CJ Wilson (baseball player)
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| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - No. 36 | |
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| Born: November 18, 1980 Newport Beach United States 
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| Strikes: Left | Throws: Left |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| June 10, 2005 with the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics (until the end of the 2010 season) |
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| Win-loss | 27-28 |
| Earned Run Average | 3.90 |
| Strikeouts | 431 |
| Saves | 52 |
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Christopher John "CJ" Wilson (* 18th November 1980 in Newport Beach , California ) is an American baseball player in Major League . He currently plays as the starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim .
Career
Wilson was chosen by the Texas Rangers in the fifth round of the MLB Drafts 2001 as 141st player ever and used in the minor leagues . In 2003 he had to undergo Tommy John Surgery and was therefore out of the 2004 season. In 2005 he played for the Double-A-Team Frisco RoughRiders before he was called to the Rangers team. In 2006 he was sent back to the Rangers Triple A team, but returned to the Rangers in July. Here it was mainly used in the bullpen and was used as a closer in 2007 and 2008. The role of closer was taken over by Frank Francisco in 2009 and Wilson was reinstated as the relief pitcher in late innings. For the 2010 season , Wilson took over his previous role as starting pitcher. With a WL of 15-8 and an ERA of 3.35, he performed very well and was used by the Rangers as the second pitcher behind Cliff Lee in the postseason . He won Game 2 of the 2010 ALDS against the Tampa Bay Rays . In Game 1 of the 2010 ALCS , he did not allow the New York Yankees to run until the seventh inning and was taken out of the game in the eighth inning after having delivered two hits. In game 5 of the series, he allowed the Yankees to run five runs in the first three innings and received the loss.
Web links
- Player information and statistics from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or The Baseball Cube or Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)
- CJ Wilson's blog
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Rangers left-hander CJ Wilson excelling in transition to starting rotation - ESPN . In: sports.espn.go.com . Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ↑ Boxscore: Texas vs. Tampa Bay - October 7, 2010 . MLB.com. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ↑ Boxscore: NY Yankees vs. Texas - October 15, 2010 . In: mlb.mlb.com . Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ↑ Boxscore: Texas vs. NY Yankees - October 20, 2010 . In: mlb.mlb.com . Retrieved October 21, 2010.
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| SURNAME | Wilson, CJ |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilson, Christopher John (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newport Beach , California |