Bob File | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | January 28, 1977|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 14, 2001, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 30, 2004, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 6–4 |
Earned run average | 4.20 |
Strikeouts | 55 |
Teams | |
Robert Michael File (born January 28,1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. File spent three-plus seasons as a reliever for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2001 to 2004. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2005,retiring shortly after spring training with a back injury.
File was drafted as a third baseman out of NCAA Division II,then converted to pitcher while in the Jays' farm system. [1]
File is a former pitching coach at La Salle University in Philadelphia. La Salle University competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Atlantic 10 baseball conference.
File threw a 96 MPH four-seam fastball,a 91–94 MPH sinker, [2] a 77–82 MPH slider,and a 82–84MPH sweeper. [3] [4]
File is one of seven pitchers in major league history to win a game in his first appearance while throwing five pitches or fewer. [5]
File was a standout infielder at Father Judge High School in Philadelphia before becoming a pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. [6]
File was one of the top players in the history of Philadelphia University's (now Thomas Jefferson University) baseball program.
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