Robert Ray (baseball)
| Robert Ray | |
|---|---|
| Miami Marlins – No. -- | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 21, 1984 Lufkin, Texas |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| May 2, 2009 for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Career statistics (through May 13, 2011) |
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| Win-Loss record | 1-2 |
| ERA | 4.18 |
| Strikeouts | 16 |
| Teams | |
Robert Andrew "Bobby" Ray (born January 21, 1984 in Lufkin, Texas) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed. Ray was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 7th round (206th overall) of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.
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[edit] Minor leagues
For half of the 2006 season Ray played 15 games for the Auburn Doubledays with a 2.77 ERA, with 4 wins and 3 losses. From 2006 to 2008 Ray played for the Dunedin Blue Jays with a ERA in mid 4.00; in 45 games for the Dunedin Blue Jays, he had a 10-10 record. For the last half of the 2008 season Ray played for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats with a 3.18 ERA, compiling a 8-6 record.
[edit] Major leagues
Robert Ray made two 2009 minor-league starts, one at Single-A and one at Triple-A. He was called up from the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s to the Toronto Blue Jays on May 1, 2009, along with Brian Wolfe and Brett Cecil, after Toronto demoted Brian Burres, David Purcey and Bryan Bullington. On Saturday May 2, Ray made his major league debut against the Baltimore Orioles, pitching 5.2 innings, allowing 3 earned runs, 4 base on balls, 2 strikeouts, and getting the no-decision. Ray managed to secure his first win on May 16, 2009 after pitching a brilliant 8 innings giving up no earned runs. The Blue jays won the game 2-1. On May 21, 2009, starter Ray led the Jays to a 5-1 loss against the second place Boston Red Sox, raising his ERA (earned run average) to 4.44. Ray was designated for assignment on May 16, 2011 to make room on the 40-man roster for Eric Thames.[1] He was released from the team on May 19, 2011.[2]
On November 28, 2011, Ray signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins.
[edit] References
- ^ Blue Jays Designate Robert Ray For Assignment, MLBTradeRumors.com, May 16, 2011.
- ^ http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/team/transactions.jsp?c_id=tor#month=5&year=2011&team_id=141
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Baseball players from Texas
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Toronto Blue Jays players
- People from Lufkin, Texas
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Auburn Doubledays players
- Dunedin Blue Jays players
- New Hampshire Fisher Cats players
- Las Vegas 51s players
- Gulf Coast Blue Jays players
- Texas A&M Aggies baseball players
- Texas A&M University alumni
