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Jake Peavy
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Pitcher
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San Diego Padres
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Right
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Right
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June 22
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2002
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San Diego Padres
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2005
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ERA
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Wins-Losses
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46 - 31
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Strikeouts
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/San_Diego_Padres" class="copylinks">San Diego Padres ( 2002 -Present)
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(born
31 May ,
1981 , in
Mobile ,
Alabama ,
USA ) is a
Starting Pitcher in
Major League Baseball who plays for the
San Diego Padres . He bats and throws right handed.
Peavy stands 6' feet tall (1.83 m) and weighs 180 pounds (82 kg). He was developed by the Padres in their minor league system after being drafted out of high school where he attended
St. Paul's Episcopal School ; Peavy declined an offer to pitch for
Auburn University in order to accept the Padres' contract offer. In
2001 Jake was promoted to the Padres' Class Double-A team, which also made its home in Mobile, Alabama. He spent parts of both the 2001 and
2002 seasons playing for the
Mobile BayBears .
Peavy was also named to Major League Baseball's Futures Game but could not participate as he was promoted to the Padres on
June 21 . He made his major league debut on
June 22 , 2002 when the Padres hosted the
New York Yankees . Jake went six innings and allowed three hits and one run. Unfortunately, he lost 1-0.
During his third year of major league experience in
2004 , Peavy emerged as the Padres' ace starting pitcher and one of the best pitchers in baseball. He compiled a 15-6 record,
Struckout 173 in 166
Innings and led the
Major Leagues with a 2.27
ERA .
On
February 28 ,
2005 Jake signed a four-year contract extension with
San Diego .
During the 2005 season, Peavy was selected for the of 1.044.
After the Padres won the
National League West in 2005, Peavy was widely considered their key for upsetting the
St. Louis Cardinals , who they faced in the
National League Division Series . However, Peavy gave up 8 runs in the first game, and afterwards it was announced that he would miss the rest of the season with a broken rib, which he apparently suffered while celebrating the Padres clinching the NL West Championship
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Peavy was a member of
Team USA in the
2006 World Baseball Classic . He started the opening game for the U.S., a 2-0 win over
Mexico , giving up just 1 hit and no runs over three innings. He did not factor in the decision in the second round game against Japan, as he gave up 3 runs in 5 innings in a game that the U.S. won, 4-3.
Peavy's
Repertoire includes two-seam and four-seam
Fastballs (90 to 96
Mph ), a
Changeup (80 to 90 mph), and a hard
Slider (85 to 90 mph).
