Aaron Cook (baseball)
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Born: February 8, 1979 Fort Campbell, Kentucky |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 10, 2002, for the Colorado Rockies | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 28, 2012, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 76–79 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.60 | ||
| Strikeouts | 578 | ||
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Aaron Lane Cook (born February 8, 1979) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox.
In high school, while playing for Hamilton High School (Hamilton, OH), Cook allowed only one home run, to fellow Major Leaguer Kevin Youkilis, who was playing for Sycamore High School in suburban Cincinnati.
Cook was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 2nd round of the 1997 MLB Draft and made his Major League debut in 2002.
Cook made his debut against the Chicago Cubs, pitching 2 innings and allowing a home run. He would make his first start against the San Francisco Giants, pitching 6 innings while recording 4 walks in a no decision. He would finish the season appearing in 9 games (5 starts) with a 4.54 ERA in 35 innings.
Cook made the opening day roster after pitching a solid spring training and was named the Rockies #2 starter opening the season against the Houston Astros.
After posting an ERA of over 5.00 through 14 starts, Cook was demoted to Triple A in exchange for Denny Neagle, who had come out of his rehab assignment.
Cook would finish the season 4-6 with a 6.02 ERA in 124 innings. He also allowed 57 walks to 43 strikeouts.
He saw his 2004 season come to an abrupt end when it was discovered that he suffers from pulmonary embolism, or blood clots. During an August 7 start against the Cincinnati Reds, Cook complained of dizziness and shortness of breath. After he was taken to a local hospital, doctors discovered blood clots had formed in his right shoulder. On September 10, Cook underwent extensive surgery at a St. Louis hospital during which the first rib on his right side was removed to relieve compression on a major blood vein.
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