Josh Fogg
| Josh Fogg | |
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 Fogg pitching for the Cincinnati Reds in 2008. |
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| Free Agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 13, 1976 Lynn, Massachusetts |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 2, 2001 for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Career statistics (through June 17, 2009) |
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| Win-Loss | 62–68 |
| Earned run average | 5.05 |
| Strikeouts | 607 |
| Teams | |
Joshua Smith Fogg (born December 13, 1976) is an American professional baseball player who has been a pitcher for nine Major League Baseball seasons. Fogg played college baseball for the University of Florida, and was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the third round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his Major League debut for the White Sox on September 2, 2001, and has also played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Colorado Rockies and the Cincinnati Reds. Fogg is currently a free agent.
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[edit] Early years
Fogg was born in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1976.[1] He attended Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,[2] and played for the Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs high school baseball team.
[edit] College career
Fogg accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Andy Lopez's Florida Gators baseball team from 1995 to 1998.
[edit] Professional career
The most impressive start of Fogg's career came on June 30, 2006, against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. While pitching for the Rockies, Fogg threw a two-hit complete game shutout while facing the minimum 27 batters. All three Mariners who reached base (Adrián Beltré and Kenji Johjima on singles and Raúl Ibáñez on a walk) were erased on double plays by infielders Garrett Atkins, Clint Barmes, Jamey Carroll, and Todd Helton.
During the 2007 season, Fogg acquired the nickname "Dragon Slayer" after he pitched and won against many of the best pitchers in the majors including Brandon Webb and Curt Schilling. [1] Fogg started Game 3 of the 2007 World Series against the Boston Red Sox.
On February 21, 2008, Fogg signed a one-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds.[3] He returned to the Rockies after one season with the Reds, signing a minor league contract that includes an invitation to spring training.[4]
On January 29, 2010, Fogg signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets with an invite to spring training.[5] He was released on March 20. Fogg signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on March 31, 2010, but was released on July 2.
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ Major League Baseball, Players, Josh Fogg]. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ^ Baseball-Reference.com, Players, Josh Fogg. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ^ "Reds sign right-hander Josh Fogg". MLB.com. http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080221&content_id=2382708&vkey=pr_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- ^ Rockies, Fogg, Agree to Minor League Contract Yahoo Sports, February 2, 2009
- ^ Denver Post. http://blogs.denverpost.com/rockies/2010/01/29/turnbow-passes-on-rockies-offer-will-sign-elsewhere/.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- CBS profile
- Jake Peavy and Josh Fogg meet in playoff game for NL Wild Card - Yahoo! Sports
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Arizona League White Sox players
- Baseball players from Massachusetts
- Birmingham Barons players
- Charlotte Knights players
- Chicago White Sox players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Colorado Rockies players
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
- Florida Gators baseball players
- Hickory Crawdads players
- Louisville Bats players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Nashville Sounds players
- People from Lynn, Massachusetts
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Reading Phillies players
- Sarasota Reds players
- Winston-Salem Warthogs players
