Dewon Cortez Brazelton (born June 6, 1980 in Tullahoma, Tennessee) is a pitcher for the San Diego Padres. 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... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... This year in baseball: 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Events January-March January 8 - Ozzie Smith is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. ... Major league affiliations American League (1998-present) East Division (1998-present) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None AL Pennants (0) None Division titles (0) None Wild card berths (0) None Major league nicknames Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998-present) Major league home ballparks Tropicana Field (1998-present) Current... In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. ... In baseball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by K, K-S, or SO) occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. ... Major league affiliations American League (1998-present) East Division (1998-present) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None AL Pennants (0) None Division titles (0) None Wild card berths (0) None Major league nicknames Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998-present) Major league home ballparks Tropicana Field (1998-present) Current... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Tullahoma is a city located in Coffee County, Tennessee, in the south-central part of the state. ... Major league affiliations National League (1969-present) West Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None NL Pennants (2) 1998 â€¢ 1984 West Division titles (4) 2005 â€¢ 1998 â€¢ 1996 â€¢ 1984 Wild card berths (0) None Major league nicknames San Diego Padres (1969-present) Major league home ballparks PETCO...

When Brazelton was only 15 years old, he had both knee surgery in 1995 and Tommy John surgery in 1996. He attended Middle Tennessee State University and set both strikeout and win records there. The Devil Rays selected him with the third overall draft pick in the first round of the 2001 MLB amateur draft and Brazleton made his MLB debut September 13, 2002. In 2004, Brazelton received the Tony Conigliaro Award. In 2005 he was the opening day starter for the Devil Rays, but he pitched so poorly in his subsequent outings that the club optioned him down to the Triple-A Durham Bulls. He was placed on the suspended list after failing to report to Durham, then arrived in Durham about two weeks after originally being demoted. He was then demoted to Double-A, only to be promoted about three weeks later - a decision which caused some mild controversy with the fans and the team alike. Fellow teammate Eduardo Perez was quoted as saying "What message does that send to the rest of the young guys in the organization?". 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tommy John surgery, known by doctors as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (or UCL), is a surgical procedure in which a ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with a tendon from elsewhere in the body (often from the forearm, hamstring, or foot of the patient). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Middle Tennessee State University (founded September 11, 1911, and commonly abbreviated as MTSU) is an American university located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. ... In baseball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by K, K-S, or SO) occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. ... Win has a number of uses, including: Look up win in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A (sports) draft is the process by which professional sports teams select players not contracted to any team, often from colleges or amateur ranks. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... In 1990 the Boston Red Sox instituted a national award to honor the memory of their former star Tony Conigliaro. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Durham Bulls are a minor league baseball team based in Durham, North Carolina. ... Eduardo Atanasio Perez (born September 11, 1969 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a utility player for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. ...

In March 2006 it was annouced Brazelton would be the fourth starter in the Padres's four-man rotation, behind Jake Peavy, Chris Young, and Shawn Estes. Jacob Edward (Jake) Peavy (born May 31, 1981, in Mobile, Alabama) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the San Diego Padres. ... There are several different people named Chris Young in professional sports: Chris Young, safety for the Denver Broncos Chris Young, starting pitcher for the San Diego Padres Chris Young, centerfield prospect for the Arizona Diamondbacks Chris Young is also a musician who wrote How Are Things for You? along with... Shawn Estes (born February 18, 1973 in San Bernardino, California) is a pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball. ...

External links

• MLB.com: Dewon Brazelton