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Baseball player
Sterling Alex Hitchcock
(born April 29, 1971) is an American former
Major League Baseball
left-handed
pitcher
. He played from
1992
to
2004
, mostly with the
New York Yankees
and
San Diego Padres
.
Early life
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Hitchcock was born in
Fayetteville, North Carolina
. He attended
Armwood High School
in
Seffner, Florida
.
[1]
Professional career
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The Yankees selected Hitchcock in the ninth round of the
1989 Major League Baseball Draft
. Though he committed to attend the
University of South Florida
, the Yankees signed Hitchcock with a $50,000
signing bonus
.
[1]
He made his Major League debut in 1992, pitching his first full season in 1994. He was traded to the Mariners after the 1995 season with
Russ Davis
for
Tino Martinez
,
Jeff Nelson
, and
Jim Mecir
.
[2]
The following winter, the Mariners sent him to San Diego for
Scott Sanders
. Hitchcock is best remembered for his performance in the
1998
playoffs with the Padres, in which he was named the
NLCS
MVP
. He was the
winning
pitcher in both of his starts with a 0.90
ERA
in the NLCS. Overall in the 1998 playoffs he was 3?0, allowing 3 runs in 22 innings (1.23 ERA) with 32
strikeouts
.
His successful years with the Padres were followed by struggles with injuries. He underwent
Tommy John surgery
.
[3]
The Padres traded Hitchcock back to the Yankees in mid-2001 for two minor leaguers. Hitchcock was the winning pitcher for the Yankees in Game 5 of the
2001 World Series
. He re-signed with the Yankees after the season.
[4]
The Yankees traded Hitchcock to the
St. Louis Cardinals
in 2003 for
Justin Pope
and Ben Julianel. He finished his career with the Padres in 2004.
During the regular season, Hitchcock's career-best win?loss record was 13?9 with Seattle in 1996. His career-best ERA was 3.93 with the Padres in 1998.
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