born february american professional baseball pitcher major_league_baseball mlb previously played mlb detroit_tigers bats left handed throws right handed born california attended attended later spent seasons minor league organization promoted major_league roster early life born february larry fire captain played football jan siblings brother sisters grew california began playing baseball age fan san_francisco_giants child favorite player played soccer football basketball child shares middle father grandfather amateur career high school attended pitched team utility player year team central california conference selection senior season batting home run runs batted rbis named team conference selection basketball averaging points game senior mlb catcher graduated class college attended year participated junior college star game preseason american drafted san_francisco_giants 49th round major_league_baseball draft chose transfer played led wins second team innings pitched strikeouts appeared games base season drafted new_york_yankees sixth round chose stay senior season record earned run average games following season drafted seventh round major_league_baseball draft professional career seasons selected seventh round major_league_baseball draft signed june began professional career season class short season went era saves strikeouts games starts games finished era tied second saves wins pitchers games played season played double west diamond season went era complete game strikeouts games starts led diamond pitching staff wins home runs allowed tied complete games second hits allowed losses games started innings pitched runs allowed earned runs allowed season continued play double west diamond april named week game loser july season went era strikeouts games starts pitchers losses games started innings pitched hits allowed runs allowed earned runs allowed home runs allowed second wins bases balls walks allowed strikeouts runs allowed second losses earned runs allowed end regular season played involved decisions era strikeouts games relief season began season double west diamond time career later promoted triple eventually games diamond went gave earned runs went era strikeouts games starts august promoted majors result pitcher optioned triple room man roster major league debut august pitched inning struck gave hit gave walk start august chicago_white_sox picked loss win came august new_york_yankees finished season major league record era strikeouts games starts season started game spring training going season fellow starting pitchers competed fifth spot starting rotation ended getting job rotation april took hitter seventh inning baltimore_orioles broken single suffered early season praised fellow starter reasons worse stating hadn excellent end rotation god knows club season number starter detroit_tigers july traded detroit_tigers relief pitcher exchange player named later august tigers sent round pick complete trade dealt detroit_tigers record era starts trade tigers went era starts finished regular season era placed fourth american_league pitchers named month september going era starts facing new_york_yankees bounced rough game outing earn win decisive game limited yankees run hits walks innings tigers victory sent game held offense runs innings win tigers victory season april pitching left game injury day placed day disabled list strain muscle left injury recalled triple place roster september threw career shutout minnesota twins seven hits start september set american_league record striking batters row short major league record set finished regular season record era starts pitched second game oakland picking decision victory giving runs seven innings got decision game new_york_yankees despite surrendering runs innings work struck head line drive bat giants outfielder second inning game world series continued pitch game holding giants run innings turning bullpen season injury free making starts tigers set career highs wins win percentage strikeouts finishing regular season era start game tigers facing elimination gave runs seven hits innings work tigers won game late rally factor decision game boston_red_sox gave run hits striking seven innings earning win tigers victory following season named finalist pitcher position alongside finished season zero errors perfect fielding percentage additionally led american_league pitchers double plays started seventh assists december traded utility man left handed pitchers season spring training nationals developed strained muscle right disabled list start season returned gave earned runs hits innings bounced start gave earned run hits innings conclude season record strikeouts whip 5th qualified starters era 4th season pitched games nationals starts posted record era strikeouts innings pitched january signed year million contract pitching style throws pitches mainly pitcher fastball thrown mph pitches cutter best swing miss pitch career rate walks batters finished fourth respectively lowest walks innings ratio runs miles day pitch stands feet inches tall tallest players
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