Brandon Webb

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3+1⁄3 innings, he allowed five runs on eight hits, struck out two, walked two and hit a batter.

On July 24, the Rangers announced Webb would undergo a second right rotator cuff surgery on August 1, 2011, that would sideline him until the start of the 2012 season. [19]

Retirement

Webb officially retired from Major League Baseball on February 4, 2013. [20] [21] In May 2013, he filed a workers' compensation claim against the Texas Rangers for shoulder, neck, back, arm, and musculo-skeletal system injuries. [22]

Pitches

Webb was mainly known for his sinker, regarded on a par with Roy Halladay and Chien-Ming Wang's as among the best in baseball at its best. [23] He threw it in the 87–91 mph range, a curveball (72–75), changeup (77–80), and occasionally a cutter against left-handed hitters. [24]

Webb's sinker made him an effective at groundball pitcher, with one of the best ground ball/fly ball ratios in the game, at more than 3.5:1. [25] His changeup could be useful for getting swinging strikes, yielding a 55% whiff rate in the 2008 season. [24]

Personal life

Webb and his wife, Alicia, make their home in Ashland, Kentucky. He decided to stick close to home for college, attending the University of Kentucky in Lexington.[ citation needed ]

In December 2007, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet renamed a section of U.S. Route 60 the "Brandon Webb Highway" in honor of Webb. [26]

In 2005 Webb established Brandon Webb's K Foundation, a charity that aims to "improve the lives of critically and chronically ill children throughout Arizona by providing daily support and life changing experiences." [27]

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Brandon Webb
Brandon Webb - All Star Game Red Carpet Parade.jpg
Webb in the 2008 All Star Game Red Carpet Parade
Pitcher
Born: (1979-05-09) May 9, 1979 (age 45)
Ashland, Kentucky, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 22, 2003, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Last MLB appearance
April 6, 2009, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Baseball America Rookie of the Year
2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by National League Pitcher of the month
April 2008		Succeeded by
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