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| Relief Pitcher | |
| Born: April 14, 1976 Wichita, Kansas | |
| Bats: Switch | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| April 29, 1999 for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through June 8, 2008) | |
| Win-Loss | 29-47 |
| 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 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wichita (ˈwɪtʃɪtaː is the most populous City in the US state of Kansas, and the county seat of Sedgwick County. Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 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 47 |
| Strikeouts | 702 |
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Kyle Lynn Farnsworth (born April 14, 1976 in Wichita, Kansas) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher, 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 Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wichita (ˈwɪtʃɪtaː is the most populous City in the US state of Kansas, and the county seat of Sedgwick County. Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " 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. He is 6'4" and weighs 235 lbs.
Farnsworth graduated from Milton High School in Milton, Georgia in 1994. Milton High School may refer to Milton High School (Milton Georgia Milton High School (Florida * Milton High School (Massachusetts Milton ( Population Approximately 20000 is an area of Fulton County Georgia which became incorporated During high school, he played baseball, basketball, and football. He continued to play baseball in college at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, which is located in Tifton, Georgia. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC is a Coeducational College specializing in Agriculture, located in Tifton Georgia. Tifton is a city in Tift County, Georgia, United States. The population was 15060 at the 2000 census
Farnsworth was drafted in the 47th round by the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois.
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Major League career
Cubs, Tigers, and Braves
Prior to becoming a Yankee, Farnsworth played for the Chicago Cubs (1999-2004) and the Detroit Tigers (2005). Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series
On July 31, 2005, he was traded to the Atlanta Braves for pitchers Zach Miner and Roman Colon. Zachary Charles Miner (born March 12 1982 in St Louis Missouri) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. Ramon Benedicto Colon is a Pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball.
In his last 58 appearances in the 2005 season Farnsworth posted a 1. 62 ERA and held opponents to a . 162 average. He converted 16 straight save opportunities after failing to convert his first 2.
New York Yankees
Following the season, Farnsworth signed with the New York Yankees, replacing Tom Gordon as the team's primary set-up man, joining a revamped Yankees bullpen that also included newcomers Octavio Dotel and Ron Villone to help bridge the gap to closer Mariano Rivera. Thomas Gordon (born November 18, 1967 in Sebring Florida) nicknamed "Flash" is a Major League Baseball right-handed Pitcher Octavio Eduardo Dotel (born November 25, 1973 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Pitcher for the Chicago White Ronald Thomas Villone Jr (born January 16, 1970 in Englewood New Jersey) is a Major League Baseball Left-handed Relief Mariano Rivera (born November 29, 1969 in Panama City, Panama) is a Professional baseball player The deal, worth $17 million over three years, was the second highest offer Farnsworth received. The Texas Rangers reportedly offered $25 million over four years and the closer job. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft However, he first learned of the Rangers' interest when he was taking his physical for the Yankees. Farnsworth also decided against re-signing with the Braves, whom he grew up rooting for, where he also would have been a closer rather than a setup man. He felt the Yankees would give him the best chance to win a championship and decided to sign with them.
He struggled in the 2006 season, accumulating a 4. 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success 36 ERA. His struggles continued in the 2007 season. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball
When Farnsworth joined the Yankees, he began wearing glasses, which he'd never done before. He allegedly borrowed these glasses from a bartender in SoHo. This prompted sports announcers to nickname him Professor Farnsworth, a reference to a character from the animated series Futurama. Professor Hubert J Farnsworth (born April 9 2841, New New York City New New York, USA) is a Fictional character appearing in the Futurama is an Emmy Award -winning animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening, and developed by Groening and The Professor Farnsworth nickname was also promoted on the MLB humor site The Dugout. The Dugout, also known as "The Official Chat Room of Major League Baseball" is a Parody Website that satirizes various elements of Major League Baseball
Incidents
He is also somewhat infamous for a brawl that occurred in the 2003 season when his former team, the Chicago Cubs, were playing the Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ball Park. 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. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Great American Ball Park is the home of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds. Reds pitcher Paul Wilson stepped out of the batter's box after an inside pitch, and started to yell at Farnsworth. Paul Anthony Wilson (born March 28 1973 in Belleville Illinois) is a Free agent Right-handed Pitcher in Major League Farnsworth then met Wilson a short distance from home plate and speared him to the ground. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. He was suspended 3 games for his actions.
In August 2004, after blowing a save, he kicked an air conditioning unit in the tunnel to the clubhouse, causing him to sprain his knee and land on the disabled list.
Farnsworth also was involved in a bench-clearing fight in the 2005 season while playing for the Detroit Tigers, against the Kansas City Royals at Comerica Park. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. Comerica Park is an open air ballpark located in downtown Detroit Michigan. After three batters on both teams had been hit by pitches, triggering stern warnings to both teams from the umpires, Tigers shortstop Carlos Guillén approached the mound after he was hit in the head by a pitch thrown by the Royals' Runelvys Hernandez. Carlos Alfonso Guillén (born September 30, 1975) is a Major League Baseball Left fielder and Switch-hitter who plays for the Runelvys Antonio Hernandez (born April 27, 1978 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Right-handed Major League Baseball Both benches and bullpens cleared. After order appeared to have been restored, Farnsworth charged Royals pitcher Jeremy Affeldt and tackled him to the ground in a similar fashion as he did with Paul Wilson. Jeremy David Affeldt (ˈæfɛlt born June 6, 1979 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the He was ejected from the game. [1] Beginning on August 9, 2005, Farnsworth served a 5-game suspension for his role in the altercation.
On July 29, 2007, Farnsworth had a falling out with his catcher, Jorge Posada. Jorge Rafael Posada Villeta (born August 17, 1971 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball Catcher who plays On a previous pitch, Posada asked for a slider. Instead of throwing a slider, Farnsworth threw a blazing fastball that struck Posada on the wrist. When Posada approached the mound to ask why he threw the fastball, Farnsworth turned away. The two began arguing, causing third baseman Alex Rodriguez to come in and break it up. Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27 1975 in New York New York) commonly nicknamed A-Rod, is an American Third baseman for the Manager Joe Torre then pulled Farnsworth, and was forced to bring in closer Mariano Rivera to come into the game in a non-save opportunity. Joseph Paul Torre (ˈtɔɹi born July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn New York) is the current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a former Major Mariano Rivera (born November 29, 1969 in Panama City, Panama) is a Professional baseball player [2]
On April 17, 2008, Farnsworth threw behind Boston Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramirez. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Manuel "Manny" Aristides Ramírez Onelcida (born May 30 1972 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican-American professional Ramirez had hit home runs earlier in the 2nd and 3rd innings of the game. In the top of the 7th inning, Farnsworth's first pitch was a 97 mph fastball that sailed directly behind Ramirez's neck, nearly beaning the Red Sox outfielder. While Farnsworth claimed that the ball slipped out of his hand as a result of trying to throw the ball as hard as possible, Ramirez was skeptical and surmised that the pitch was retaliation for Alex Rodriguez being plunked the prior night after hitting a home run in the game. Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27 1975 in New York New York) commonly nicknamed A-Rod, is an American Third baseman for the Following Farnsworth's pitch, the umpire issued warnings to both dugouts that any ill-intentions from that point forward would result in ejections. [3] Farnsworth has appealed the three-game suspension handed down by the MLB. The suspension was reduced to one game.
References
- ^ Beck, Jason (July 17, 2005). Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Seven ejected in bench-clearing melee. Guillen, Bonderman, Farnsworth tossed from game.". mlb.com. MLBcom is the official site of Major League Baseball. MLBcom is a source of baseball-related information including baseball news statistics and sports columns Retrieved on 2007-09-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire.
- ^ Kepner, Tyler (July 29, 2007). Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "Now Pitching in Scranton, Some Relief for Yankees". New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-09-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. “As the pitch bounced away, Posada glared at Farnsworth and later stalked to the mound for a curt conversation. Farnsworth walked off in the other direction after Posada’s message. Alex Rodriguez was there to officiate, patting Posada on the chest protector. ”
- ^ The Official Site of The Boston Red Sox: News: Farnsworth pitch to Manny causes stir
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- Kyle Farnsworth's Fight Videos
Kyle Blames Torre - http://www.nypost.com/seven/03072008/sports/yankees/kyle_s_bile_100792.htm
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