Clay Rapada
New York Yankees – No. 39
Pitcher
Born: (1981-03-09) March 9, 1981 (age 31) Portsmouth, Virginia
Bats: Right	Throws: Left
MLB debut
June 14, 2007 for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics (through May 31, 2012)
Win–loss record	6–0
Earned run average	4.88
Strikeouts	53
Teams
Chicago Cubs (2007) Detroit Tigers (2007–2009) Texas Rangers (2010) Baltimore Orioles (2011) New York Yankees (2012–present)

Clayton Anthony Rapada (born March 9, 1981 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees.

Career[link]

Chicago Cubs[link]

Rapada started in the Chicago Cubs organization pitching for the Single-A Boise Hawks from 2002–03. At the beginning of 2003, he was promoted to the Single-A Lansing Lugnuts, where he posted a 4.96 earned run average (ERA) and recorded 27 strikeouts over 45⅓ innings pitched, primarily in relief.

In 2004, Cubs coaches suggested that Rapada try a sidearm delivery.^[1] Rapada showed improvement that season for the Lugnuts, going 6–6 with an ERA of 2.33 in 57 appearances.^[2]

In 2005, the Cubs moved Rapada up to the Single-A Daytona Cubs, where he went 1–3 with an ERA 3.83 in 27 appearances. 2006 saw Rapada progressing through the Cubs minor league organization, and he pitched for both the Double-A West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx and the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. Between the two teams, he appeared in 61 games and posted an ERA of 1.59.^[2]

Rapada made his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs on June 14, 2007, against the Seattle Mariners. He faced one batter, Raúl Ibáñez, who lined out to Cubs right fielder Cliff Floyd.^[3] Rapada was sent back to the Iowa Cubs on June 19, 2007, without making another appearance.

Detroit Tigers[link]

On August 30, 2007, Rapada was announced as the player to be named later in the trade between the Tigers and Cubs involving outfielder Craig Monroe.

Rapada made his Tigers debut on September 9, 2007. In a coincidence, he faced Ibáñez again, giving up a three-run home run. He was pulled immediately after, giving him the distinction of facing the same batter (and only that batter) twice in his first two major league appearances; one while pitching for a National League club and the other with an American League club. He earned his first major league victory on April 15, 2008 as the Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 6–5.^[4]

Rapada did not make the Tigers 25-man roster and began the 2009 season playing for the Toledo Mud Hens.

Texas Rangers[link]

On December 7, 2009, Rapada was traded to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later or cash considerations.^[5] On December 16, Rapada was outrighted off the 40-man roster to Triple-A.

Rapada played most of the 2010 season with the minor league Oklahoma City RedHawks. On September 3, 2010, Texas called up Rapada to the major league roster.^[6]

Rapada was listed as an alternative during the postseason when the Texas Rangers would make it to the World Series for the first time in franchise history. The Rangers would eventually lose the 2010 World Series against the San Francisco Giants.

Baltimore Orioles[link]

On January 14, 2011, Rapada was placed on release waivers by the Rangers. On January 25, 2011, Rapada was signed by the Baltimore Orioles and invited to spring training to compete for a roster spot. After being sent to the minors after spring training, Rapada was called up by Baltimore on April 17.^[7] He made his Orioles debut on April 18 with two outs in the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins.^[8] He was designated for assignment on June 29. In 16⅓ innings with Baltimore, Rapada had a 6.06 ERA.^[9]

After being designated for assignment on February 6, Rapada was released by the Orioles on February 15. He leads the major leagues in left-handers' batting average who face him since 2010.^[10]

New York Yankees[link]

Rapada signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees on February 18, 2012 with an invitation to spring training. Rapada made the Yankees Opening Day roster.

References[link]

External links[link]

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Joe Girardi
New York Yankees – No. 28
Catcher / Manager
Born: (1964-10-14) October 14, 1964 (age 47) Peoria, Illinois
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 4, 1989 for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 2003 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics (through May 30, 2012)
Batting average	.267
Hits	1,100
Runs batted in	422
Games managed	860
Win–loss record	489-371
Winning %	.569
Teams
As player Chicago Cubs (1989–1992) Colorado Rockies (1993–1995) New York Yankees (1996–1999) Chicago Cubs (2000–2002) St. Louis Cardinals (2003) As manager Florida Marlins (2006) New York Yankees (2008–present)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star selection (2000) 4× World Series champion (1996, 1998, 1999, 2009) 2006 NL Manager of the Year

Joseph Elliott Girardi (born October 14, 1964) is a former Major League Baseball catcher and current manager of the New York Yankees. During a 15-year playing career, he played from 1989–2003 for the Chicago Cubs, the Colorado Rockies, the New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals. He also previously managed the Florida Marlins in 2006, where he was named National League Manager of the Year.

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Girardi, was born in Peoria, Illinois, and is a native of East Peoria, Illinois,^[1] he attended East Peoria's Neil Armstrong grade school, and Peoria's Sacred Heart/Father Sweeney where he was coached in basketball by his father. He then attended Academy of Our Lady/Spalding Institute in Peoria, Illinois, where he played quarterback for the football team (coached by Tommy Kahn) and catcher for the baseball team (coached by David Lang). He went on to play baseball at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering. He was the first freshman to be elected president of a fraternity (Alpha Tau Omega) at Northwestern.^{[citation needed]}

Playing career[link]

In 1989, while a prospect for the Chicago Cubs, Girardi played for the Águilas del Zulia in the Venezuelan winter league.^[2] He began his major league career in 1989 with the Cubs, staying with them through 1992. He was taken by the Colorado Rockies in the expansion draft before the 1993 season. Girardi played for the Rockies through 1995. He was traded in 1995 to the New York Yankees for pitcher Mike DeJean.

Girardi as manager of the Yankees

Girardi served as the Yankees' regular catcher from 1996 through 1999, earning three World Series rings in 1996, 1998, and 1999. In 1996, Girardi caught Dwight Gooden's no-hitter and in 1999, he caught David Cone's perfect game. When the Yankees promoted Jorge Posada, a 25-year-old prospect, to serve as his backup, Girardi served as Posada's mentor.^[3] The two catchers split time for the Yankees through 1999.^[4]

In 2000, Girardi left the Yankees and returned to the Cubs, where he was named to that year's All-Star team, his only All-Star appearance as a player (he would later manage the 2010 AL All-Star team). He played with the Cubs again in 2001 and 2002. On June 22, 2002, before the Cubs' game with the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis's Darryl Kile was found dead. When Major League Baseball decided to cancel the nationally televised game, Girardi announced the cancellation to the fans at Wrigley Field without directly mentioning Kile's death. At 2:37 pm, he tearfully told the fans, "I thank you for your patience. We regret to inform you because of a tragedy in the Cardinal family, the commissioner has canceled the game today. Please be respectful. You will find out eventually what has happened, and I ask that you say a prayer for the St. Louis Cardinals' family."

In 2003, Girardi played for the Cardinals.

Broadcasting and coaching career[link]

After a spring training stint with the Yankees in 2004, Girardi retired and became a commentator for the YES Network. He hosted the youth-oriented Yankees on Deck, received good reviews, and was offered a larger role on 2005 Yankee broadcasts.

But he rejected that offer, as well as an offer by Florida Marlins to become the bench coach with a guarantee to become the team's manager in 2006 (he eventually got that job anyway). Instead, he became the Yankees' bench coach. He managed a game during a Joe Torre suspension, a loss to the Kansas City Royals. Girardi remained the host of Kids on Deck in 2005, having shot his shows before spring training. During games, YES promoted Kids on Deck by showing Girardi sitting in the dugout during breaks in the game.^{[citation needed]}

Girardi worked Games 3–5 of the 2006 World Series for Fox as part of the network's pregame and postgame team, along with host Jeanne Zelasko and regular analyst Kevin Kennedy.

After fielding managerial offers for the 2007 season, Joe Girardi instead came to terms with the YES network to return to the broadcast booth for 60-plus games as a Yankees analyst, and co-host a new show on the network, Behind The Plate, with John Flaherty, also a former Yankee catcher.^[5] Girardi also served as color commentator for the No.2 booth (usually with Thom Brennaman) on Major League Baseball on Fox.

Managerial career[link]

Florida Marlins (2006)[link]

After the 2005 regular season, Girardi was named the manager of the Marlins, replacing departed manager Jack McKeon. His first notable action as manager was to prohibit facial hair, a policy similar to that of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, except Girardi prohibited mustaches as well.^[6]

Girardi guided the team into a 78–84 record and a surprising wild-card contention even though the team had the lowest payroll in Major League Baseball.^[7] About $14 million, the Marlins' 2006 payroll was lower than the salaries of several MLB players. But Girardi was nearly fired in early August when he got into a vocal (and visible) argument with Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria during a game. According to witnesses and video footage, the Marlins owner was heckling homeplate umpire Larry Vanover. When the umpire warned Girardi about the harassment, Girardi and his bench coach Gary Tuck then turned to Loria and told him to stop. Loria had to be talked out of firing Girardi immediately after the game.^[8]

On October 3, 2006, the Marlins announced that they had fired Girardi, despite him winning manager of the year. Girardi said only that he appreciated the opportunity to manage the club, a move that was seen as classy across the Major Leagues and kept him at the top of many teams' list of manager candidates. Girardi was thought to be among the leading candidates to replace Yankee manager Joe Torre after the Yankees' loss in the 2006 American League Division Series, but Torre remained with the Yankees. He was also a candidate for the Cubs' manager position, to succeed Dusty Baker; he interviewed for the job just days after leaving the Marlins. With his playing experience in Chicago, he was considered a front-runner for the position even before the season was over.^[9] However, the Cubs chose to go with veteran manager Lou Piniella. Girardi took himself out of the running for the Washington Nationals' managerial job shortly thereafter and returned to the broadcast booth for the YES Network in 2007. He said taking another managerial job would have meant a third move in as many years for his family.^{[citation needed]} Despite Girardi's firing, he was rewarded for his achievements with the Marlins in 2006 with the National League Manager of the Year Award and The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award for the National League.

New York Yankees (2008–present)[link]

Joe Girardi with General Ann E. Dunwoody during the Yankees vs. N.Y. Mets game on June 14, 2009.

In June 2007, after the Baltimore Orioles fired manager Sam Perlozzo, Girardi interviewed for and was offered the job, but turned it down, his agent said on June 21.

When the Yankees' managerial position became vacant after the 2007 season, the Yankees interviewed Girardi, Tony Peña, and Don Mattingly. Girardi was reported to be the Yankees' managerial choice on October 29,^[10] and he officially accepted the deal on October 30. He signed a three-year contract, reportedly worth about $7.5 million.^[11]

Girardi chose to wear No. 27 to signify his wish to lead the Yankees to their 27th world championship.^[12] On April 1, 2008, Girardi won his first game as manager of the Yankees, defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 3–2. On August 2, 2008, Girardi participated in his first Old Timer's Day, the last such game played at the original Yankee Stadium. Girardi participated in the next Old Timer's Day, on July 19, 2009, the first in the new Yankee Stadium.

Girardi's first year as Yankee manager was the first time since 1993 the Yankees did not reach the postseason (the 1994 season-ending strike came with the Yankees in first place in the AL East.) In 2009, his second year as manager, he led the Yankees to win their 40th AL pennant, leading to their 27th World Series title (defeating the Philadelphia Phillies), his first World Series title as manager, and the Yankees' first since 2000. Before the 2010 season, Girardi changed his number to 28. Newly acquired center-fielder Curtis Granderson had worn 28, but agreed to change his number to 14.^[13]

Following the 2010 season, Girardi and the Yankees agreed to a three-year deal to keep Girardi as the Yankees' manager.^[14]

The 2011 Yankees had predictions about them finishing behind the Red Sox due to Boston's high profile free agency moves and the Yankees lack of action. The Yankees season was plagued by injuries that caused disabled list stints for Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera, Phil Hughes, Bartolo Colon, Freddy Garcia, Joba Chamberlain, Pedro Feliciano and Damaso Marte, with the latter two not playing even one game, in addition to the injuries to other players that did not result in them being placed on the disabled list. Despite the setbacks, Girardi managed to lead the team to the AL East title. Rob Parker of ESPN commended Girardi's performance and felt his efforts were deserving of American League Manager of the Year, but felt he would not get the award due to the Yankees high payroll and what Parker alleges is an anti-New York Yankee bias.^[15] The Yankees were defeated by the Detroit Tigers in the divisional round, 3–2.^[16]

Personal life[link]

Girardi is married to Kimberly Girardi, and has three children. He lives in Purchase, New York. Girardi is the son of Jerry and Angela Girardi, both from Illinois.^[17] Girardi is of Italian descent and is also a devout Christian.^[18]

While driving home after winning the 2009 World Series, Girardi stopped to help a car crash victim on a dangerous blind curve of the Cross County Parkway in Eastchester, New York. Police said he put his life at risk while trying to help the driver who had just crashed into a wall. The driver said she had no idea who Girardi was until the responding officers identified him. The next day, Girardi said, "I think the most important thing is that, obviously, there's a lot of joy in what we do, but we can't forget to be human beings when we help others out."^[19][20]

Girardi is also a known health enthusiast and has banned sweets such as ice cream and soda from the clubhouse.^[21]

References[link]

External links[link]

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