Kyle Drabek
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Drabek with the Arizona Diamondbacks
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| Free agent | |||
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Born: December 8, 1987 Victoria, Texas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 15, 2010, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| MLB statistics (through April 7, 2016) |
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| Win–loss record | 8–15 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.26 | ||
| Strikeouts | 123 | ||
| WHIP | 1.70 | ||
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Kyle Jordan Drabek (born December 8, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He previously pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Drabek is the son of former major-league pitcher and 1990 National League Cy Young Award winner Doug Drabek. He wore a single-digit uniform number (4), a rarity among pitchers, while with the Blue Jays.
Drabek attended The Woodlands High School. While there, he was an Aflac, USA Today, and Louisville Slugger high-school All-American at pitcher and shortstop. Drabek was paired on a Houston summer select team, Houston Heat, with Texas prospect and current New York Mets outfielder Jay Bruce. While in high school, Drabek was named 2005 and 2006 Texas 5-A player of the year. During the 2006 spring season, the Highlanders won the Texas 5-A State Championship. During his high-school career, Drabek compiled a record of 30–1 on the mound while belting 27 home runs. In the 2006 Texas regional semifinal, he set The Woodlands High School record for most strikeouts in a game by a pitcher (19), recording a no-hitter.
He first wore the number 4 as a wide receiver on The Woodlands varsity football team. He wore number 1 for baseball.
In the 2006 Major League Baseball draft, Drabek was selected in the first round by the Philadelphia Phillies as the 18th overall pick. He had been ranked as the 12th-best prospect in the draft by Baseball America, but was drafted in a lower position because, at the time of the draft, there were concerns about personal incidents. Marti Wolever, director of scouting for the Phillies, stated of the issues that the Phillies "feel very good about this selection. We think everything is behind him and we're moving on." The Phillies opted to develop Drabek as a pitcher in their farm system.
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