Justin Speier
| Justin Speier | |||
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| Relief pitcher | |||
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Born: November 6, 1973 Walnut Creek, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 27, 1998, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 7, 2009, for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 35–33 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.11 | ||
| Strikeouts | 588 | ||
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Justin James Speier (born November 6, 1973) is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball. He attended Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix, Arizona. Upon graduation from Brophy Prep, Speier attended the University of San Francisco where he played catcher for the Dons. He also attended Nicholls State University. Speier served in the US Marine Corps Reserves. He is the son of former major league player and coach Chris Speier.
Speier throws a four-seam fastball from an unusual angle that can reach anywhere between 89 and 94 miles per hour. His success tends to be directly proportional to his fastball velocity, because the fastball sets up his best strikeout pitch – a baffling, darting forkball, which causes great difficulty for hitters because of his unorthodox arm slot. Speier also throws a two-seamer and a slider.
After being chosen in the 55th round by the Chicago Cubs in the 1995 Major League Baseball draft, Speier made it to the big leagues in 1998.
He played one game for the Cubs before he was dealt with two other teammates to the Florida Marlins. He pitched 18 games in Florida and by the time next season he was coming out of the bullpen for the Atlanta Braves. For the season, he appeared in 19 games. On November 23, 1999, Speier was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Indians.
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