David Aardsma | |||
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Aardsma with the Atlanta Braves
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Free agent | |||
Relief pitcher | |||
Born: Denver, Colorado |
December 27, 1981 |||
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MLB debut | |||
April 6, 2004, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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Win–loss record | 16–18 | ||
Earned run average | 4.27 | ||
Strikeouts | 340 | ||
Saves | 69 | ||
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David Allan Aardsma (/ˈɑːrdzmə/; born December 27, 1981) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, New York Mets, and Atlanta Braves.
Aardsma was born in Denver, Colorado, and attended Cherry Creek High School in Colorado, graduating in 2000. He subsequently attended Pennsylvania State University in his first year of college. He transferred to Rice University in 2001, where he remained for the rest of his college tenure. Playing for the Rice Owls baseball team, Aardsma set school single-season and career records in saves in 2003. In the 2003 College World Series, he earned two wins and a save as the Owls won their first national championship.