Brett Myers
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| Philadelphia Phillies — No. 39 | |
| Starting pitcher | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
|---|---|
| July 24, 2002 for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Record | 54-40 |
| ERA | 4.34 |
| Strikeouts | 690 |
Brett Allen Myers (born August 17, 1980 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a MLB starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies.
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[edit] High school career
As a senior at Englewood High School in Jacksonville, Florida, Myers posted an 8 win-2 loss record and a 0.80 ERA in 78.0 innings pitched. He was an amateur boxer when he was a teenager.
[edit] Pro career
On February 1, 2007 the Phillies announced they had agreed to a 3-year, $25.75 million contract extension with Myers. [1]
[edit] Domestic violence charge
Myers was arrested on June 23, 2006 and charged with assaulting his wife Kim Myers on a downtown Boston street. [1] The Phillies received criticism from some media members and women's organizations for not benching Myers.[2]. Myers took a short leave of absence from the team. During a pre-trial hearing on October 5, Kim Myers indicated that she does not want her husband prosecuted, and despite the proscecuter's insistence of filing charges, the case was dismissed. The couple has been in marriage counseling since the arrest [3].
[edit] Trivia
In a staple of every Phillies game known as "Ask the Players", while most players responded to the question of "Who was your hero growing up?" with a baseball player, Myers states that his hero was "The Hulk".
[edit] External links
- Brett Myers - Myers' statistics, news, and information at AroundtheDiamond.com.
- Myers' statistics at Baseball Reference.
- Bret Myers Major and Minor League Statistics at The Baseball Cube.
- Bret Myers profile and statistics at ESPN.com.
- "Start Yields Boos for Myers and Criticism for Phillies", New York Times, June 25, 2006.
- "911 Calls Described Myers Assault as Vicious", The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 13, 2006.
[edit] References
- ^ "Transcript of 911 calls", The Philadelphia Inquirer, published May 7, 2006, accessed August 15, 2006.
