Rich Thompson (pitcher, born 1984)
| Rich Thompson | |
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| Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: 1 July 1984 Hornsby, Australia |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| 1 September, 2007 for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 Season) |
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| Win-loss record | 3-3 |
| Earned run average | 3.98 |
| Strikeouts | 102 |
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| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Baseball | ||
| Silver | Athens 2004 | Team Competition |
Richard Graeme Thompson (born 1 July 1984) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He resides in both Australia and Arkansas with his wife during the off seasons.
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Career [edit]
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim [edit]
Thompson was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Anaheim Angels on 13 February 2002.
In 2004, he was part of the Australian Olympic baseball team, which achieved a silver medal at the Athens Olympics.
Thompson had his contract purchased by the Angels' major league club on 1 September, 2007, marking the first time he was on the major league roster. He made his major league debut on that same day against the Texas Rangers
In 2008, Thompson began the season with the Angels after relievers Chris Bootcheck and Scot Shields began the season on the disabled list. However after allowing five earned runs on four hits in his only outing against the Texas Rangers, Thompson was optioned to the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees to make way for Shields. He made one more appearance with the Angels, but became hurt pitching in Memphis for the Triple-A team. He spent the majority of his 2008 season rehabbing his shoulder injury in Arizona and finished the season with the Bees.
On 10 September 2010 Thompson picked up his first major league win after the Angels went into extra innings against the Seattle Mariners.
On 14 April 2012, the Angels designated Thompson for assignment.
Oakland Athletics [edit]
On 20 April 2012, the Oakland Athletics claimed him off waivers. On 25 April 2012, the Athletics designated Thompson for assignment. On 27 April 2012, the Athletics outrighted Thompson to their Triple-A affiliate Sacramento River Cats.
Toronto Blue Jays [edit]
On 11 December 2012, the Toronto Blue Jays announced that Thompson had been signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training.[1]
References [edit]
- ^ http://buffalo.bisons.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121211&content_id=40603598&vkey=pr_t422&fext=.jsp&sid=t422
External links [edit]
- Rich Thompson on Twitter
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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