Daniel John Haren was born on September 17,1980 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
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26 Facts About Dan Haren
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Dan Haren starred for the baseball teams at Bishop Amat High School and Pepperdine University before the Cardinals selected him in the second round of the 2001 MLB draft.
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On July 31,2015, Dan Haren was traded to the Chicago Cubs for two minor league prospects.
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Dan Haren is one of a small number of MLB pitchers to have beaten all 30 major-league teams.
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Dan Haren attended Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, California, where he played for the school's baseball team as a first baseman.
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Dan Haren was named WCC Player of the Year and Lowry was Pitcher of the Year.
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The teammates skipped their senior seasons, and Lowry was taken in the first round by the San Francisco Giants and Dan Haren was taken in the second round by the St Louis Cardinals in the 2001 Major League Baseball draft.
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Dan Haren then made 28 starts in A-ball in 2002 for the Peoria Chiefs and Potomac Cannons, finishing with a combined ERA of 2.
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Dan Haren started 2003 in Double-A with the Tennessee Smokies, but was promoted after eight starts to the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds.
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Dan Haren made his major league debut at the age of 22, on June 30,2003.
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Dan Haren was the starting pitcher against the San Francisco Giants and allowed four runs in six innings to pick up the loss.
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Dan Haren received a late-season call-up, and made five appearances in the postseason for the Cardinals, including two in the World Series.
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In 2005, Dan Haren finished in the top 10 in the American League in the following categories: innings pitched, strikeouts, and complete games.
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Furthermore, in 2007, Dan Haren had one of the best seasons among any pitcher in the majors.
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Dan Haren was selected as a 2009 NL All-Star, representing the Diamondbacks along with Justin Upton.
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Dan Haren led the National League with a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.
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Dan Haren signed a one-year, $13 million contract with the Washington Nationals on December 7,2012.
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Dan Haren had given up a league-leading number of home runs with 19 home runs surrendered through 15 starts.
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Dan Haren later explained that the disabled list stint was more for "mental reasons than physical reasons, " as he was lonely with his family remaining in California.
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On November 25,2013, Dan Haren signed to a one-year, $10 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Dan Haren started the season strong, winning five of his first six decisions.
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Dan Haren turned it around again and pitched well down the stretch.
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Dan Haren voiced his preference to pitch for a team on the West Coast.
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Dan Haren's curveball was a change-of-pace pitch, and not a main weapon; he didn't throw it much to right-handers or in two-strike counts.
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Dan Haren usually had a slow pitching delivery, highlighted by a slight pause in the middle of his windup, that he sped up with runners on base.
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