Brad Ziegler
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Ziegler with the Arizona Diamondbacks
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| Miami Marlins – No. 29 | |||
| Relief pitcher | |||
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Born: October 10, 1979 Pratt, Kansas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 31, 2008, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 34–28 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.44 | ||
| Strikeouts | 403 | ||
| Saves | 85 | ||
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Brad Gregory Ziegler (born October 10, 1979) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Boston Red Sox.
Ziegler was born in Pratt, Kansas, but his family moved to Springfield, Illinois, when he was six months old. Ziegler attended Odessa High School in Odessa, Missouri. He then enrolled at Southwest Missouri State University, where he played college baseball for the Southwest Missouri State Bears. In 2003, Ziegler helped lead the Bears to the College World Series.
The Oakland Athletics selected Ziegler in the 31st round, with the 938th overall selection, of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft, but he returned to Missouri State for his senior year. Upon graduating, the Philadelphia Phillies selected him in the 20th round, with the 595th overall selection, of the 2003 Major League Baseball draft. He only threw six innings for the short season Batavia Muckdogs due to shoulder tendinitis. The Phillies released him a week before the start of the 2004 season because they felt he was not good enough to pitch in Low-A and too old to return to short season ball.
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