Justin Germano

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Justin Germano
Philadelphia Phillies — No.
Starting pitcher
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
May 22, 2004 for the San Diego Padres
Selected MLB statistics
(through 2006)
Record     1-3
ERA     8.04
Strikeouts     24
Former teams

    Justin Germano is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born August 6, 1982 in Pasadena, California.

    Germano is from Claremont, California, where he broke Mark McGwire's Claremont Little League record for most home runs in a season. He graduated from Claremont High School in 2000.

    He was drafted in 2000 by the San Diego Padres and traded along with Travis Chick from the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds on July 23, 2005 in a trade for Joe Randa.

    Germano made his major league debut with the San Diego Padres on May 22, 2004, getting the win as the starting pitcher against the Philadelphia Phillies. He pitched five innings, allowing five hits, four runs (three of them on a three-rune home run by Chase Utley in the third inning), four walks, and five strikeouts. As a hitter, he would have two at-bats and went hitless.

    On July 31, 2006, Germano was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rheal Cormier.