born november nicknamed kid comeback kid puerto rican professional baseball pitcher free agent left handed starter pitching repertoire consists low mid 90s mph fastball change 80s drafted san_francisco_giants quickly worked way giants minor league system called major leagues long relief role team spring training long relief spent season minors giants starting rotation remained entire year stint disabled list began starter moved bullpen season returned rotation july injury fellow starter threw hitter san_diego_padres day struck batters time member giants team won world series traded traded struggled half season began pittsburgh_pirates high school college attended puerto_rico graduating pitched seasons columbus ohio university threw hitters set school records strikeouts single game sixteen strikeouts single season strikeouts career career final collegiate appearance arguably worst loss regional playoff defeat going innings allowing runs hits professional career draft minor leagues selected san_francisco_giants seventh round overall mlb draft year professional ball went era games starts rookie league short season salem pitching tied league wins promoted single went era starts led strikeouts averaged innings pitched selected league star team offseason pitched club posting record era relief appearances coming ranked sixth best prospect giants organization began season double connecticut defenders thirteen appearances starts went era strikeouts san_francisco_giants called giants mlb debut days later colorado pitched inning relief retired batters faced performance overshadowed barry bonds hit home run game surpass second place time home run list june picked major league win score tied eleventh inning new_york_mets entered game pitched scoreless inning giants won game twelfth rbi single posted record era games stint team july giants sent aaa affiliate improve abilities starter went era starts expansion mlb september recalled won major league start september place injured giving run innings pitched victory cincinnati_reds replaced rotation pitch appearances season came relief era entering season ranked second best prospect giants organization giants roster spring training struggled fourteen games sent came disabled list returned majors june coincidentally got hurt june picked major league hit rbi double loss july placed disabled list strained rib cage reactivated july sent august room roster returned september replaced injured rotation starts lost era left oblique muscle fourth start shut rest season replaced rotation finished year era thirty games starts giants starting rotation spring training fifth starter second start season struck career high batters san_diego_padres game giants eventually won struck batters victory cincinnati_reds april giants left handed pitcher strike batters game season june won career best straight starts june victory colorado giants starter allow seven runs win game start june detroit_tigers took hitter sixth inning ultimately losing pitcher loss finished half record strikeouts half season giants left giants tenure san_francisco second half lost straight decisions starting july getting placed disabled list august start going disabled list hit innings losing pitcher loss returned september lost sixth straight game colorado prevailed score finally ended losing streak september winning pitcher win san_diego_padres win game year finished second half season record finished record struck batters innings fifth starter giants rotation season start record year june replaced rotation stay bullpen long strained shoulder chosen start san_diego_padres july game threw complete game shutout career threw hitter giants pitcher hit atlanta braves process struck new career high batters perfect game going eighth inning error allowed night lost hitter ninth inning hit ball deep spectacular catch got hitter hitter special father seen son start major league game attendance hitter proved turning point season went rest way finish record remained rotation entire time struck batters innings average innings good fourth national_league arbitration eligible begin avoided arbitration signing year contract giants named fourth starter spring training time began started strong star break injuries giants left handed relief pitchers relief appearance year july win los_angeles_dodgers august tied record struck seven straight batters win months later day season started san_diego_padres pitched shutout innings scored run hitting triple inning winning pitcher win win sent giants playoffs time game struck batters game giants won gave runs innings game losing pitcher loss started game lasted innings giving runs getting pulled game argument giants won game returned world series world series game unsuccessful gave runs innings giants loss texas_rangers game giants ultimately won world series time years arbitration eligible following season giants avoided arbitration signing year contract started season 2nd giants rotation split split fare early season placed shortly activated june returned experiencing control problems plagued injured foot august road atlanta remained end season ending line era whip november traded prospect outfielder struggled pitching record era innings allowing hits including home runs walks allowing seven runs seven hits walk innings start designated assignment july colorado traded july starts era pittsburgh pirates pirates signed minor league deal february deal included invitation spring training team starting rotation begin season april ejected time mlb career umpire intentionally pitching louis cardinals batter following home runs single posting era pirates designated assignment april later released los_angeles_dodgers signed minor league contract los_angeles_dodgers spending month dodgers extended spring training location arizona joined aaa june starts era chicago cubs december signed minor league deal chicago_cubs released july cincinnati reds january signed minor league deal cincinnati_reds released march international play chosen pitch puerto_rico world baseball classic starts classic won march pitching scoreless innings victory netherlands pitched innings gave runs start united_states line win going ninth inning blew lead united_states knocked puerto_rico classic victory pitch repertoire throws fastball travels ninety mph main pitch ninety mph pitches change travel low problem walked major league batters faced season strikes lot batters struck time career year led qualifying mlb starting pitchers limiting hits innings pitched career swinging strike percentage best majors
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