madison born august commonly known nickname american professional baseball pitcher san_francisco_giants major_league_baseball mlb born north_carolina attended hudson north_carolina helped baseball team win state championship drafted san_francisco_giants round tenth overall mlb draft high school year playing professionally won pitching triple crown major league debut giants began season minor leagues called midway season wound youngest left handed pitcher throw scoreless innings world series giants won world series set career high number wins won world series giant following dominant postseason world series pitching performances modern mlb history named valuable player world series award winner sports illustrated year year history pitchers intentionally bat game played american_league park use designated hitter early life born august north_carolina grew area miles away nicknamed abundance people surname lived years ancestors arrived germany grew log house father kevin built sleeping nights word ball age playing youth baseball league father sign league year olds parents kevin divorced high school like fellow major_league pitcher throwing ball thing left handed attended hudson north_carolina known friends member baseball team junior season record earned run average era strikeouts innings pitched led team runner state championship season went era strikeouts innings time helping team win state championship batted home runs runs batted named valuable player mvp playoffs north player year garnering nickname peach included remember male athletes list included attracted attention scouts agents high school father built wall bullpen high school field distracting warmed games committed attend college baseball scholarship professional career draft minor leagues san_francisco_giants selected round 10th overall mlb draft going draft ranked 14th best prospect overall high school pitcher selected giants pick left handed pitcher selected round organization pitched giants low south atlantic league affiliate giants sought alter angle head delivery struggled starts reverted way thrown high school worked ability pitch inside asked tough work speed pitches league hitters fastball replied minors player development needed work pitches confidence throw won south atlantic league pitchers triple crown tying league lead wins tied leading league earned run average leading league strikeouts began season giants high affiliate starts went era strikeouts called giants affiliate july hit grand slam picked victory triumph games starts went era strikeouts ranked best prospect giants organization start season magazine ranked ninth best prospect baseball entering dropped 14th best prospect baseball magazine list writers concerned drop velocity espn wrote drop san_francisco_giants present called majors september major league start debut place age second youngest pitcher start game giants franchise moved west older played year old san_francisco debut giants years earlier team new_york appearances giants posting era striking batters pitching innings recording decision attended giants spring training season competing position fifth starter shape attending half sister funeral struggled sent partly drop velocity starts went era strikeouts june called join club facing boston_red_sox day replaced start place injured rotation july milwaukee brewers milwaukee earned major league victory going innings yielding run pitched returned disabled list august giants manager chose use bullpen leave rotation september starts giants successful run championship posted era end september earned win home making season despite day youngest pitcher giants franchise history pitch win postseason game braves game october addition performance pitched shutout innings relief game versus philadelphia_phillies october pitched shutout innings game world series fourth youngest pitcher start win world series game youngest scoreless start innings win gave giants lead series route giants winning world series championship years season named starting pitcher rookie team start era seven starts season struggled games season soon regained post season form victim poor run support bad luck despite pitching innings giving earned run starts april wasn 19th got win collecting era season point june era starts wins losses seven losses point giants scored scored times september struck thirteen batters yielding earned runs seven hits walk innings earning win san_diego_padres park second consecutive double digit game having struck batters previous start chicago_cubs win september won consecutive starts finished season era innings pitched strikeouts worth noting games teammates scored runs april agreed year contract worth million season additional million options began season going era win brewers giant win games game span era rose lost consecutive games record moving giants went home games home run hit career left field june pitcher home run strikeouts recent giant hit home run throw strikeouts announcing game june pitched shutout innings cincinnati_reds earn complete game shutout victory giants franchise established new san_francisco record consecutive scoreless innings total won games seven losses posting era striking innings struggling earlier playoffs era pitched seven scoreless innings struck game world series october pitcher begin world series career scoreless innings hall giant scoreless career world series starts season saw set career era walks plus hits inning pitched whip strikeouts starts finishing record whip lowest giants left selected giants manager manager national_league team pitch star game time didn pitch game took pride pitching innings consecutive season improving holding runners base conceding stolen bases compared rested final start season following great seven inning run win new_york_mets said wanted break allow final home start following outstanding season february named giants opening day starter time career april hit career grand slam registered career high rbis home run major league career named month going starts strikeouts era july win park hit grand slam home runs marking occurrence mlb history hit grand game tied time mlb records grand career single season pitcher pitcher hit grand season game july august park win pitched second career complete game hit shutout included pitching seven perfect innings start game reached pitch went deep right field double process set franchise record sixth career game strikeouts walks beat park second time season named august went era threw complete games strikeouts walks september park win struck teammate juan season breaking mark setting new san_francisco_giants single season record left handed pitcher set career high wins eighteen posting record era strikeouts mlb regular season october pitched hit shutout wild card game pittsburgh pirates park allowing giants advance joins world series postseason pitchers pitch shutout batters winner game october game shutout innings set new time mlb pitching record postseason consecutive scoreless innings road broke year old record held fellow giant performance named mvp october game world series pitched seven innings run ball streak scoreless innings ended gave home run 7th inning earned career win world series competition team defeated host stadium describing giants manager said big stage loud crowd keeps focus good anybody seen threw hit complete game shutout game october set time mlb records lowest world series era pitchers innings pitched pitcher series history pitch shutout walks strikeouts october game days rest pitched scoreless innings relief final game world series effort drew media comparisons terms unusual statistical performance named world series mvp finishing series record save era pitching appearances gave run innings analysts entire postseason record year old threw record breaking innings dominant postseason pitching performance following postseason won award postseason mvp named year year win los_angeles_dodgers paired beat time season pitcher hit home run homer second young award winner surrender home run reigning world series mvp homer defending league mvp june park san_diego_padres struck career high fourteen batters tying franchise record strikeouts single game left handed pitcher june win park hits solo home run scored twice struck career left handed pitcher youngest franchise history reach milestone younger july mlb star game held great american ball park american_league pitched scoreless fourth inning national_league august park pitched complete game victory struck walked outing struck career high seven straight batters tie san_francisco record august tied career high striking fourteen batters including striking year career high times hit home run pitched complete game shutout giants left handed pitcher record multiple fourteen games single season career joined giants pitchers strike batters hit home run record shutout game honored time career week honors logged career pinch hit seventh inning august stadium win giants pitcher record hit pitch hitting appearance august montreal august park win pittsburgh_pirates hit fifth homer won fifteenth game season sixth pitcher according august park win chicago_cubs struck batters innings logging straight game strikeouts marks occurrence giants pitcher struck batters games single calendar month august september stadium paired batted eighth starting lineup marked time game pitchers batted eighth left handed pitcher live ball era hit home runs batters single season september park win san_diego_padres pitched career complete game hit shutout including career high perfect innings start game september park struck batter season breaking san_francisco_giants single season record left handed pitcher tied career high wins eighteen posting record era set career highs win percentage innings pitched strikeouts mlb regular season according strikeouts giants left handed pitcher struck batters season named winner national league silver award pitcher april park matched year hitting home run hit left field seats nearly exactly spot season players multiple times seven starts allowed home runs allowed earned runs fewer consecutive starts april june tied longest streak giants franchise history according bay area june win started pitcher hitting american_league time intentionally majors according fifth time creation designated hitter rule went opening inning double starting run rally july park win pitched fourth career complete game hit shutout career game striking fourteen batters tying career high extending record career hitters giants pitcher years career hitters started game throwing perfect innings outfield error battling sun carried hitter innings broken star pitching style repertoire consists pitches including throws different speeds different types movement features fastball miles hour range tops mph cutter miles hour usually ranges miles hour sharp downward break occasionally throws slower curve exaggerated horizontal break mid high miles hour range change sits miles hour fastball cutter main pitches thrown fastball time cutter time madison unique pitching style throws appears throwing base career highlights december sports_illustrated named year december associated_press named male athlete year phenomenal postseason performance overall success mlb left handed pitcher hit career home runs awards personal life parents kevin divorced madison high school high school dated girl named married february private ceremony wore jeans offseason live farm north_carolina thirty minutes grew old furniture manufacturing area state season san_francisco baptist childhood reporter covers giants wrote wouldn describe outgoing struck smart spoken deeply christian grounded half sister died reportedly accidentally pain medication following cancer older half brothers father kevin built log house younger grew works nights food distribution company mother endorsement deal featured television commercials admitted tobacco user 5th grade baseball records accomplishments regular season mlb record grand pitcher season tied mlb record career grand pitcher tied starting pitcher catcher duo mlb history hit grand slam game second pitcher history throw complete game shutout batters hit home run game august left handed pitcher live ball era hit home runs batters single season post season mlb record starts single post season tied record mlb record innings pitched single post season mlb record lowest career world series era minimum innings work mlb record fewest hits allowed single world series pitcher innings work innings mlb record shutout innings relief world series game tie mlb record longest save world series innings game mlb record longest save winner game innings game mlb record world series games won age mlb pitcher single world series earn wins throw shutout earn save mlb pitcher world series pitch shutout walks strikeouts game world series lowest single world series minimum innings posted era world series second strikeouts single world series walking batter new_york_giants struck pitcher throw scoreless innings world series game days rest shutout dodgers post season threw double innings pitcher
Madison Bumgarner