John Berton Axford was born on April 1,1983, and nicknamed "Ax Man", is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
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34 Facts About John Axford
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John Axford has played in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers, St Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
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John Axford was inactive during his junior year after undergoing Tommy John surgery in December 2003.
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John Axford was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 42nd round of the 2005 MLB draft.
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John Axford surrendered an earned run, a hit and three walks in one inning pitched.
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John Axford started 2010 in Nashville before being promoted by the Brewers on May 15.
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John Axford was named a relief pitcher on Baseball America's 2010 All-Rookie Team.
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John Axford went into 2011 as the Brewers closer and struggled early, blowing two saves in the first two weeks of the season, then went on to convert every single save opportunity the rest of the way.
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John Axford was named Delivery Man of the Month Award winner for July 2011, in which he recorded 11 saves with a 2.
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John Axford was the first Brewers pitcher since Rollie Fingers to be a league leader in saves.
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John Axford continued his success in the 2011 postseason, appearing in 6 playoff games and racking up 3 saves and a 1.
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John Axford blew his first save since the second week of the season in the decisive Game Five of the NLDS, but still got the win as the Brewers won in the 10th inning.
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On October 28, John Axford was named the recipient of the 2011 Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year Award by the American Mustache Institute.
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John Axford was nominated for and won several awards recognizing his success, including the NL Rolaids Relief Man, and the Canadian Tip O'Neill Award.
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John Axford shared the award with Joey Votto, being the third time the Tip O'Neill Award had been shared.
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John Axford began 2012 with six straight saves, extending a streak to 49 consecutive save opportunities converted.
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John Axford was able to regain his control and was reinstated as the Brewers closer in the second half of the season.
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John Axford managed to rebound enough to finish the 2012 season with 35 saves, which was still good enough for 6th in the National League, with a 4.
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John Axford pitched for the Canadian national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic before the season.
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The Brewers replaced John Axford as their closer with Canadian-born Jim Henderson.
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John Axford was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 14,2014.
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John Axford was designated for assignment on October 25,2014, and removed from the 40-man roster.
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John Axford signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies on January 30,2015.
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John Axford was designated for assignment by the Rockies after the season.
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On December 11,2015, John Axford signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Oakland Athletics.
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In 2016, John Axford appeared in 68 games, earning three saves in ten chances.
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John Axford was designated for assignment on July 27,2017, and released on August 1.
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On February 8,2018, John Axford signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays with an invitation to spring training.
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John Axford's contract was purchased by the Blue Jays on March 29,2018, and he was assigned to the Opening Day roster.
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On July 31,2018, John Axford was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for minor league pitcher Corey Copping.
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On February 14,2019, John Axford signed a minor league contract to return to the Blue Jays.
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John Axford only appeared in one rehab start with the rookie-level GCL Blue Jays before electing free agency on November 4,2019.
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John Axford received a bachelor's degree from Notre Dame in film and television.
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An avid film fan, John Axford correctly predicted 14 of the 15 winners of the 2013 Oscar awards, and all eighteen winners of the 2014 Oscar awards via his Twitter account.
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