Joe Borowski (baseball)

Joe Borowski
Borowski pitching for the Indians on May 6, 2007.
Pitcher
Born: (1971-05-04) May 4, 1971 (age 45) Bayonne, New Jersey
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 9, 1995, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
July 1, 2008, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	22–34
Earned run average	4.18
Strikeouts	372
Saves	131
Teams
Baltimore Orioles (1995) Atlanta Braves (1996–1997) New York Yankees (1997–1998) Chicago Cubs (2001–2005) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005) Florida Marlins (2006) Cleveland Indians (2007–2008)
Career highlights and awards
AL saves leader (2007)

Joseph Thomas Borowski (born May 4, 1971) is a sports broadcaster for the Arizona Diamondbacks, as well as a former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Florida Marlins, and Cleveland Indians.

Borowski grew up in Bayonne, attended Marist High School and was an All-America selection in both football and baseball and a two-time All-State selection in both sports. He attended Rutgers University in New Jersey.

Borowski was a 32nd round draft pick of the Chicago White Sox in 1989. In 2000, Borowski pitched in the Mexican League and in the Northern League.

Before his second year with the Chicago Cubs in 2002, Borowski had never appeared in more than 25 games, but when given a chance to appear frequently he did very well. Between his stints with the Yankees and Cubs, he worked as a fireman. In 2002, he went 4-4 with a 2.73 ERA in 73 games of relief. The next year, he was converted to the closer role for the Cubs and was exceptional, going 2-2 with a 2.63 ERA and recording 33 saves in 37 opportunities, helping the Cubs win their division and reach the NLCS before being eliminated by the eventual World Series champion Florida Marlins. In 2004, Borowski suffered from a partial tear in his right rotator cuff which limited him to just 22 games, in which he struggled, going 2-4 with an 8.02 ERA and recording 9 saves in 11 opportunities. In 2005, Borowski broke his hand on a come-backer that went directly at him. He returned to the Cubs on May 20. He did not have his old closer job back, though, as Ryan Dempster had emerged as the club's new closer. On June 29, 2005, Borowski was released by the Cubs.