Brett Myers

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**Brett Myers**
Major League Baseball debut
Philadelphia Phillies — No. 39
Starting pitcher
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
July 24, 2002 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Selected MLB statistics (through 2006)
Record	54-40
ERA	4.34
Strikeouts	690

Brett Allen Myers (born August 17, 1980 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a MLB starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies.

1 High school career
2 Pro career
3 Domestic violence charge
4 Trivia
5 External links
6 References

[edit] High school career

As a senior at Englewood High School in Jacksonville, Florida, Myers posted an 8 win-2 loss record and a 0.80 ERA in 78.0 innings pitched. He was an amateur boxer when he was a teenager.

[edit] Pro career

On February 1, 2007 the Phillies announced they had agreed to a 3-year, $25.75 million contract extension with Myers. [1]

[edit] Domestic violence charge

Myers was arrested on June 23, 2006 and charged with assaulting his wife Kim Myers on a downtown Boston street. ^[1] The Phillies received criticism from some media members and women's organizations for not benching Myers.[2]. Myers took a short leave of absence from the team. During a pre-trial hearing on October 5, Kim Myers indicated that she does not want her husband prosecuted, and despite the proscecuter's insistence of filing charges, the case was dismissed. The couple has been in marriage counseling since the arrest [3].

[edit] Trivia

In a staple of every Phillies game known as "Ask the Players", while most players responded to the question of "Who was your hero growing up?" with a baseball player, Myers states that his hero was "The Hulk".