Braden Looper
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Looper with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2009
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Born: October 28, 1974 Weatherford, Oklahoma |
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| MLB debut | |||
| March 31, 1998, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
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| October 2, 2009, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 72–65 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.15 | ||
| Strikeouts | 669 | ||
| Saves | 103 | ||
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| Men's baseball | ||
Representing  United States
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1996 Atlanta | Team |
Braden LaVerne Looper (born October 28, 1974) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.
Looper was a scholar athlete while a student at Mangum High School in Mangum, Oklahoma. He graduated in 1993 with four letters each in baseball and basketball, and two in football, while also a member of the National Honor Society.
He focused on baseball while attending Wichita State University, and was inducted into their sports Hall of Fame in 2003. In 1996, he competed in the College World Series, and was a first-team All-American as a junior. He was also a member of the bronze medal-winning Team USA in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
Looper was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals as the third pick in the first round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his major league debut against the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 31, 1998, striking out the side in a relief appearance. After the 1998 season, he was traded to the Florida Marlins for shortstop Edgar Rentería.
Looper was inconsistent with the Marlins, working his way into the closer role. However, he had a penchant for blowing easy saves. Toward the end of the 2003 season, as the Marlins were in a pennant race that culminated in a World Series win, Looper faltered and was replaced as closer by Ugueth Urbina. Looper appeared in relief in the fourth game of the World Series, which went 11 innings. His performance gained him a win, as the Marlins won the game in the bottom of the 11th.
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