Joel Martin Zumaya was born on November 9,1984 and is a former American professional baseball pitcher.
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17 Facts About Joel Zumaya
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Joel Zumaya pitched in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers from 2006 through 2010.
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In 2003, the 18-year-old Joel Zumaya made great strides pitching for the Low-A affiliate West Michigan Whitecaps.
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Joel Zumaya began the 2005 season back in Erie; however, his results were much improved from 2004, and he was promoted to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens.
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Joel Zumaya was among the primary reasons for the Tigers bullpen success in 2006, joining fellow rookie Justin Verlander on the resurgent 2006 Tigers team.
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However, Joel Zumaya was hampered by injuries to his throwing arm following his rookie season in 2006, and was never the same pitcher again.
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However, Joel Zumaya was sidelined for the 2006 American League Championship Series by a sore wrist, which Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski disclosed in a December 2006 radio interview was due to Joel Zumaya playing the PlayStation 2 video game Guitar Hero.
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Joel Zumaya's future was then clouded by injury: in May 2007, he ruptured a tendon in his hand, requiring surgery and 12 weeks rehab.
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Joel Zumaya sustained another injury, this time to his shoulder, during the 2007 offseason.
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Joel Zumaya was placed on the 60-day disabled list at the start of the 2008 season.
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Joel Zumaya was placed on the 15-day DL with a sore right shoulder on March 27,2009.
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On June 28,2010, Joel Zumaya injured his elbow in the eighth inning, while pitching against the Minnesota Twins' Delmon Young at Target Field.
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Joel Zumaya missed the entire 2011 season after undergoing exploratory surgery on his right elbow on May 10.
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Joel Zumaya was unable to recover sufficiently to return to the team that season, his last before being able to enter free agency for the 2012 season.
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On January 15,2012, Joel Zumaya agreed to a one-year contract with the Minnesota Twins worth $800,000 to $1.
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On February 25,2012, Joel Zumaya tore an ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow 13 pitches into a live batting practice session, requiring Tommy John surgery and ending his 2012 season, in which he was guaranteed to earn $400,000.
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On July 4,2006, at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, California, Joel Zumaya threw a pitch measured at 103 miles per hour, thus tying the "unofficial" record held by Mark Wohlers.
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