baseball born july puerto rican born professional baseball pitcher san_francisco_giants major_league_baseball feet inches tall weighs pounds previously pitched boston_red_sox pittsburgh pirates left handed specialist known delivery bats left handed attended earning degree psychology despite leaving early begin baseball career selected fourth round major_league_baseball mlb draft began career starting pitcher struggled converted submarine organization season selected boston_red_sox rule draft traded spring training spent colorado roster nearly tying franchise record consecutive batters retired finishing major league games pitched struggled seasons getting claimed later sent minors arizona signed chicago_white_sox failed team spent season minors getting traded boston year served boston different appeared games posting earned run average era posted era playoffs won world series ring defeated colorado games spent entire season major league roster time posted era games getting sent minors rest season signed pittsburgh_pirates traded san_francisco_giants season lowest era year won world series giants defeated texas_rangers win world series major league relief pitchers throw innings giving home run won world series giants defeated detroit_tigers games posted career best era won fourth world series giants defeated seven games active player played world series championship teams early life born puerto_rico grew virginia wife attended virginia growing dream fbi agent like father went college played virginia baseball team august players major leagues playing went earned run average era hitter batting average home runs runs batted rbi discovered pitching likely major leagues despite leaving college years play professional baseball continued working degree psychology earned fulfill promise father law said years great university figured finish professional career drafts minor leagues seasons drafted fourth round major_league_baseball mlb draft began minor league career starting pitcher silver hawks games starts record era strikeouts walks innings pitched remained posting record era strikeouts innings pitched starts promoted high games starts record era strikeouts saves innings deciding able reach major leagues starter converted moved bullpen said don know desperation admitting failure began season arizona advanced affiliate lancaster games record era strikeouts save innings pitched promoted season record era strikeouts innings pitched games start professionally played games allowing opponent batting average year went era strikeouts saves innings colorado december boston_red_sox selected rule draft intending compete role left handed specialist bullpen march traded player named later roster mlb debut pitching scoreless inning loss got major league game april punching victory april got win pitching scoreless innings victory posted era led games june posting innings scoreless streak end run era jumped june allowed seven runs inning loss july august tied franchise record retiring straight hitters span days fell short record set intentionally walked loss new_york_mets august recorded career save pitching scoreless 11th inning victory montreal played games major leagues trailing record era save started badly going era games mid season sent aaa colorado springs sky july aaa went era games called majors august replace injured played rest season colorado pitched better rest season allowing runs era final games games record era strikeouts saves innings began allowing runs games era optioned april arizona appear games claimed april major league rules arizona unable april poor season having record era highest majors appearances july designated assignment room roster cleared sent rest season went era october granted free agency chicago_white_sox organization signed minor league deal chicago_white_sox competed role left handed specialist logan won role sent aaa begin season playing charlotte knights international_league went saves era games boston_red_sox june traded boston_red_sox david posted era appearances getting sent july tough carry left handed specialist point season according manager called short july august august appearing game time september recalled remainder season september allowed run finished year going era games record era games innings roster scoreless optioned april room started season disabled list recalled sent stint posted era appearances getting sent august room returning disabled list face tough left handed hitters late august sent august room roster appearances posting record era innings despite minors appearances ranked second club appearances going era member playoff roster posting era winning world series swept games january agreed year contract avoiding arbitration process spent season major league roster time rookie year june threw career high innings allowing runs loss games record era strikeouts innings pitched fifth lowest era major league left handed appeared fifth games left second lowest era pitchers playoffs second year row won wild card appearance anaheim taking loss game giving game winning twelfth inning single boston loss series defeated angels games appearances championship series allowing runs defeated seven games april allowed runs inning played remainder eighth inning right field switched right fielder game loss rays time pitcher played position major league game played left field august designated assignment room pitcher started year era games shortly minors spent rest season going era games october granted free agency ended tenure string straight games save longest stretch pitcher pittsburgh pirates december signed year contract pittsburgh_pirates replaced traded pirates left handed specialist posting era games posted era july san_francisco_giants present july traded san_francisco_giants appeared games giants earning record era combined record year pittsburgh san_francisco came appearances era career records left handed batters hit lowest national_league left minimum bats ended season days short qualifying free agency reached playoffs giants won west time appearances atlanta braves face struck times giants won series games philadelphia_phillies appearances scoreless game allowed run deciding game pitched scoreless seventh inning charged win hit game winning home run eighth inning appearances texas_rangers world series striking batters faced game struck end eighth inning runner second preserve lead giants went win won second world series ring giants defeated rangers games win world series joining giants premier specialists game recorded save victory following game crossed arms imitating giants closer post save gesture games record era strikeouts innings pitched relief pitchers major leagues toss innings allowing home run opponent batting average left eighth lowest season giants signed year million contract july gave home run joining giants allowed foot home run victory pirates brought era posted era games following struggles replaced injured wilson giants closer giants manager announced august giants going bullpen committee strategy pitching final innings close games depending hitters facing received save opportunities save point received save opportunities august converted games record era strikeouts innings converting seven save opportunities stranded inherited runners best mark appearances allowing runs giants won series pitch world series won career world series ring giants swept detroit_tigers recorded save season september pitching final ninth inning victory appearances going career best era striking innings held left handed hitters november signed giants year million contract appeared games recording era strikeouts walks world series recorded outs appearances allowing hits walk won fourth world series ring giants defeated seven games matched career high appearances setting new career era whip struck batters innings pitched pitching style main pitch fastball low 80s secondary pitch high 70s left handed hitters mix distinctive delivery makes appealing left handed specialist season hit hit struggled begin professional career throwing decided needed change style system help began throwing submarine called decision changed life personal life married attended high school college couple children march christian october world series christian born fly home birth games family reside denver colorado christian says faith sure
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