Justin Thompson

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Justin Willard Thompson (born March 8, 1973, in San Antonio, Texas) is a pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.

Thompson was drafted out of high school in the first round of the 1991 MLB Draft and started his career with the Detroit Tigers of the American League from 1996 to 1999.

He was elected to the American League All-Star team in 1997 after a 15 win, 12 losses season in which he also finished fifth in the league with a 3.02 ERA.

Thompson was traded to the Texas Rangers in an eight player trade after the 1999 season which involved Juan Gonzalez being traded to Detroit. He spent six seasons in the Minors with the Rangers organization including a missed 2001 season due to a torn rotator cuff suffered in 2000, before playing in the Majors again for two games in 2005. Thompson elected free agency after the 2005 season and subsequently signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers in December of 2005. In 2006, Justin was on the roster of the Brewers Class AAA affiliate, the Nashville Sounds, however, he retired from baseball in May of 2006.