Bronson Anthony Arroyo was born on February 24,1977 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher and musician.
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37 Facts About Bronson Arroyo
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Bronson Arroyo played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates between 2000 and 2002, the Boston Red Sox from 2003 to 2005, the Cincinnati Reds from 2006 to 2013, the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2014, and the Reds again in 2017.
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Bronson Arroyo signed a letter of intent to play college baseball as a pitcher at South Florida, turning down offers from Georgia Tech and Georgia Southern.
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Bronson Arroyo made his major league debut with Pittsburgh on June 12,2000.
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Bronson Arroyo struck out nine, and went to a three-ball count to just three hitters all game long.
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Bronson Arroyo made 6 appearances in the majors with his first career save and a 2.
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Bronson Arroyo improved in 2004, jumping from middle relief to be the Red Sox No 5 starter.
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On July 24,2004, Bronson Arroyo hit Alex Rodriguez with a pitch, which led to a bench-clearing brawl.
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Bronson Arroyo led the majors with hitting batsmen with pitches, totaling 20 hit by pitches.
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Bronson Arroyo got his first and only championship title when the Red Sox won the World Series against the St Louis Cardinals.
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Bronson Arroyo excelled at holding runners, as he only gave up five stolen bases.
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Bronson Arroyo said the deal was a "hometown discount" and agreed to the terms against the advice of his agent.
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In February 2007, Bronson Arroyo signed a contract extension with the Cincinnati Reds which kept him with the organization through the 2010 season, with an option for the year 2011.
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Bronson Arroyo won his first Gold Glove on November 10,2010, the first by a Reds pitcher since Harvey Haddix in 1958.
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On March 26,2011 Bronson Arroyo was diagnosed with mononucleosis, a condition where there is a high lymphocytes count in the blood from an Epstein-Barr virus infection.
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Bronson Arroyo led the Majors with home runs allowed as he surrendered a total of 46 home runs.
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Bronson Arroyo was chosen by Reds' manager Dusty Baker to start Game 2 of the 2012 National League Division Series versus the San Francisco Giants.
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Bronson Arroyo took a perfect game into the fifth inning, and allowed only two base-runners in seven scoreless innings.
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Bronson Arroyo was the league leader in home runs allowed, giving up 32 long balls.
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Bronson Arroyo did not make an appearance during the 2015 season, continuing his recovery from Tommy John surgery.
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Bronson Arroyo did not appear in any games in 2015 for any team and the Dodgers declined his 2016 option, making him a free agent.
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On January 26,2016, Bronson Arroyo signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals that included an invitation to major league spring training.
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Bronson Arroyo pitched only 9 innings in the organization, in the Gulf Coast League, and was shut down due to elbow soreness.
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On February 2,2017, Bronson Arroyo signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds that included an invitation to spring training.
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Day after reports claimed former Red Sox teammate David Ortiz was among 104 Major League players to have failed drug tests in 2003, Bronson Arroyo revealed he had used androstenedione and amphetamines in his career.
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Bronson Arroyo's name was not among those revealed in the Mitchell Report.
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Bronson Arroyo threw a hard slider that moved away from right-handed batters, and a straight changeup as well.
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Bronson Arroyo's delivery was somewhat unusual; he incorporated a large leg kick in his pitching motion, extending his front leg completely straight and lifting it up to a level above his waist before delivering the ball.
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The album includes the Red Sox victory song "Dirty Water" by The Standells, in which Bronson Arroyo is accompanied by Johnny Damon, Lenny DiNardo, and Kevin Youkilis.
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Bronson Arroyo taught Kevin Millar how to play guitar and performed vocals for the song "Tessie" as covered by the Dropkick Murphys.
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In 2008, commercials for JTM Food Group featuring a 'music video' by Bronson Arroyo; featuring FSN Ohio color analyst and former Cincinnati Reds player Chris Welsh began airing during Cincinnati Reds games.
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Bronson Arroyo appears as a vocalist on the song "Since You" on Chad Perrone's album, Wake.
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Bronson Arroyo performed a cover of Pearl Jam's "Black" with teammate Kevin Millar.
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Bronson Arroyo later performed full sets at four other Hot Stove Cool Music events with a full band that featured saxophonist Elan Trotman and two members of Gnarls Barkley.
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In July 2020, Bronson Arroyo collaborated with classical pianist Harrison Sheckler to create a virtual choir recording of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame".
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