Kason Gabbard
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
|
|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox — No. 61 | |
| Starting Pitcher | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| July 22, 2006 for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
|
| Record | 1-3 |
| Strikeouts | 11 |
| ERA | 3.51 |
| Innings pitched | 25.1 |
| Teams | |
|
|
Kason R. Gabbard (born April 8, 1982 in Oxford, Ohio) is a starting pitcher who plays for the Boston Red Sox. He bats and throws left handed.
A 29th-round draft pick in 2000, Gabbard started the 2006 season with Double-A Portland and posted a 9-2 record with a 2.57 ERA in 13 starts. Promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket on June 23, he went 1-3 with a 4.97 ERA in five starts. He earned a promotion to the Boston Red Sox on July 21 to replace Tim Wakefield, who was on the disabled list. In his Major League debut on July 22, he allowed two earned runs in 5 2/3 innings to the Seattle Mariners and was charged with a loss.
Gabbard became the ninth rookie to pitch for the Red Sox in the 2006 season, joining Abe Alvarez, Craig Breslow, Manny Delcarmen, Craig Hansen, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, David Pauley, and Jermaine Van Buren. He also became the third Triple-A recall to move into Boston's rotation in six weeks, joining Kyle Snyder and Lester. They have replaced David Wells and Matt Clement, who are on the disabled list. Likewise, Gabbard joins Pauley as one of two Boston starters to have begun the 2006 season in Double-A Portland.
