Robert Michael File (born January 28, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. File spent three-plus seasons as a reliever for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2001 to 2004. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2005, retiring shortly after spring training with a back injury.
| Bob File | |
|---|---|
 Bob File - Fenway Park, June 2001 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 28, 1977 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 14, 2001, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 2004, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 6–4 |
| Earned run average | 4.20 |
| Strikeouts | 55 |
| Teams | |
File was drafted as a third baseman out of NCAA Division II, then converted to pitcher while in the Jays' farm system.[1]
File is a former pitching coach at La Salle University in Philadelphia. La Salle University competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Atlantic 10 baseball conference.
Pitching style and biography edit
File threw a 96 MPH four-seam fastball, a 91–94 MPH sinker,[2] a 77–82 MPH slider, and a 78–80 MPH fosh (hybrid-splitfinger).[3]
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File is one of seven pitchers in major league history to win a game in his first appearance while throwing five pitches or fewer.[5]
File was a standout infielder at Father Judge High School in Philadelphia before becoming a pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays.[6]
File was one of the top players in the history of Philadelphia University's (now Thomas Jefferson University) baseball program.
- Earned ABCA/Rawlings first-team All-American honors as a senior in 1998.
- Earned ECAC (East Coast Athletic Conference) Player of the Year honors as a senior in 1998.
- Three-time NYCAC (New York Collegiate Athletic Conference) All-Conference selection, earning Player of the Year honors in 1998.
- Set several school hitting records as a senior in 1998, including a .542 batting average.
- .542 batting average in 1998 was #1 in the country, leading all NCAA baseball.
- Also set single-season records with 90 hits, 63 runs, 68 RBI, 19 home runs, and 167 total bases in 1998.
- Is the university's all-time leader in nearly every career hitting category including runs (181), hits (296), triples (17) and home runs (37).
References edit
- ^ Baseball Digest, March 2001 p. 35
- ^ "ESPN.com - Major League Baseball - Blue Jays minor-league report". static.ESPN.go.com. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "AML - support.gale". www.AccessMyLibrary.com. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "Bob File » Statistics » Pitching - FanGraphs Baseball". FanGraphs.com. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "Dodgers' Josh Ravin reflects on long journey to the major leagues". DailyNews.com. June 4, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ "Here's to the top Father Judge Crusader athletes". northeasttimes.com. July 25, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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