Christopher Frank Capuano was born on August 19,1978 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher whose professional playing career spanned from 2000 through 2016.
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33 Facts About Chris Capuano
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Chris Capuano played in Major League Baseball for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, and New York Yankees, and was an All Star in 2006.
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Four years later, Chris Capuano was the valedictorian of his class at Cathedral High School in Springfield, Massachusetts and went on to earn a degree in Economics at Duke University, where he earned membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
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Chris Capuano was a member of the Xi chapter of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
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Chris Capuano was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 8th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
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Chris Capuano played with South Bend Silver Hawks of the Class A Midwest League in 2000 and the El Paso Diablos of the Class AA Texas League in 2001.
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Chris Capuano made his MLB debut with the Diamondbacks on May 4,2003 against the Atlanta Braves, picking up the loss in a two-inning appearance in extra innings.
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Chris Capuano led the National League in quality starts during the 2005 season.
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In 2006, Chris Capuano continued his excellent pitching by taking over as the team's new ace with Ben Sheets injured and was named to the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game as a replacement for Tom Glavine.
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Brewers non-tendered Chris Capuano following the 2008 season, making him a free agent but re-signed him to a minor league deal shortly after.
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Chris Capuano was invited to the Milwaukee Brewers' spring training for the 2010 season, but early on he complained of arm soreness and was placed in extended spring training.
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Chris Capuano would start the regular season with the Single A, Brevard County Manatees of the Florida State League.
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On May 28,2010, Chris Capuano made his final start for the Sounds, and was pulled after four innings.
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Chris Capuano made 31 starts for the Mets in 2011, his most since 2006, and appeared in relief twice.
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On December 2,2011, Chris Capuano signed a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Chris Capuano began the 2013 season in the bullpen due to the Dodgers having too many starting pitchers.
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Chris Capuano passed his physical and the deal was made official on February 22,2014.
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Chris Capuano began the 2014 season with 15 consecutive scoreless innings.
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Chris Capuano pitched for the Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League and the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the PCL, making a total of four starts between the two teams.
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Chris Capuano was traded to the New York Yankees from the Rockies for cash considerations.
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On December 16,2014, Chris Capuano re-signed with the Yankees on a one-year, $5 million contract.
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Chris Capuano was designated for assignment yet again the following day when Michael Pineda was activated from the DL.
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Chris Capuano signed a minor league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers in January 2016, and went on to make the big league club out of spring training.
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Chris Capuano pitched well out of the bullpen for the Brewers for the first two months of the season until he sustained an elbow injury while pitching in a game versus the Atlanta Braves.
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Chris Capuano played on Team USA in the 2001 World Cup of Baseball and helped the team earn a silver medal.
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Chris Capuano represented the Major League All Stars Versus the Japanese All Stars in several exhibition games in Japan in November of both 2006 and 2014.
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Chris Capuano was generally more of a finesse pitcher who relied on his deceptive delivery, accuracy and ability to change speeds.
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Chris Capuano threw his fastball in the upper 80s on average, and would sometimes reach the low 90s as well, especially early in games or later in his career during relief appearances.
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Chris Capuano featured a slider and a changeup, and possessed an excellent pickoff move.
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Chris Capuano was a three sport athlete growing up, playing baseball, basketball and soccer before focusing on baseball in college.
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Chris Capuano's father, Frank Capuano, was a standout athlete who played as a shortstop and centerfielder for American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Chris Capuano was appointed Director of Operations with the Major League Baseball Players Association on July 5,2019.
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