Jacob Cauthen Westbrook was born on September 29,1977 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball.
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23 Facts About Jake Westbrook
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Jake Westbrook was known as a sinker ball pitcher and hit a grand slam as a batter.
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Jake Westbrook was selected to one All-Star game and won a World Series championship with the Cardinals in 2011 over the Texas Rangers.
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Jake Westbrook tossed five no-hitters and one perfect game in his high school career.
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Jake Westbrook married his high school sweetheart, Heather Daniels, on December 12,1998.
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Jake Westbrook was a first round draft pick in the 1996 Major League first-year player draft by the Colorado Rockies.
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Jake Westbrook had previously committed to play college baseball for the Georgia Bulldogs.
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Jake Westbrook pitched in 11 games in Mesa, before moving up to the Class A-Short Season Portland Rockies in the Northwest League.
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Jake Westbrook made his spring debut and allowed 3 runs in 3 innings, still Joe Torre was pleased with what he had seen from the 22-year-old Jake Westbrook.
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However, Jake Westbrook cracked a rib at some point while he was pitching, so his 2000 season was cut short.
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Jake Westbrook shuttled back and forth between Cleveland and Triple-A Buffalo Bisons in the International League.
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Jake Westbrook was named to the All-Star team in 2004, when he won 14 games with a 3.
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Jake Westbrook spent the entire 2009 season on the 60-day DL, still recovering from the surgery.
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Jake Westbrook pitched in 4 games of winter ball in Puerto Rico during the end of the 2009 season, testing his surgically repaired elbow before the 2010 season.
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Jake Westbrook returned to action as the Indians' 2010 Opening Day starter.
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On July 31,2010, Jake Westbrook was part of a three-team trade involving the Indians, St Louis Cardinals, and San Diego Padres.
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Jake Westbrook went to the Cardinals along with Class A left-hand pitcher Nick Greenwood and cash, while the Tribe received Double-A right-handed pitcher Corey Kluber from San Diego.
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Jake Westbrook, who had nearly $4 million remaining in his 2010 salary and another $2 million bonus because of the trade, agreed to forgo part of the bonus to make the deal happen.
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Jake Westbrook was initially left off the Cardinals' 2011 playoff roster.
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Jake Westbrook pitched in two games and recorded a win in the pivotal game six, when the Cardinals came from behind to win in extra innings while facing elimination.
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Jake Westbrook improved upon his 2011 performance by recording 13 wins before suffering an injury that kept him out of the last month of the season and missing the 2012 playoffs.
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Jake Westbrook used his slider on both left- and right-handed hitters, but threw the curveball only to righties and the changeup only to lefties.
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