19 Facts About Randy Choate

1.

Randol Doyle Choate was born on September 5,1975 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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2.

Randy Choate won the 2000 World Series with the Yankees, beating the New York Mets.

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3.

Randy Choate's repertoire featured almost exclusively a sinking fastball and slider combination.

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4.

Randy Choate attended Churchill High School in San Antonio, and was a letterman in baseball.

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5.

Randy Choate then attended Florida State University, where he was a third team College All-American in 1996 and a second team College All-American and Atlantic Coast Conference All-Star in 1997.

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6.

Randy Choate was drafted by the New York Yankees in the fifth round of the 1997 Major League Baseball draft and made his professional debut with the Class-A Oneonta Yankees later that season.

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7.

Randy Choate spent considerable time in the minors with Columbus.

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8.

Randy Choate appeared in 74 games for the Diamondbacks, the most games by a left-handed pitcher in Diamondbacks history and the fourth-highest by any pitcher in franchise history.

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9.

Randy Choate later signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins on January 9,2007, but chose to become a free agent on March 24 after being reassigned to a minor league camp three days earlier.

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10.

Randy Choate signed a minor league contract to return to the Diamondbacks in April 2007, and was assigned to Tucson.

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11.

Randy Choate pitched for the first time in the 2008 season for the High-A Brevard County Manatees.

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12.

Randy Choate signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on January 6,2009.

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13.

Randy Choate earned his first career save on May 29,2009, against the Minnesota Twins.

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14.

Between April 25 and June 13,2011, Randy Choate did not allow a hit in 20 consecutive appearances, surpassing the record set by Mike Myers 11 years earlier and setting a record which still stands as of 2020.

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15.

Randy Choate was traded along with Hanley Ramirez to the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 25,2012, in exchange for Nathan Eovaldi and minor league pitcher Scott McGough.

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16.

Randy Choate became a free agent again when his contract expired after the 2015 season.

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17.

On March 11,2016, Randy Choate signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.

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18.

On June 12,2016, Randy Choate signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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19.

Randy Choate's slider had broad side-to-side movement, inducing a 19.

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