Tony Watson

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Tony Watson

Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 44
Pitcher
Born: (1985-05-30) May 30, 1985 Sioux City, Iowa
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
June 8, 2011 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Career statistics (through 2013 season)
Win–loss record	10–5
Earned run average	3.09
Strikeouts	144
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (2011–present)

Anthony "Tony" Michael Watson (born May 30, 1985) is a Major League Baseball left-handed relief pitcher currently on the Pittsburgh Pirates' active roster.

High school and college

Watson attended Dallas Center Grimes High School in Grimes, Iowa. He was selected in the 23rd round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft by the Florida Marlins, but he chose to attend the University of Nebraska, where he pitched from 2005 to 2007. In 2005, he went 6-1 with a 2.82 ERA in 23 games (five starts) and in 2006 he went 10-2 with a 2.78 ERA in 17 games (15 starts). Watson was drafted in the 17th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft by the Baltimore Orioles, but chose not to sign. In 2007 he went 6-4 with a 4.09 ERA in 15 starts. He was then drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the ninth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft and began his professional career that season.

Professional baseball career

Watson was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the ninth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. He split 2007 between the State College Spikes and Hickory Crawdads, going a combined 7-2 with a 2.79 ERA in 13 starts. In 2008, he went 8-12 with a 3.56 ERA in 28 starts for the Lynchburg Hillcats and in 2009 he went 0-3 with an 8.22 ERA in five starts for the Altoona Curve. He went 6-4 with a 2.67 ERA in 34 games (nine starts) with the Curve in 2010.

On June 7, 2011, Watson was called up to the majors for the first time. José Ascanio was designated for assignment to make room.^[1] Watson made his major league debut on June 8, 2011, striking out both batters he faced, Chris Young and Juan Miranda of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

References

↑ "Pirates recall Watson, DFA Ascanio". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2011-06-08.

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Active roster	5 Josh Harrison 6 Starling Marte 10 Jordy Mercer 12 Clint Barmes 14 Jaff Decker 15 Chase d'Arnaud 17 Gaby Sánchez 18 Neil Walker 19 Chris Stewart 22 Andrew McCutchen 23 Travis Snider 24 Pedro Álvarez 26 Tony Sanchez 29 Bryan Morris 30 Jeanmar Gómez 31 José Tábata 32 Vin Mazzaro 35 Mark Melancon 36 Edinson Volquez 37 Justin Wilson 38 Stolmy Pimentel 39 Jason Grilli 44 Tony Watson 45 Gerrit Cole 46 Phil Irwin 47 Francisco Liriano 48 Jared Hughes 49 Jeff Locke 50 Charlie Morton 51 Wandy Rodríguez 52 Andy Oliver 53 Duke Welker 55 Russell Martin 57 Andrew Lambo 58 Brandon Cumpton 62 Gregory Polanco 63 Alen Hanson 64 Joely Rodríguez 65 Casey Sadler 69 Chris McGuiness

Coaching staff	Manager 13 Clint Hurdle Bench 28 Jeff Banister Hitting -- Jeff Branson Pitching 54 Ray Searage First base 41 Rick Sofield Third base 16 Nick Leyva Bullpen 56 Euclides Rojas Bullpen catcher 86 Heberto Andrade Coach 85 Dave Jauss Coach -- Jeff Livesey

Persondata
Name	Watson, Tony
Alternative names
Short description	Baseball player
Date of birth	May 30, 1985
Place of birth	Sioux City, Iowa
Date of death
Place of death

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