34 Facts About Tim Hudson

1.

Timothy Adam Hudson was born on July 14,1975, and nicknamed "Huddy" is an American former professional baseball pitcher of Major League Baseball.

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2.

Tim Hudson is the varsity head coach for the Lee-Scott Academy baseball team.

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3.

Tim Hudson is one of twenty-one pitchers in Major League history to win at least 200 games, strike out at least 2,000 batters and have a winning percentage above.

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4.

Tim Hudson attended Glenwood School in Phenix City, Alabama where in his senior season he led the team to the 1993 AISA state championship.

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5.

Tim Hudson decided to attend a local two-year college, Chattahoochee Valley Community College.

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6.

Tim Hudson is still at or near the top of many school records.

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7.

Tim Hudson was the first player to be named First Team All-SEC at two positions in the same year.

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8.

Tim Hudson was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 6th round of the 1997 amateur draft.

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Tim Hudson was drafted by the Oakland Athletics twice, in the 35th round of the 1994 MLB Draft and again in the 6th round of the 1997 MLB draft, signing in 1997.

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10.

Tim Hudson became a member of Oakland's so-called "Big Three", along with left-handed pitchers Mark Mulder and Barry Zito.

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11.

Tim Hudson finished second in AL Cy Young Award voting behind Pedro Martinez.

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12.

In January 2006, Tim Hudson was named to the Team USA roster for the 2006 World Baseball Classic.

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13.

Tim Hudson was in the midst of a 9-game winning streak, the second of his career, at one point in the season.

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14.

Tim Hudson started the 2009 season on the 60-day DL, and did not play prior to the All Star break.

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15.

Tim Hudson gave up only two runs and earned his first win of the 2009 season.

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16.

On November 12,2009, Tim Hudson signed a $28 million, three-year extension with the Braves with a $9 million option for a fourth year.

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17.

On October 5,2010, Tim Hudson was awarded the 2010 NL Comeback Player of the Year Award.

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18.

On July 15,2011, Tim Hudson was the winning pitcher in the Braves' 10,000th win in franchise history.

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19.

Tim Hudson went 7 innings, giving up only 3 hits and 1 run while recording 6 strikeouts and 2 walks.

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20.

Tim Hudson went 2 for 3 at the plate with a double and a home run.

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21.

On July 24,2013, Tim Hudson was pitching a 4-hit shutout against the New York Mets when Eric Young, Jr.

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22.

On November 18,2013, Tim Hudson agreed to a two-year, $23 million contract with the San Francisco Giants.

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23.

Tim Hudson started game 2 of the 2014 NLDS, a game that went 18 innings; Tim Hudson started the only other postseason game to go longer than 16 innings while on the Braves in 2005.

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24.

When Tim Hudson started Game 3 in San Francisco, he became the oldest pitcher to make a World Series debut.

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25.

On September 26,2015, Tim Hudson started against Zito and the Athletics in a matchup that was arranged as a tribute to the A's "Big Three" of the early 2000s.

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26.

Tim Hudson expanded his repertoire to left-handers with a curveball and splitter.

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27.

Tim Hudson's favored pitch with two strikes to right-handed hitters was his cutter, while he stayed with the sinker to lefties.

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28.

Tim Hudson is married to the former Kim Bruner, whom he met while a student at Auburn.

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29.

Tim Hudson drew his grandmother's initials on the pitcher's mound before his next start, and wore them on his spikes.

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30.

Tim Hudson pitched 8 innings, giving up 2 earned runs against the Philadelphia Phillies.

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31.

In 2016, Tim Hudson served as a guest instructor at both the Braves and Giants respective spring training camps.

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32.

In 2016, Hudson joined Fox Sports South and Fox Sports Southeast as a part-time broadcaster for select Braves games.

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33.

In 2017, Tim Hudson returned as a spring training instructor for the Giants.

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34.

In January 2020, Tim Hudson was named the pitching coach for the Auburn Tigers baseball team.

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