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| New York Yankees — No. 22 | |
| Relief Pitcher | |
| Born: December 21, 1972 Gary, Indiana | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| April 29, 1995 for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through June 8, 2008) | |
| Win-Loss | 57–77 |
| Earned Run Average | 4. A relief pitcher or reliever is a Baseball or Softball Pitcher who enters the game after the Starting pitcher is removed due to injury Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 72 |
| Strikeouts | 716 |
| Teams | |
LaTroy Hawkins (born December 21, 1972 in Gary, Indiana) is a Major League relief pitcher currently playing for the New York Yankees. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Calendar Major League Baseball See also 2008 Major League Baseball season Postseason October 1 – ALDS and Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union A relief pitcher or reliever is a Baseball or Softball Pitcher who enters the game after the Starting pitcher is removed due to injury The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York.
Hawkins was drafted straight out of high school by the Minnesota Twins in the 1991 amateur draft, and spent the next four years in the Twins' minor league system. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP The First-Year Player Draft, also known as the Rule 4 Draft, is Major League Baseball 's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools His major league debut early in the 1995 season was a disastrous start against the Baltimore Orioles, where he gave up seven earned runs in only an inning and two thirds of work. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. In Baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable (i Hawkins bounced between the big league club and Salt Lake of the PCL over the next few years, finally landing in the Twins' bullpen permanently in 1998. The Pacific Coast League (PCL is a Minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr
Sporting a mid-90s fastball, Hawkins was used by the Twins as their closer during the 2000 and 2001 seasons, but eventually lost the job to Eddie Guardado. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Edward Adrian "Everyday Eddie" Guardado (born October 2, 1970 in Stockton California) is a Relief pitcher in Major League Now in the set-up role, Hawkins drew the attention of the league when he posted a 2. 13 ERA in 2002. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: He fared even better in 2003, when his ERA dropped to 1. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to 86 and he struck out 75 batters in just 77 and 1/3 innings. Hawkins was made a free agent after the 2003 season, and drew interest from a number of teams before signing a three year, $11 million deal with the Chicago Cubs. In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois.
Hawkins was signed by the Cubs to pitch the 8th inning to set up for Joe Borowski, but Borowski went down with an injury early in the season, and Hawkins took over closing duties. Joseph P (Joe Borowski ( December 12, 1933 - September 23, 1996) was a Canadian politician and activist On September 11, Hawkins struck out the side on only nine pitches in a game against the Florida Marlins. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul In Major League Baseball, 38 pitchers have thrown a nine-pitch three-strikeout half-inning literally throwing nothing but strikes a total of 41 times The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. Despite a better-than-average ERA of 2. 63 on the year and 25 saves, Hawkins blew 9 saves on the year, including two during a late-September skid that cost the Cubs the wild card. These blown saves earned him the ire of Cubs fans, who made a habit of booing him loudly at Wrigley Field when he came on in relief. Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago The Cubs traded Hawkins to the San Francisco Giants two months into the 2005 season in exchange for pitchers Jerome Williams and David Aardsma. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series Jerome Lee Williams (born December 4, 1981 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a Pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Los David Allan Aardsma (born December 27, 1981 in) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox.
Upon arrival in San Francisco, Hawkins was initially converted back into a set-up role, with the team cautiously optimistic about a return to form. However, Hawkins only showed brief flashes of his previous ability en route to a league-average performance for the Giants. Following the 2005 season, he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for left-handed reliever Steve Kline. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.
After another average year with Baltimore, Hawkins signed a one year, $3. 25 contract with the Colorado Rockies. The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. On July 8, 2007, Hawkins was the only Colorado player to help the groundskeepers and the entire Philadelphia ballclub with the tarp during a heavy storm in Denver. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. [1] Despite pitching in the hitter-friendly Coors Field, he posted a 3. Coors Field, located in Denver Colorado, is the home field of the National League 's Colorado Rockies. 42 ERA in 62 appearances, including a scoreless 7th inning in the wild card playoff against San Diego. The 2007 National League wild card tiebreaker game took place on October 1, 2007, after both the San Diego Padres and Hawkins gave up only one run and two hits in five innings of post-season work for the National League champions.
On December 9, 2007, Hawkins agreed to a 1 year contract with the New York Yankees, reportedly worth $3. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. 75 million. He is the first player since outfielder Paul O'Neill to wear the jersey number 21 for the Yankees. Paul Andrew O'Neill (born February 25, 1963 in Columbus Ohio) is a former Right fielder Major League Baseball player who won five The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. [2] However, after returning from a road trip on April 16, he changed his number to 22 in response to the fans' booing, yelling, and calling O'Neill's name when he took the field. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom [3]
Hawkins was suspended three games for throwing a head-high pitch to Baltimore Orioles left fielder Luke Scott on May 21, MLB announced May 22. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Luke Brandon Scott (born June 25, 1978 in De Leon Springs Florida) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who currently plays Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. He has also been fined an undisclosed amount. [4]
References
- ^ C. J. Moore. "Rockies' winning streak halted at five, Cook unable to hold lead; Colorado denied sweep in finale", mlb.com, 2007-07-08. MLBcom is the official site of Major League Baseball. MLBcom is a source of baseball-related information including baseball news statistics and sports columns Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Retrieved on 2007-12-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor.
- ^ Bryan Hoch. "Yankees reach deal with Hawkins, Veteran right-hander likely to fill setup role in bullpen", mlb.com, 2007-12-09. MLBcom is the official site of Major League Baseball. MLBcom is a source of baseball-related information including baseball news statistics and sports columns Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Retrieved on 2007-12-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city
- ^ Yanks reliever Hawkins bows to fans' wishes, will switch to No. 22
- ^ Yankees' Hawkins suspended for high pitch in loss to O's
External links
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