Allen Watson
| Allen Watson | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: November 18, 1970 Jamaica, New York |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 8, 1993, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 10, 2000, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 51–55 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.03 | ||
| Strikeouts | 589 | ||
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Allen Kenneth Watson (born November 18, 1970) is a high school baseball coach and former left-handed starting pitcher in professional baseball.
Allen Watson was born in Jamaica, New York on November 18, 1970. He is a graduate of Christ The King Regional High School in Middle Village, New York and attended New York Institute of Technology.
Watson was picked by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the 1991 amateur entry draft after completing his junior year at NYIT. He was selected as a Div 1 All American by the ABCA in the DH role. He spent the next two years in the Cardinals' minor league system, making his Major League debut on July 8, 1993.
In 1995, he was traded, along with Doug Creek and Rich DeLucia, to the San Francisco Giants for Chris Wimmer and Royce Clayton. At the end of the 1996 season, he and Fausto Macey were traded by the Giants to the Anaheim Angels for J. T. Snow. He pitched with the Angels in 1997-1998, obtaining a career-high twelve wins as a starting pitcher in 1997. On June 14, 1997, Watson gave up the first-ever grand slam in interleague play to Rich Aurilia of the San Francisco Giants
Over the next three years, he played for the Seattle Mariners, New York Mets and New York Yankees, mostly in a relief role or as a spot starter.
On July 3, 1999 Watson signed with the New York Yankees. Watson was used as a reliever during his time with the Yankees, and had his best tenure with them, going 4–0 with a 2.10 ERA to finish the 1999 season. His play earned him a spot on the postseason roster, where he pitched one inning in the 1999 American League Championship Series against the Red Sox. Watson gave up two hits, two walks, and one strikeout as the Yankees defeated Boston. Watson did not pitch in the 1999 World Series, but earned a ring regardless. On November 5, 1999, he was granted free agency, but he re-signed with the Yankees on December 7.
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