50 Facts About Jake Peavy

Jacob Edward Peavy was born on May 31,1981 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

Jake Peavy played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, and San Francisco Giants.

Jake Peavy was traded from the White Sox to the Red Sox in 2013 and helped them to a World Series title later that season.

Jake Peavy is the second starting pitcher after Don Gullett to win two consecutive World Series championship titles with different teams, one in each league.

Jake Peavy is one of nine players in Major League history to have won back-to-back World Series championships titles on different teams.

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Jake Peavy was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 15th round of the 1999 MLB draft out of high school.

Jake Peavy was named the high school player of the year in the state of Alabama.

Jake Peavy declined an offer to pitch for Auburn University in order to accept the Padres' contract offer.

Jake Peavy pitched for the Arizona League Padres and the Idaho Falls Braves in 1999 and the Fort Wayne Wizards in 2000.

In 2001, Jake Peavy played with the Lake Elsinore Storm and the Mobile BayBears.

Jake Peavy was called up from Double-A to make his major league debut on June 22,2002, against the New York Yankees at Qualcomm Stadium.

Jake Peavy lost the game, allowing one run on three hits in six innings while striking out four.

Jake Peavy became the youngest pitcher to win an ERA title since Dwight Gooden in 1985.

Jake Peavy was second in the majors to Minnesota's Johan Santana who had 238 strikeouts.

Jake Peavy was the captain of Team USA in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, held in San Diego.

In 2006, Jake Peavy got off to a rocky start, in part due to mechanical adjustments brought on by various off-season injuries.

Jake Peavy won the pitching Triple Crown in 2007, leading the National League with 19 wins, 240 strikeouts, and a 2.

Over that six-year period Jake Peavy collected two strikeout champion awards, two major league ERA titles, and a unanimous, triple-crown Cy Young Award.

Manager Bud Black defended Jake Peavy saying that "it was a mixture of dirt and rosin".

Jake Peavy had been the subject of numerous trade rumors during the 2008 offseason, amidst reports that the Padres were looking to reduce salaries and build on young players for the future.

In November 2008, Jake Peavy added the New York Yankees to the list of teams he would accept a trade to.

Jake Peavy preferred to be in the NL, so the Yankees would not be involved.

The Astros and Cardinals decided they would not pursue Jake Peavy after talking with GM Kevin Towers on what they would have to give up.

In spring training, Jake Peavy pitched 14 total innings with no runs allowed, 10 strikeouts and no walks.

Jake Peavy rejected a trade to the Chicago White Sox, which included Aaron Poreda and Clayton Richard, saying that remaining in San Diego was best for him and his family.

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Jake Peavy was diagnosed with a detached latissimus dorsi muscle in his back.

Jake Peavy underwent surgery on July 14,2010, at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and was knocked out for the remainder of the season.

Jake Peavy started 18 games and came out of the bullpen once for the first time ever in his MLB career.

Jake Peavy was awarded the 2012 American League Gold Glove Award, sharing the award with Tampa Bay's Jeremy Hellickson.

On October 30,2012, Jake Peavy signed a two-year, $29 million extension with a vesting option for 2015, keeping him with the White Sox at least through the 2014 season.

On June 4,2013, Jake Peavy came out of a game against the Seattle Mariners in the fourth inning with a left rib fracture and was placed on the disabled list.

On July 30,2013, Peavy was traded to the Boston Red Sox along with Brayan Villarreal in a three-team trade, in which Jose Iglesias went to the Detroit Tigers and Avisail Garcia, J B Wendelken, Francellis Montas and Cleuluis Rondon went to the White Sox.

Jake Peavy did not allow a hit until the eighth inning to Mark Reynolds.

Jake Peavy won the first game of the 2014 NLDS against the Washington Nationals on October 3,2014.

Jake Peavy became the second starting pitcher after Don Gullett to win two consecutive World Series championship titles with two teams, one in each league.

Jake Peavy is one of nine players in Major League history to win back-to-back World Series championship titles on different teams.

On December 19,2014, Jake Peavy agreed to a two-year deal worth $24 million to stay with the Giants.

Jake Peavy did not pitch in MLB or the minor leagues during the 2017 season.

Jake Peavy had a two-seam fastball, a curveball, a changeup, and a cutter.

Jake Peavy tended to throw the curve and change more against lefties, and he did not use his two-seamer or cutter often.

Jake Peavy liked to run his fastballs in on lefties and make the pitch break back into the zone, similar to a power version of Greg Maddux's technique.

Jake Peavy married his high school sweetheart, Katie Alford, in 2000, when he was 19 years old.

Jake Peavy's divorce was finalized on November 28,2017 and he and his ex maintain joint custody of their children.

Jake Peavy is an outspoken Christian and has been interviewed about his religion.

Jake Peavy has a tattoo on his forearm with the word "Outsider".

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In 2008, Jake Peavy bought a 5,000-acre ranch in Wilcox County, Alabama called Southern Falls Plantation.

In 2013, Jake Peavy bought for the plantation a World War II duck boat formerly used by Boston Duck Tours for tourist purposes and special events like the 2013 World Series Parade.

Jake Peavy is a fan of Alabama Crimson Tide football and was invited to be a guest for ESPN's College Gameday on the campus of Alabama in 2013.

In 2015, Jake Peavy stated he had been a smokeless tobacco user since he was in fifth grade.

Jake Peavy started playing guitar in 2002 when he and Tim Flannery were with the San Diego Padres.