Darin Downs
American baseball pitcher (born 1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Darin Burton Downs (born December 26, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions and Lamigo Monkeys.
Darin Downs | |
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Starting pitcher | |
Born: (1984-12-26) December 26, 1984 (age 39) Southfield, Michigan, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Left | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: July 3, 2012, for the Detroit Tigers | |
CPBL: August 6, 2016, for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions | |
Last appearance | |
MLB: September 19, 2014, for the Houston Astros | |
CPBL: May 26, 2018, for the Lamigo Monkeys | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 4–4 |
Earned run average | 4.76 |
Strikeouts | 84 |
CPBL statistics | |
Win–loss record | 14–11 |
Earned run average | 4.92 |
Strikeouts | 245 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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His professional career began when he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2003. He also played in the Tampa Bay Rays' minor league system and during that time, survived a very serious concussion. After spending the 2011 season in the minors for the Florida Marlins organization, Downs joined the Tigers. He was called up to the majors for the first time on July 3, 2012.[1] Downs was claimed off waivers by the Houston Astros after the 2013 season.