Brandon Tyler Webb was born on May 9,1979 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
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26 Facts About Brandon Webb
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Brandon Webb attended the University of Kentucky, where he played college baseball for the Wildcats baseball team.
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Brandon Webb has the 18th highest Adjusted ERA+ of all major league players with 142.
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Brandon Webb was inducted into the UK Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Brandon Webb was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 8th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft.
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Brandon Webb made his first major league appearance on April 22,2003 against the Expos.
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Brandon Webb was honored with Baseball America Rookie of the Year Award and placed third in the Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award voting in the National League.
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Brandon Webb led the team in ERA, innings pitched and wild pitches.
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An early contender to win the National League Cy Young Award, Brandon Webb pitched in the 2006 MLB All-Star Game, recording one hitless inning.
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Brandon Webb struggled in the second half of the season in part due to elbow soreness.
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In 2007 Brandon Webb logged an Arizona Diamondbacks franchise record 42 scoreless innings as of the conclusion of his start on August 17,2007 including three straight shutouts.
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Brandon Webb carried the D'backs rotation in 2007, leading the team as it won the National League West crown.
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Brandon Webb pitched the first game of the 2007 playoffs against the Chicago Cubs.
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Brandon Webb pitched 7 innings of 1 run ball, striking out 9 en route to a win.
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Brandon Webb began the 2008 season with nine straight wins, becoming the first Major League pitcher to do so since Andy Hawkins won his first ten in 1985.
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Brandon Webb made the All-Star team and threw a scoreless 14th inning with two strikeouts at Yankee Stadium.
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Brandon Webb finished the 2008 season with a career high and NL leading 22 wins, against 7 losses.
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Brandon Webb finished second in the National League Cy Young voting to division rival Tim Lincecum.
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Brandon Webb pitched on opening day against the Colorado Rockies, but was limited to just four innings.
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Brandon Webb spent the year rehabbing his injury and did not appear at all in 2010.
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Brandon Webb became a free agent at the conclusion of the season and on December 26,2010 agreed to a one-year contract with the Texas Rangers.
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Brandon Webb made his first appearance in a game in more than two years on May 30,2011, pitching for Double-A Frisco.
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On July 24, the Rangers announced Brandon Webb would undergo a second right rotator cuff surgery on August 1,2011, that would sideline him until the start of the 2012 season.
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Brandon Webb officially retired from Major League Baseball on February 4,2013.
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Brandon 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.
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Brandon Webb decided to stick close to home for college, attending the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
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