Michael Joseph Fulmer was born on March 15,1993 and is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball.
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18 Facts About Michael Fulmer
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Michael Fulmer committed to play college baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
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Michael Fulmer was drafted by the New York Mets in the first round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.
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Michael Fulmer started 21 games for the Savannah Sand Gnats in 2012.
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Michael Fulmer started 2014 with St Lucie and finished the year with the Double-A Binghamton Mets.
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Michael Fulmer was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending August 9,2015.
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Michael Fulmer became the first Detroit Tigers rookie pitcher to strike out 11 opposing batters in one game since Pat Underwood in 1979.
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Michael Fulmer became the first pitcher in Tigers history to pitch three consecutive scoreless outings of six innings or more while allowing three or fewer hits.
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Michael Fulmer became just the second pitcher in Major League history to pitch four consecutive scoreless outings of six innings or more while allowing three or fewer hits, joining Jake Arrieta.
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Michael Fulmer became the first Tigers pitcher since at least 1913 to allow one or zero runs in eight consecutive starts.
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Michael Fulmer had the lowest left on base percentage of all major league pitchers, stranding 65.
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Michael Fulmer was awarded the Baseball Writers' Association of America AL Rookie of the Year Award, receiving 26 of 30 first-place votes.
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On March 20, Michael Fulmer revealed that he would undergo the Tommy John surgery and miss the entire 2019 season.
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Michael Fulmer was medically cleared to be a full participant in the Tigers' delayed spring training for the 2020 season.
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Michael Fulmer served in an "opener" role, pitching approximately three innings per start until he built up to more pitches.
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In 2021, Michael Fulmer began adding velocity to his slider, throwing it at an average of 91 MPH.
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