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Jeff Weaver
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Jeffrey Charles Weaver (born August 22, 1976 in Northridge, Los Angeles, California) is a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, currently with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He has also pitched for the Detroit Tigers (1999-2002) and New York Yankees (2002-2003).
Single...was an all-league honorable mention pick in his senior season at Simi Valley High School (CA)...his cousin, Jed, plays professional football for the San Francisco 49ers...his brother, Jered, plays baseball at Long Beach State, where he was named the Co-Big West Pitcher of the Year and earned first team All-America honors in 2003...originally selected by the Chicago White Sox in the second round of the June 1997 draft.
CAREER SUMMARY: Has compiled 51 victories during a five-year Major League career with the Tigers and Yankees, including a career-high 13 triumphs in 229.1 innings pitched for Detroit in 2001...led the American League with three shutouts in 2002...has logged more than 199.0 innings in a season three times and in 952.0 career frames, the right-hander has posted a 4.59 ERA and struck out 627 batters...made Major League debut on April 14, 1999 vs. Minnesota and tossed five scoreless innings to earn the victory...recorded his first big league strikeout against the first batter he faced, fanning Brian Hunter ...became the quickest Tiger draft pick to ever reach the big leagues...recorded his first big league hit on July 19 at Cincinnati, a double off Pete Harnisch .
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