Casey Paul Fossum (born January 6, 1978 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey) is a pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays since 2005. Previously, Fossum played for the Boston Red Sox (2001-03) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2004). He bats and throws left handed. January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Cherry Hill highlighted in Camden County Cherry Hill Township is a township located in Camden County, New Jersey. ... A baseball pitcher delivers the ball to home plate In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitchers mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a... MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... Tampa Bay Devil Rays American League AAA Durham Bulls AA Montgomery Biscuits A Visalia Oaks Southwest Michigan Devil Rays Hudson Valley Renegades R Princeton Devil Rays The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St. ... Boston Red Sox American League AAA Pawtucket Red Sox AA Portland Sea Dogs A Wilmington Blue Rocks Greenville Bombers Lowell Spinners R Gulf Coast Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Arizona Diamondbacks National League AAA Tucson Sidewinders AA Tennessee Smokies A Lancaster JetHawks South Bend Silver Hawks Yakima Bears R Missoula Osprey The Arizona Diamondbacks are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. ...

In a four-season career, Fossum has posted a 18-26 record with 307 strikeouts and a 5.27 ERA in 372 innings. In baseball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by K or SO) occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. ... In baseball statistics, earned run average (denoted by ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. ... In baseball, innings pitched (IP) are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher is in the game. ...

Fossum attended Texas A&M University, leading the Aggies to the 1999 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. He earned All-Big 12 honors in both 1998 and 1999, highlighted by a 12-7 record and 3.64 ERA during his junior campaign, establishing a single-season school mark with 162 strikeouts. Fossum also won the C.E."Pat" Olsen Outstanding Pitcher Award in 1999 and was a second team All-American in 1998. Texas A&M University Texas A&M University, often Texas A&M, A&M or TAMU for short, is one of the premiere universities in Texas and is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. ... Texas Aggie is a term encompassing all those who are students or former students (alumni) of Texas A&M University. ... The College World Series is the tournament which determines the NCAA Division I collegiate baseball champion. ... Mayor Mike Fahey County Douglas County, Nebraska Area  - Total  - Water 1,290. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Fossum throws two effective overhand curveballs. He also has a decent fastball in the 88-92 MPH range and a changeup. Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 1999 June draft as the third pick in the first round (48th overall), Fossum started his major league career in 2001. Curveball Pitch Curveball Pitch The curveball is a type of pitch in baseball thrown with a grip and hand motion that induces extra rotation on the ball causing it to break, to fly in a more exaggerated curve than would be expected. ... The fastball is the most common type of pitch in baseball. ... A changeup is a type of pitch in baseball. ... This year in baseball: 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Events January-March January 16 - Outfielders Dave Winfield and Kirby Puckett are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in their first year on the ballot. ...

During three years with Boston, Fossum moved between the bullpen and the rotation, compiling 14 victories with two saves in 75 games. After a recurrence of tendinitis in his pitching shoulder, he went surgery in September 2003. Two months later, he was sent to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the same trade that brought Curt Schilling to the Red Sox. To save in a sport means to stop a goal or to maintain the lead. ... In baseball statistics, games pitched (denoted by GP) is the number of games in which a pitcher appears. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Curt Schilling is known for his hatred of the New York Yankees, whom his teams have beaten twice in playoff series. ...

In 2004, and for the first time in his career, Fossum was used exclusively as a starter, finishing third on the Diamondbacks staff in starts (27), innings pitched (142.0) and strikeouts (117), despite missing the first 5 1/2 weeks to recover from surgery. This year in baseball: 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Events January-June February 15: Alex Rodriguez is traded to the New York Yankees. ... In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of a game. ...

Fossum was traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for outfielder José Cruz, Jr. before the 2005 season. An outfielder moves in to catch a fly ball Outfielder is a collective term including left fielder, center fielder, and right fielder, the three positions in baseball farthest from the batter. ... José Cruz, Jr. ... This year in baseball 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Calendar July 12: All-Star Game, at Comerica Park, Detroit July 31: Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, N.Y. October 4: Division Series begin October 11: League Championship Series begin October 22: World Series begins...

Fact

• In 2004, Fossum was the only major league pitcher to threw 6.0 shutout innings in the rarified air of Coors Field.

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