Pat Neshek played in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, St Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Colorado Rockies and Philadelphia Phillies.
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28 Facts About Pat Neshek
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Pat Neshek was selected to his first All-Star Game in 2014, and his second in 2017.
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Pat Neshek holds school strikeout records for a single game, single season, and career.
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Pat Neshek ultimately became the third Butler pitcher to make the major leagues, after Oral Hildebrand and Doug Jones.
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In 2018, Pat Neshek was inducted into the Butler Athletics Hall of Fame.
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Pat Neshek signed with the Twins that year for a $132,500 signing bonus, and was assigned to the Twins' rookie farm team.
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Pat Neshek made his MLB debut on July 7,2006, pitched two innings and allowed just one hit.
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Pat Neshek was chosen as one of five candidates for the final online fan vote for the All-Star game along with Jeremy Bonderman, Kelvim Escobar, Roy Halladay, and Hideki Okajima.
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Pat Neshek recovered to make the Twins' 2010 roster out of spring training.
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Pat Neshek was acquired off waivers on March 20,2011, by the San Diego Padres.
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On November 30,2012, Pat Neshek avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year deal with the A's.
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Pat Neshek attributed his early success to throwing almost exclusively sliders to right-handed hitters.
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Pat Neshek signed a minor league deal with the St Louis Cardinals on February 6,2014, with an invitation to spring training and an opportunity as a right-handed specialist against right-handed batters from the bullpen.
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Pat Neshek was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later on November 4,2016.
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Pat Neshek was an NL All Star; his second All Star appearance.
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Pat Neshek was traded to the Colorado Rockies for minor league players Jose Gomez, JD Hammer, and Alejandro Requena on July 26,2017.
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Pat Neshek's 23 holds between the two teams was tied for 5th in the NL.
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On December 15,2017, Pat Neshek signed a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Pat Neshek announced that he would wear uniform number 93, which had never been worn by an MLB player during regular season play.
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On March 30,2018, Pat Neshek was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a right shoulder strain.
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Pat Neshek has a very unorthodox style of delivery that transitions from starting at a submarine angle to finishing sidearm with an explosive thrusting motion.
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Pat Neshek then began to throw sidearm and play shortstop due to his injury.
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Pat Neshek still has a lump in his forearm where he was struck.
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Pat Neshek has had great success in both the minor and major leagues as a reliever, averaging more than a strikeout per inning pitched.
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Pat Neshek's sinking fastball averaged over 91 miles per hour during that time, its highest velocity since 2007.
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An avid autograph collector, Pat Neshek has created and runs his own website for his fans to interact and talk about collecting autographs.
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Pat Neshek has auctioned off some of his game-used items in exchange for memorabilia.
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Pat Neshek collects baseball cards, and his 1970 Topps set is one of the best-rated in the world.
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