Jeff Karstens pitched for the New York Yankees in 2006 and 2007 and the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2008 to 2012.
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11 Facts About Jeff Karstens
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Jeff Karstens attended Mount Miguel High School in Spring Valley, California.
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Jeff Karstens was drafted in the 19th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball draft by the New York Yankees.
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Jeff Karstens led his team in wins with 12, in Games started with 27, and in innings pitched with 169 .
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Jeff Karstens started the 2006 season with the Yankees Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers.
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In that outing, Jeff Karstens walked 2, struck out 1, and earned his first career Major League victory.
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Jeff Karstens was shut down due to elbow tendinitis and placed on the 15-day disabled list to start the season, allowing Darrell Rasner to take his spot in the rotation, which he earned after a hamstring injury to staff ace Chien-Ming Wang.
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Jeff Karstens began the 2008 season on the 15-day disabled list, but was later activated and immediately optioned to the minors.
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In 2009, Jeff Karstens was fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball for hitting Milwaukee's Ryan Braun squarely between his shoulder blades with a pitch in April.
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In 2010, Jeff Karstens attended Pirates spring training as a non-roster invitee.
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Jeff Karstens was the pitching matchup in the highly anticipated debut of young phenom Stephen Strasburg, giving up 9 hits for 4 runs in 5 innings for his second loss of the season.
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