born february american professional baseball starting pitcher major_league_baseball mlb going years college baseball drafted 30th round texas_rangers surgery later year followed minor league career era held batters hits innings pitching exclusively relief pitching bullpen bouncing forth texas triple affiliate converted starter established breakout season rangers tied 4th american_league wins tied major league record victories road early life inch big early age second grade teacher comment wife like alice wonderland scott big seat father recalls road major leagues dream started like kid said think watching games think playing neighborhood park friends hope don know going happen father marshall fbi agent grew pennsylvania coal mining town played college baseball coached youth baseball worked courtesy clerk store manager taught throw change went intermediate school later attended california pitched hitter led batting average junior year overweight high school point pounds college lost pounds start freshman year walked team seasons went era walk ratio pitched said coach game earned coast conference pitcher year honors freshman sophomore american years gift williams said picked 41st round pick overall major_league_baseball draft sign drafted 30th round overall draft texas_rangers rounds future teammate time signed rangers offered lucrative contract minor leagues underwent elbow surgery torn october appearances pitched seven scoreless innings began season single blaze scoreless innings relief quickly promoted double july teammates threw perfect game corpus hooks combined inning perfect game history overall tasked getting outs outs ninth let count telling don walk said got threw right middle got hit got hit going break perfect game walk batter grounded july pitchers shared week award held opposing batters batting average relief appearances led team saves tied fifth league era season teams era saves appearances relief baseball america having best control minor league pitchers rangers organization prior season beat reporter opined rangers minor league relief prospect relief appearances rangers triple affiliate oklahoma era relief appearances team era later pitched work new quarters delivery rangers decided convert starter started won game taking perfect game fifth hitter seventh start lot fun said started won games pitched oklahoma overall minor league career era innings games gave average hits innings major leagues texas_rangers breaking late season night didn sleep minute didn know expect walked locker room saw lot guys seen years like holy cow big leagues remembers major league debut chicago_white_sox august relief appearances rangers compiled record era innings work brawl end spring training feeling confident going parent club man roster week opening day called manager office instead telling team minutes team pitching coach spoke solid spring training needed work things couldn believe eventually thought holy smoke going minors suddenly unable continue prank longer burst laughing pack bags rookie coming regular season bounced forth rangers oklahoma national spotlight briefly august sparked violent bench clearing brawl ninth inning game rangers anaheim tensions division rivals high ranger starting pitchers ejected previous games month throwing angel hitters texas manager took mound relief night game time temperature degrees angel pitchers thrown game hitting ranger batters angel manager acting manager bench coach ejected hit angel second baseman fastball outs rangers kennedy charged mound stood atop threw glove kennedy reached triggering fight light hitting kennedy punched announcer describing fight said punches like throws didn charge said defense couldn stand suspended games reactions said everybody telling boxing lessons relief appearances era games late close held sixteen batters faced win rangers spring training camp won final spot texas bullpen picked major_league victory april 47th big league appearance remember doubt said sent began trend called send times season changes delivery september instead throwing raised arm angle threw quarters delivery pitching coach observed gave sink fastball downward movement breaking ball chance pretty good connor said fastball ball sinking cutting season era games held batter faced game batting average ground ball fly ball ratio highest team conversion starter spring training changed release point quarter delivery begun use late manager noted makes ball heavier movement little pronounced late march pitchers long relief spot team rangers began experimenting converting starter general manager observed end spring training new quarter arm slot march despite success new higher arm angle rangers optioned oklahoma starter april bounced forth texas major_league start april allowed runs innings receive decision outstanding manager washington said hung battled recorded major league hit june new_york_mets august boston_red_sox allowed runs inning team record time major league pitcher gave runs taking loss august wrote end season going win bronze medal innings pitched rangers season exceeded expectations lack history starter makes difficult figure great experiment headed general manager daniels noted saved pen year wasn guy counting beginning season rangers wanted limit use end rotation injuries pitchers season starts relief appearances innings innings fewer pitched entire minor league career led rangers pitching staff quality starts quality start percentage strikes looking grounded double plays grounded double play rate runs tied highest total season club president emphasized conditioning rangers pitchers team young pitchers brought arlington november week long conditioning camp different said past little need guys way overseeing making sure everybody ready breakout season rangers decided begin middle starter makes better team bullpen explained washington goes better stuff disappointed change month injured took place rotation april excited said love starting suggestion pitching coach changed remained rotation early washington noted real life fastball harder breaking ball getting good feel got pitches throw plate began season sported better mechanics different repertoire new improved cut fastball threw mph harder kept ball forcing ground balls great starting rotation said manager washington need star break despite having moved starting rotation nearly month season led won lost percentage 9th hits innings walks hits inning pitched going better said july noting youth recent change pitching style july kansas city star leader innings hit shutout ball leading rangers victory matched best pitcher baseball washington said happy pitchers went pretty good won battle innings major league high mixed fastball end july opposing batters hitting starts fourth lowest batting average league starts end july era starts quality starts beat short days rest beginning august team lead wins seattle manager said thought tough seen kid gets better year think tip hat mid august cut fastball effective major leagues effective pitch overall change fastball cutter time throwing time starting pitchers throwing press began notice august espn noted april rejoined rangers rotation wins days later wrote chicago_tribune consideration young ballots august threw seven scoreless innings allowing hits win 13th win season tied season record ninth road win season bringing road tying best win rangers games ahead rays wild card standings game career high strikeouts ranger struck video parts strikeouts commenting said second base saw pitch like wow thought right rays manager called performance best pitched game year spite perfect game earlier season august held opposition scoreless time twins innings victory ball definitely moving place great breaking ball twins manager said throws nasty cutter ball tough good 14th win season tied second raising record cutter dominant thrown single season baseball solutions began collecting cutter data september extended scoreless streak innings giving run baltimore_orioles sixth inning run gave innings win bring record 11th road victory matching club record held matched club record set 7th consecutive road win season writing asked point going enter young award conversation isn september threw seven innings shutout ball cleveland_indians leading texas win struck giving singles raising record tying lead victories rangers pitcher win games seventh win row eighth straight road victory new texas record 12th road win overall new club record tops different road home said allowed run innings preparation think pretty game high low rangers right allow run consecutive starts outfielder said ace mound expect win couple runs early feel hand unbelievable year steps mound keeps getting better reported started season bullpen end young award candidate chicago_tribune referred radar young candidate wrote likable stud player locals amazing wins lot road ace pretty good staff humble hell certainly conversations miami herald referred young award candidate september leading won lost percentage tied league lead wins 3rd lowest slugging percentage tied 4th double plays induced 7th lowest holding batting average starter kept batters 2nd lowest batting average balls play starters 4th best era league tied 4th lowest batting average stranded 5th highest percentage runners 5th highest ground ball fly ball ratio effective cutter major league starters thrown time starters pitched innings starts mid september cutter effective pitch major leagues fastball season era games starts despite having starter end april tied 4th american_league wins pitchers majors victories club record victories road tied major league record player rangers history win games starts fewer joining wins starts wins starts named dallas fort worth chapter opening day starter rangers agreed year contract january avoiding arbitration march manager announced opening day starter rangers april rangers signed year million extension season million option season started games pitched seven games bullpen injuries scoreless postseason surgery performed right knee season rehab appearances double appearances july transferred day disabled list day disabled list minors july july cleared rejected assignment giving rangers option disabled list releasing opted activate disabled list added man roster era texas games starts innings gave hits walking striking limited left handed hitters batting average brought game playoffs pitched scoreless innings allowing hits striking game pitched scoreless innings relief allowing detroit_tigers hit walks pitcher years throw scoreless innings relief postseason game pitched scoreless inning game rounds postseason playoff record innings pitched strikeouts hits walks game world series pitched innings scoreless baseball extend postseason record scoreless innings pitched relief pitchers pitched scoreless innings postseason holding record postseason record innings pitched strikeouts hits walks era innings ratio walked fewer batters straight starts ranger longer single season streak straight starts free agent october rangers declined million option chicago cubs november signed year deal chicago_cubs worth million possible million additional incentives general manager indicated team planned use starter hit career home run cincinnati reds pitcher baltimore july traded baltimore_orioles pitchers reunited big league manager start july chicago_white_sox game won decision best start august borderline dominant entire outing innings allowed hits allowing single run score took victory improved outing complete game shutout career september holding hits finished season combined win loss record era starts included shutout allowed opponent batting average tied 10th best pitchers average outs falling batters held average lowest present signed year contract worth million season opening day starter beat new_york_yankees seventh inning august threw hit shutout texas_rangers giving walk striking went win winning silver boot club time season era lowest season career starts tied club lead tied sixth complete games threw highest percentage major_league pitchers ahead tallest pitcher history received voted pitching quarters pitcher low fastball hard dropping curve mph cut fastball changed angle arm quarters september august scout described having average pitches cutter personal life jewish father family belonged peninsula temple period time march jewish baseball players major leagues teammate featured edition licensed major_league_baseball commemorating jewish major joined named jewish major pitcher year year wins jewish pitcher eighth jewish major career strikeouts tied eighth career wins players born hawaii majors joined hawaiian born players pitch
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