Baseball signed by Texas Ranger Colby Lewis


Item Number: 620

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $50

Online Close: Apr 15, 2012 11:00 PM EDT

Bid History: 10 bids - Item Sold!

Description

Win this baseball signed by Texas Ranger Colby Lewis.  Lewis was the 38th overall player selected in the 1999 Major League Baseball Dradt.  He was a highly regarded prospect coming up in the Rangers' system and in three seasons with them had a career ERA of 6.83. Of particular note was his unusual 2003 season, where he managed to post a winning record of 10–9 in 26 starts despite a 7.30 ERA. 


In April 2011, Lewis was the first MLB player to go on the league's newly created paternity leave list to attend the birth of his child. A player can be on the list for 24 to 72 hours. Lewis took one start off before returning to pitch against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.  In 2011, Lewis was 14–10 with a 4.40 ERA.  He gave up a league-leading 35 home runs, the 7th-most in Rangers history.  In the 2011 Postseason, he pitched game 3 in the ALDS and ALCS and game 2 and game 6 in the World Series.



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