Zach Duke

Zach Duke
Duke with the Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 29
Pitcher
Born: (1983-04-19) April 19, 1983 (age 33) Clifton, Texas
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 2, 2005, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics (through 2016 season)
Win–loss record	60–84
Earned run average	4.31
Strikeouts	773
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (2005–2010) Arizona Diamondbacks (2011) Washington Nationals (2012–2013) Cincinnati Reds (2013) Milwaukee Brewers (2014) Chicago White Sox (2015–2016) St. Louis Cardinals (2016–present)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (2009)

Zachary Thomas "Zach" Duke (born April 19, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, and Chicago White Sox.

Duke was born in Clifton, Texas. He was drafted directly out of Midway High School in Waco, Texas, in the 20th round of the 2001 draft, and began his career the following year with the Pirates' rookie level Gulf Coast League team. He spent 2003 with the low-A Hickory Crawdads.

In 2004, Duke led all minor league pitchers with a 1.46 earned run average (24 earned runs in 148.1 innings pitched). He posted a 15-6 record in 26 combined starts between Class-A Lynchburg and Double-A Altoona, and his 15 wins tied for third-most among all minor league pitchers.

Following the 2004 season, Duke was named Pittsburgh's Minor League Pitcher-of-the-Year and earned Carolina League Pitcher-of-the-Year honors. He was selected by Baseball America as the sixth-best prospect in the Eastern League and the best pitching prospect (fourth-best prospect overall) in the Carolina League. He was also recognized by the publication as having the best breaking pitch in the league.