Frederick Alfred Porcello III was born on December 27,1988 and is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
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43 Facts About Rick Porcello
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Rick Porcello has played in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and New York Mets.
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Rick Porcello struggled in 2015, but rebounded in 2016, leading the majors in wins and winning the AL Cy Young Award and the AL Comeback Player of the Year Award.
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Rick Porcello won the 2018 World Series with the Boston Red Sox, starting the third game of the series.
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Rick Porcello graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey in 2007.
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Rick Porcello threw a perfect game on May 12,2007 against Newark Academy.
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Rick Porcello was drafted 27th overall in the first round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft by the Tigers.
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Rick Porcello played the entire 2008 season with the Lakeland Flying Tigers of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League.
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On February 7,2009, Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski stated that Rick Porcello would be considered for the final spot in the Tigers rotation, pending his spring training performance.
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Rick Porcello began drawing comparisons to Boston Red Sox ace Josh Beckett, namely from Tigers official Al Avila, who was the Florida Marlins scouting director when the team drafted Beckett in 1999.
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Rick Porcello struck out four batters and allowed four runs on eight hits.
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Rick Porcello allowed one run and struck out three in seven innings with no walks.
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Rick Porcello won all five games he started in May He became the youngest pitcher to win five starts in a row since Dwight Gooden won seven in a row in 1985, as well as the first Tiger age 20 or younger to win five consecutive starts since at least 1954.
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Youkilis charged the mound, threw his helmet right in front of Rick Porcello, and tackled him to the ground as both benches cleared.
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Rick Porcello went eight innings against the Indians, allowing one run, striking out six, and walking none, albeit in a Tigers loss.
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Rick Porcello entered Spring Training competing for a job in the Tigers starting rotation, battling with teammates Phil Coke, Jacob Turner, and Brad Penny for a spot.
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On January 6,2012, Rick Porcello opted out of an option for 2012 included in his four-year contract, becoming arbitration eligible and under team control through 2015.
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Rick Porcello struck out a career-high 107 batters on the season, but surrendered a career-high 226 hits.
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Rick Porcello retired 14 consecutive batters after escaping a fourth-inning jam that yielded his only run allowed.
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Rick Porcello gave up just three hits in the game, striking out six and throwing 115 pitches.
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Rick Porcello became the first Tiger to pitch back-to-back shutouts since Jack Morris in 1986.
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Rick Porcello became the first Major League pitcher to throw a shutout without a walk or a strikeout since Jeff Ballard on August 21,1989.
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Rick Porcello is the first Tiger pitcher to throw at least three shutouts in a season since Jeff Weaver in 2002.
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Rick Porcello allowed 32 walks over the entire season, leading the major leagues with a 5.
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On November 7, Rick Porcello was announced by the Baseball Writers' Association of America as a finalist for the 2016 American League Cy Young Award, along with Verlander and Corey Kluber.
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On November 16, Rick Porcello won the 2016 American League Cy Young Award in unique fashion.
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Rick Porcello became the first pitcher in American League history to win the award despite not receiving the most first-place votes from the BBWAA.
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Rick Porcello received the most second-place votes of anyone appearing on a ballot, giving him the award.
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Rick Porcello became the fourth Red Sox pitcher to win the award, joining Jim Lonborg, Roger Clemens, and Pedro Martinez.
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Rick Porcello became the first American League pitcher to win the award while posting an ERA higher than 3.
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Rick Porcello struggled the ensuing season after winning the Cy Young Award the previous season, finishing with a career high 17 losses.
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Rick Porcello gave up 38 home runs, more than any other major league pitcher.
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Rick Porcello was Boston's starting pitcher in Game 3, getting a no decision in an extra innings loss.
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Rick Porcello graduated from Seton Hall Prep with a GPA around 3.
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Rick Porcello's older brother Zach is a pitching coach at Seton Hall University.
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Rick Porcello's younger brother Jake is a 2009 graduate of Seton Hall Prep and was a pitcher at Seton Hall University and was drafted by the Tigers in the 48th round of the 2009 draft.
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Rick Porcello is the maternal grandson of Sam Dente, who played for the Cleveland Indians in the 1954 World Series.
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Rick Porcello is a groundball pitcher who relies on a sinking two-seam fastball.
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Rick Porcello used to throw an occasional slider, but scrapped it prior to the 2013 season for a more effective upper-70s curveball.
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