born july american professional baseball pitcher mlb pitch high school baseball team junior season played college baseball freshman season noticed scouts traveling showcase transferred sophomore season standout season anaheim drafted second round mlb draft angels traded package mlb debut named missed season injury pitching elbow early life clay new_york father worked driver company mother works nurse rehabilitation center elderly father built basketball court backyard children child identified basketball favorite sport played pop warner football basketball baseball baseball fan new_york_yankees amateur career high school attended new_york father suggested sign school baseball team freshman year declined preferring play friends play basketball football teams friends basketball team convinced try baseball team junior year little training able throw fast miles hour senior season win loss record allowing hits runs striking batters innings pitched ranked team state new_york named league team team central new york graduated record strikeouts basketball team broke school record point field goals single game named section basketball team completing senior season college grades good year college allow play college baseball result enrolled junior college new_york freshman year played baseball basketball scouts teams attempted sign free agent signing bonus father wanted son sign coach suggested wait season season joined travel baseball team scouts took notice recording fastball miles hour tournament georgia opposed team led allowed hit shutout transferred florida junior college sophomore year play baseball year warmer weather stopped playing basketball focusing exclusively baseball training added pounds competing play panhandle conference florida state college activities association member region pitched record earned run average era strikeouts innings pitched named team voted league fourth best player reached gulf district tournament lost championship game record era innings pitched tournament resulting named tournament team following season signed letter intent planned transfer southern miss order continue college baseball career southern miss golden eagles competing national collegiate athletic association division professional career draft minor leagues scouts major_league_baseball mlb team evaluated prior mlb draft including anaheim personal friend head coach recommendation angels drafted second round draft overall selection junior college player selected draft day draft played basketball roommate signed angels receiving signing bonus commitment southern miss pitched rookie level served manager struggled professional experience appearances starts allowed hits earned runs innings giving era later related attempted strike batters pitching ranked 12th best prospect prior season projecting mid rotation starting pitcher altered approach sought pitch contact began season cedar class midwest league record era allowing earned runs innings starts struck batters allowing hits walks season angels promoted class advanced california league record era allowing earned runs innings starts combined era strikeouts walks innings pitched trade deadline traded tyler assigned pitched era innings pitching mobile bay bears class southern league set franchise record consecutive scoreless innings finished season win loss record strikeouts innings pitched total led mobile won league championship invited spring training pitched earned run average began season mobile pitching record era starts major leagues april promoted major leagues start place moved bullpen optioned aces class aaa pacific coast league room roster allowed runs innings mlb debut miami picking win sacrifice scored run victory pitching record era starts optioned set return disabled list hudson suffered elbow injury june recalled long moving rotation optioned july continue work starting pitcher activated disabled list recalled august displacing rotation innings pitched record era offseason gained pounds added miles hour fastball roster spring training pitching starting rotation won national_league pitcher month award pitched record era games started named record era best star break eighth youngest player named mlb star game received loss allowing game run fourth inning finished season era spring training manager decided start opening day felt arm spring training start revealed damage elbow underwent surgery missed entire season placed day disabled list march transferred day disabled list april order open roster spot claimed returned july scouting report listed feet inches pounds pitching repertoire contains fastball averages miles hour occasionally topping miles hour secondary pitches include throws miles hour miles hour throws miles hour miles hour considered best pitch coming college improved pitching offseason led consider better pitch striking twice early season dubbed best seen developed curve believes contributed consecutive scoreless innings streak personal life describes humble success signing bonus bought car instead new lived parents basement winter youth basketball games offseason siblings sister plays basketball team met girlfriend classmates
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