Casey Fossum

Fossum with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Pitcher

Born: January 6, 1978 (age 39)
Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

Professional debut

MLB: July 29, 2001, for the Boston Red Sox

NPB: April 15, 2010, for the Hanshin Tigers

Last appearance

MLB: April 26, 2009, for the New York Mets

NPB: July 4, 2010, for the Hanshin Tigers

MLB statistics

40–53

5.45

607

NPB statistics

Win–loss record

2–5

Earned run average

5.72

Strikeouts

Teams

Casey Paul Fossum (born January 6, 1978) is a former professional pitcher. Previously, he played for the Boston Red Sox (2001–2003), Arizona Diamondbacks (2004), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005–2007), Detroit Tigers (2008), and New York Mets (2009) of Major League Baseball, and the Hanshin Tigers (2010) of Nippon Professional Baseball. He bats and throws left-handed.

Fossum was born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He attended Midway High School in Waco, Texas. He then attended Texas A&M University, leading the Aggies to the 1999 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. He earned All-Big 12 honors in both 1998 and 1999, highlighted by a 12–7 record and 3.64 earned run average (ERA) during his junior campaign, establishing a single-season school mark with 162 strikeouts. Fossum also won the C. E. "Pat" Olsen Outstanding Pitcher Award in 1999 and was a second team All-American in 1998.