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Kelvim Escobar
Kelvim Escobar
Free Agent – No. --
	Starting pitcher
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
debut
	June 29, 1997, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Career statistics ; (through 2009 season)
Win-Loss	101-91
Earned run average	4.15
Strikeouts	1310
Teams
	Toronto Blue Jays (1997-2003); Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2004-2007, 2009);

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Kelvim Jose Escobar Bolivar (born April 11, 1976 in La Guaira, Venezuela) is a free agent Major League Baseball starting pitcher. He bats and throws right-handed.

After six seasons of switching Escobar in and out of the bullpen, the Blue Jays established him as a starter in 2003. He had an 8-3 record in 14 starts after the All-Star break, and for the season, he posted a 12-8 record with 159 strikeouts and a 3.92 ERA in 26 outings. Escobar is second on the Blue Jays all-time single season saves list with 38, set in 2001.

Escobar signed as a free agent with Anaheim before the 2004 season. As the second starter in the Angels rotation, Escobar went 11-12, but led his team in ERA (3.93), strikeouts (191, a career high), WHIP (1.29) and innings pitched (208.1, also a career high).

In 2006, Escobar had an 11-13 record with a 3.61 ERA. In 2007, Escobar went 18-7 with a 3.40 ERA and 160 strikeouts, his best year by far.

In March 2008, Escobar revealed a tear in his right shoulder that required season-ending surgery.^[1]

Pitching Style

Escobar throws an 93-95 MPH four-seam fastball, an 90-92 MPH two-seamer, and a deceptive 83-85 MPH changeup. He has good command of a wide variety of other pitches, including an 79-83 MPH curve, and the occasional 86-88 slider or 85-87 MPH splitter. ^[2]^[3]

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Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs

[1] Angels' Escobar has torn shoulder

[2] ttp://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1298&position=P#pitchtype

[3] ttp://www.tsn.ca/mlb/teams/players/bio/?id=1550

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 ==Pitching Style==
-Escobar throws an 93-95 MPH [[four-seam fastball|four-seam]] [[fastball]], an 90-92 MPH [[two-seam fastball|two-seamer]], and a deceptive 83-85 MPH [[changeup]]. He has good command of a wide variety of other pitches, including an 79-83 MPH [[curveball|curve]], and the occasional 86-88 [[slider]] or 85-87 MPH [[split-finger fastball|splitter]]. <ref>http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1298&position=P#pitchtype</ref> <ref>http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/teams/players/bio/?id=1550</ref>
+Escobar throws an 93-95 MPH [[four-seam fastball|four-seam]] [[fastball]], an 90-92 MPH [[two-seam fastball|two-seamer]], and a deceptive 83-85 MPH [[changeup]]. He has good command of a wide variety of other pitches, including an 79-83 MPH [[curveball|curve]], and the occasional 86-88 [[slider]] or 85-87 MPH [[split-finger fastball|splitter]]. <ref>http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1298&position=P#pitchtype</ref><ref>http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/teams/players/bio/?id=1550</ref>
 ==See also==