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| Cleveland Indians — No. 37 | |
| Starting pitcher | |
| Born: September 29, 1977 Athens, Georgia | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| June 17, 2000 for the New York Yankees | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) | |
| Win-Loss | 63-64 |
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| Strikeouts | 580 |
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Jacob Cauthen "Jake" Westbrook (born September 29, 1977 in Athens, Georgia) is a right-handed starting pitcher for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Athens-Clarke County is a unified city-county in Georgia, US, in the northeastern part of the state at the intersection of U The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule In Baseball or Softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the Pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Besides his sinker, Westbrook's repertoire features a cut fastball, a changeup, and a slider. For the American band of the same name see Fastball (band. For the game also known as fast-pitch softball see Softball. A changeup is a type of pitch in Baseball. Other names include change-of-pace and simply change. In Baseball, a slider is a pitch halfway between a Curveball and a Fastball.
Jake was the 21st overall pick in the 1996 Major League first-year player draft out of Madison County High School by the Colorado Rockies. 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 Madison County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. He tossed 5 no-hitters and one perfect game in his high school career. In Baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game, or colloquially a no-no) refers to a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting
As a minor league pitcher in the Colorado organization, Jake was part of a trade in 1997 with the Montreal Expos that sent Mike Lansing to the Rockies. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of Michael Thomas Lansing (born April 3, 1968 in Rawlins Wyoming) is a former Major League Baseball Infielder who played for the
In 1999, Jake was traded from the Expos along with Ted Lilly to the New York Yankees for pitcher Hideki Irabu. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP Theodore Roosevelt "Ted" Lilly III (born January 4, 1976 in Torrance California) is a Starting pitcher for the Chicago The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Hideki Irabu ( Japanese: 伊良部 秀輝 born in Hirara (now Miyakojima) Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on May 15, Jake appeared in three games for the Yankees as a rookie.
Less than a year later, the Yankees parted ways with Westbrook, Zach Day, and Ricky Ledee in exchange for David Justice of the Indians. Stephen Zachary Day (born June 15, 1978 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former Right-handed sinker-ball Pitcher in Major Ricardo Alberto "Ricky" Ledée (born November 22, 1973 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball David Justice (born April 14 1966 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the
Westbrook was named to the All-Star team in 2004, when he won 14 games with an earned run average of 3. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 38. After becoming a full-time starter in 2004, the sinkerballer won at least 14 games in three consecutive seasons. For the American band of the same name see Fastball (band. For the game also known as fast-pitch softball see Softball.
In April 2007, Westbrook signed a three-year, $33 million contract extension with the Indians, which will keep him in Cleveland through the 2010 season.
On March 28, 2008, Westbrook appeared at his high school alma-mater, Madison County High School in Danielsville, Georgia, to speak and give thanks as they retired his high school #12 jersey during a home baseball game.
After being placed on the 15 day DL in April 2008, Westbrook came back to pitch his first game for the Indians on May 28th. After the start, Westbrook began to feel soreness in his elbow, but was optimistic that he would be able to make his next start. It was announced on June 7, 2008 that he would be undergoing Tommy John Surgery and will be out of action for 10-14 months, ending his 2008 Season. Tommy John surgery known by doctors as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (or UCL) is a surgical procedure in which a Ligament in the
Career Statistics
| Year | Team | League | G | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | W | L | SV | ERA | AVG |
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| 2000 | New York | AL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6. 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13. 50 | . 469 |
| 2001 | Cleveland | AL | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 64. 2 | 79 | 43 | 42 | 22 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5. 85 | . 306 |
| 2002 | Cleveland | AL | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41. 2 | 50 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5. 83 | . 296 |
| 2003 | Cleveland | AL | 34 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 133. 0 | 142 | 70 | 64 | 56 | 58 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 4. 33 | . 281 |
| 2004 | Cleveland | AL | 33 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 215. 2 | 208 | 95 | 81 | 61 | 116 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3. 38 | . 255 |
| 2005 | Cleveland | AL | 34 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 210. 2 | 218 | 121 | 105 | 56 | 119 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4. 49 | . 265 |
| 2006 | Cleveland | AL | 32 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 211. 1 | 247 | 106 | 98 | 55 | 109 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 4. 17 | . 296 |
| 2007 | Cleveland | AL | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 152. 0 | 159 | 78 | 73 | 55 | 93 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4. 32 | . 276 |
| 2008 | Cleveland | AL | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 34. 2 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3. 12 | . 256 |
| Major League Totals | 200 | 160 | 12 | 3 | 1070. 1 | 1151 | 566 | 512 | 328 | 583 | 63 | 64 | 0 | 4. 31 | . 278 | ||
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