Jake Westbrook
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Westbrook with the St. Louis Cardinals
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Born: September 29, 1977 Athens, Georgia |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 17, 2000, for the New York Yankees | |||
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| September 29, 2013, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 105–103 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.32 | ||
| Strikeouts | 965 | ||
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Jacob Cauthen "Jake" Westbrook (born September 29, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is known as a sinker ball pitcher and has also hit a grand slam home run. During his career he played for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Cardinals. He was selected to one All-Star game and won a World Series championship in 2011.
Westbrook was born on September 29, 1977, in Athens, Georgia. His father, Cauthen, played baseball and basketball at the University of Georgia, where Jake signed a letter of intent (but never attended because he signed with the Colorado Rockies). He has an older sister, Jill.
Westbrook attended Madison County High School. He tossed 5 no-hitters and one perfect game in his high school career. During his senior season, Westbrook was 9–1 with a 1.11 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 63 innings. On March 28, 2008, Westbrook appeared at his high school alma-mater to speak and give thanks as they retired his high school #12 jersey during a home baseball game.
Westbrook married his high school sweetheart, Heather Daniels, on December 12, 1998. The couple has two sons — Jacob Parker (born September 27, 2005) and Keaton Daniels Westbrook (born November 15, 2007), a daughter (born September 9, 2010), and a fourth child born October 2012. They reside in Danielsville, Georgia. and also have a home in Germantown, Tennessee.
Westbrook was a first round draft pick (21st overall) in the 1996 Major League first-year player draft by the Colorado Rockies. Following the draft, 18-year-old Westbrook began his pro career with the Arizona Rockies, the Rookie league affiliate of the Rockies in the Arizona League. He pitched in 11 games in Mesa, before moving up to the Class A-Short Season Portland Rockies in the Northwest League.
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