training assigned class aaa pacific coast league win loss record era innings pitched allowed hits walked striking batters starts season finished tied fourth wins tenth best era started season earning week week ending april week allowed earned runs innings work starts earning win april nashville sounds innings work suffering blown save seven innings april hitter august entered ninth inning giving hit subsequent start allowed run hits innings removed game batted ball hit shoulder promoted september september considered starting rotation immediately chose start relief appearances september having lost previous games seen lead philadelphia_phillies division race decrease seven games removed final rotation extra day rest pitchers maine gave major_league start september choosing raced lead allowed runs plus innings receiving decision game eventually lost decision start seen desperation wrote new_york_times come entire season come depend young pitcher started major leagues night concluded appearances season era following season began discuss trading package prospects acquire time young award winning pitcher eligible free agent season rejected proposed year million contract extension twins assuming unlikely resign minnesota twins began shop mlb teams february traded outfielder pitchers time ranked second fourth seventh best prospects organization respectively spring training twins assigned place twins trying earn spot rotation compiled consecutive scoreless innings late march spring training era spent season assigned twins class aaa affiliate international_league started slow win loss record era starts rochester eventually compiled win loss record era games finished win loss record era second half win loss record era august earned month award twins promoted august appeared games twins relief pitched innings posted era strikeouts twins following season options sent minor leagues subjected teams claim twins opening day roster long struggled start season pitching era innings giving hits walking batters twins designated assignment april room roster twins claimed cleared twins assigned rochester twins recalled august injury minor leagues days later granted free agency season december signed minor league contract receiving invitation spring training pitched era spring training games reassigned minor league camp march assigned start year june pitching game hit face line drive lying mound minutes able walk transported local hospital received eighteen earned second pitcher week award career play week ending august won award based having posted complete game hit shutout july began regain velocity lost following surgery called august kansas_city designated assignment august pitched relief innings detroit_tigers earned mlb win finished season win loss record era games including game started appeared games starts pitching win loss record era designated assignment december order room roster newly signed chicago white december waived claimed extra room man roster time claim team subsequently filled man roster designated assignment later season order room roster athletics acquired texas_rangers trade january chicago_white_sox claimed athletics january signed contract worth season pitching coach worked replaced cut fastball improved pitching mechanics fashion originally recommended debuted game relief pitches resulted hits base runners came score jake injured start season gave opportunity pitch starting rotation april won start pitching innings allowing run surprised strong performance april sixth start career took hitter seventh inning new_york_yankees yankee stadium singled middle finished seven scoreless innings took hitter sixth inning june ended earning loss surrendered seventh inning home run early july led major leagues innings pitched held record era like probable selection mid july switched man rotation early august slump denies extra rest affected pitch command spent time disabled list facial lined baseball face right eye august hit concerned wife thought got stands said soon went asked guys sure knew adding main concern cheering wife appeared rehabilitation start charlotte knights class aaa international league pitched seven scoreless innings major league return completed season mlb starting pitcher win loss record era innings performed better half season era second half era attributed general fatigue decided add pounds offseason signed year contract march minimum salary player level mlb experience season battle roster spot spring training final spring training start home state near rice minute maid park relatives chicago white rotation said number starters began season number starter 30th career start mlb pitched 21st perfect game mlb history april perfect game history thrown 18th hitter white history second start season career complete game named american_league player week week ending april went era innings striking starts week including perfect game received phone president barack_obama noted fan appeared late david_letterman read list perfect game plaque perfect game struggled allowed runs starts innings missed month season right elbow strain following acquisition removed starting rotation claimed november starting rotation start season lost spot starting rotation opening season record era designated assignment record fell era pitching relief selected contract august traded october declined million option instead paying guaranteed releasing november signed minor league contract invitation spring training athletics assigned december signed contract pitching era innings released tigers july san_diego_padres december signed minor league deal san_diego_padres retired march pitching style relied pitches fastball ranging miles hour fastball miles hour mid 80s mid 80s miles hour right handed hitters preferred use speed pitches left handed hitters favored strike situations conventional quarters arm slot deliver pitches personal life married wife november introduced mutual friends time perfect game wife months pregnant couple child son named born comes large extended family registered member republican_party bible verse inscribed baseball glove undertook charitable mission philippines offseason instructed children baseball christianity mlb pitcher close friend nearby tyler texas competed high school train currently tyler resident
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