born june american right handed professional baseball pitcher major_league_baseball mlb played mlb new_york_yankees stands feet inches tall weighs pounds yankees round pick mlb draft time yankees minor league system hughes highly anticipated prospects baseball major league career far marked debuted major leagues starting pitcher quickly demonstrated potential bid hitter second mlb start injury cut short outing significant portions seasons hughes began minors later returned major leagues eventually converting relief pitcher june pitching setup man hughes excelled new role regular season despite struggles postseason hughes won championship yankees world series returning starting rotation won games earned star selection arm fatigue cost hughes nearly half season following year stayed healthy entire season winning games yankees starter worst season posting win loss record earned run average performance led removed rotation following year hughes turnaround season twins went era resulted placing 7th young award voting early life hughes born california june attended california team high school american pitcher perfect game junior year record posted earned run average era striking batters innings senior year era record innings gave hits walks striking batters hughes committed chose sign new_york_yankees selected round 23rd overall selection major_league_baseball draft yankees awarded pick compensation free agent pitcher signed professional baseball career minor leagues hughes pitched scoreless innings rookie striking hitters spent professional year class charleston advanced tampa yankees record era innings gave hits striking attending spring training yankees hughes began season tampa promoted double thunder beginning record era tampa striking batters innings june hughes took hitter sixth inning threw hitter seven innings victory days later forth dominant start taking hitter eighth inning pitching shutout innings win record era strikeouts innings appearance playoffs earning decision pitching innings run ball strikeouts game postseason victory thunder year season won kevin lawn pitcher year award yankees minor league pitcher entering rated hughes yankees prospect said best best control yankee system called arguably best pitching prospect minors named fourth best prospect baseball named hughes right handed starting pitching prospect farm systems january yankees announced hughes invited spring training according scouts believed hughes ready major leagues yankees general manager said unlikely hughes play yankees april hughes began pitching triple new_york_yankees following injuries yankees starters hughes called april hughes major league debut april innings allowed runs seven hits earning career loss second major league start texas_rangers maintaining hitter innings pulling left facing future teammate later allowed hit hughes earned career win game placed disabled list returned august allowing runs innings earning decision victory final start year september allowed run season high seven innings earned win victory starts yankees hughes record era strikeouts innings pitched second youngest american_league player hughes included yankees postseason roster long postseason appearance cleveland_indians giving run innings game loss game hughes youngest player yankees roster relieved injured oldest player roster inning pitched scoreless innings struck earned playoff win yankees eliminated games series prior season reported numerous news sources yankees thinking including hughes trade trade happened traded new_york_mets instead hughes began season starter yankees rotation starts record era april placed disabled list strained oblique cracked rib visit hughes found slightly result started wearing glasses mound recovering rib injury hughes pitched helped win international_league title earning win striking batters game september day playoffs hughes recalled yankees september hughes start april giving earned run innings earning decision victory chicago_white_sox final start season september gave runs innings received decision inning victory toronto finished season record era strikeouts innings pitched starts injuries severely limited workload season yankees sent hughes season pitch innings solid performance spring training hughes began season called majors april placed disabled list hughes start season april detroit_tigers pitched scoreless innings earning win victory hughes threw scoreless innings earning win victory rangers posted record era seven starts hughes moved bullpen returned rotation early june hughes pitched primary setup man july injuries despite success maintained hughes starter long term hughes regular season win relief came july threw scoreless innings victory detroit july recorded career save yankees victory relieved eighth inning pitched perfect innings june july inning scoreless streak longest yankee rivera inning scoreless streak games relief pitcher hughes posted era strikeouts innings hughes pitched games posting era game championship series anaheim suffered loss gave run allowed inherited runner score defeat scoreless games yankees won series games era world series won world series ring yankees defeated philadelphia_phillies games march hughes named yankees fifth starter season yankees occasionally hughes skip starts limit innings hopes help stay healthy april hughes carried hitter eighth inning athletics allowing single faced hitters prior relieved having struck batters won decisions streak snapped new_york_mets followed game win streak coming june missing start saw win streak come end june hughes named star team sunday july days selection classic hughes threw seven innings gave run beat outing hughes retiring batter faced seventh inning allowed pair singles yielding scored tying ahead runs run double proved decisive victory august hughes allowed runs innings earning win victory 50th start hughes career making years days old youngest yankee 50th start 50th start years days old hughes wins tied fourth losses era striking batters innings work run support runs game highest major leagues hughes postseason start game twins threw seven shutout innings earn win game series yankees beat twins game rangers hughes allowed seven runs innings earned loss yankees defeated allowed runs innings game earned loss yankees lost eliminated postseason hughes began starter season suffered dip velocity fastball averaged mph peaked mph starts compared usual mph opening season era starts hughes placed dead arm syndrome later revealed hughes suffering shoulder underwent arm strength rehabilitation program weeks july start nearly months pitching innings allowing earned runs striking walking batters loss cleveland_indians august rain shortened game hughes threw career shutout yankees defeated innings late september hughes moved bullpen caused miss start games starts hughes record era strikeouts innings pitched hughes included yankees postseason roster relief pitcher scoreless games yankees defeated detroit_tigers games january hughes signed year deal worth million included incentives effectively avoiding arbitration deal raise disappointing season hughes yankees starter started season averaging innings starts posting record era end season hughes record era season high game winning streak june hughes threw complete game june allowing run win tigers june threw shutout innings earned win victory cleveland threw shutout innings earned win september victory boston_red_sox starts hughes era strikeouts innings pitched tied sixth wins tied eighth league losses game baltimore_orioles hughes allowed run innings received decision inning loss yankees won series games game detroit hughes allowed run innings exiting took loss yankees lost tigers swept yankees games hughes began season disc returned april allowing runs earned plus innings earning loss detroit won hughes lasted inning giving runs hits walks including grand slam yankee yankee loss shortest start career time shortest non injury start yankee new yankee stadium pitching record era era second half yankees removed hughes rotation september replacing hughes went home starts making second mlb pitcher win fewer games making home starts season highest era yankee history pitchers innings pitched hughes agreed year contract worth million november deal confirmed twins december season arguably best season hughes pitching era innings september hughes ended season best walk ratio single season mlb history hughes finished 7th young voting leading mlb nominees strikeouts base balls december hughes twins agreed year extension worth million looking build success season hughes went season twins ace hughes lost velocity fastball dropping season marred injury started times appearing times bullpen despite going era served home runs innings june hughes struck left knee line drive left game day placed day disabled list left knee ruled weeks june revealed non displaced fracture left knee june transferred day disabled list june 28th hughes season declared set undergo season ending surgery finished season record twins personal child hughes boston_red_sox fan poster slogan reverse curse bedroom wall hughes christian baseball glove reference bible verse hughes entire verse things christ left arm enjoys watching fan scouting report hughes pitch repertoire varied years main pitch consistently fastball mph relied spike range mph developed vulcan left handed hitters developed right hughes added cut fastball high 80s weapon right season pitch time seasons early hughes velocity fastball mph new_york_daily_news speculated hughes cutter blame dead arm hughes continued use cutter start season posted era april throwing cutter time span early hughes dropped cutter repertoire time rest year hughes throws number pitches high strike zone zone hughes asserts injury suffered rookie year permanently altered pitching mechanics stride things like awards honors 1st team high school american new york yankees minor league player year east division prospects right handed starting pitcher baseball america prospects world series champion
Phil Hughes