Jeremy Hellickson
Tampa Bay Rays – No. 58
Pitcher
Born: (1987-04-08) April 8, 1987 (age 25) Des Moines, Iowa
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 2, 2010 for the Tampa Bay Rays
Career statistics (through May 21, 2012)
Win-loss record	21–11
Earned run average	2.98
Strikeouts	188
Teams
Tampa Bay Rays (2010–present)
Career highlights and awards
2011 AL Pitcher of the Month award for May 2011 AL Rookie of the Month award for May 2011 AL Rookie of the Year

Jeremy Robert Hellickson (born April 8, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa and attended Hoover High School.^[1] Following the 2011 season, Hellickson was named American League Rookie of the Year.

Professional career[link]

Hellickson was drafted by Tampa Bay in the 4th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft. Baseball America rated him as the 18th best prospect in all of baseball going into the 2010 season.^[2] He was selected to play in the 2010 All-Star Futures Game and was the starting pitcher for U.S. team.^[3]

On August 2, 2010, Hellickson made his major league debut against Minnesota Twins.^[4] During his debut, he held the Twins to two runs over seven innings. He struck out six while walking two. He was optioned back to Triple-A Durham after the start.^[5] He was once again recalled to the majors on August 10 to take the spot of Wade Davis in the rotation. He made his second career start that day against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park, earning his second career victory after pitching seven shutout innings with three hits, seven strikeouts and no walks as the Rays won 8–0.^[6]

On August 21, 2010, Hellickson was optioned to High-A Charlotte Stone Crabs to work on moving to the bullpen. He was recalled to Tampa Bay on September 1 and made his first appearance out of the bullpen on September 4, pitching 1 and 2/3 innings giving up 2 runs.

Hellickson began the 2011 season as the Rays fifth starter. On May 13, he threw his first complete game, earning a 3–0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.^[7] Following the season, Hellickson earned the 2011 American League MLB Rookie of the Year Award.^[8] He was named the Rays third starter for the 2012 season and pitched 8 2/3 shutout innings against the New York Yankees on April 8 2012.

Achievements[link]

• 2009 Triple-A Baseball National Championship Most Valuable Player
• Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year Award, 2010
• International League Most Valuable Pitcher, 2010
• USA Today Minor League Player of the Year Award, 2010
• American League Rookie of the Month – May 2011^[9]
• American League Pitcher of the Month – May 2011^[9]
• American League Rookie of the Year Award, 2011^[8]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jeremy Hellickson

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Joe Maddon
Tampa Bay Rays – No. 70
Manager
Born: (1954-02-08) February 8, 1954 (age 58) Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Career statistics (through May 30, 2012)
Games	1,074
Win-loss record	551-523
Winning %	.513
Teams
California / Anaheim Angels (1996, 1999) {interim} Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays (2006–present)
Career highlights and awards
2008, 2011 AL Manager of the Year 2008 World Series Runner-up 2002 World Series Champion

Joseph John Maddon (born February 8, 1954, in Hazleton, Pennsylvania) is the Major League Baseball manager for the Tampa Bay Rays.

He previously served as interim manager of the Anaheim Angels in both 1996 and 1999. He was also a long-time bench coach for the team.

Early life and career[link]

Maddon attended Lafayette College, where he played baseball and football. He is a member of Zeta Psi fraternity. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Lafayette College on September 2, 2010.

He is a former minor league catcher, who never advanced higher than A ball, which he played for four seasons. In his four seasons, he never had more than 180 at bats, and the most home runs he ever hit was three for Salinas in 1977.^[1]

He served in the Angels organization for 31 years.

Managerial career[link]

He managed each of the six years from 1981–86 in the minor leagues, but managed his team to a losing record each season.

Maddon was considered a leading candidate for the Boston Red Sox manager job in 2004, which went to Terry Francona. On November 15, 2005, he was hired to manage the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. His signature thick-rimmed glasses have led to giveaways featuring mock pairs, and tributes from Angels players wearing the glasses when playing against the Rays.

In 2008, Maddon led the Tampa Bay Rays to their first American League Eastern Division Title. He led a team of young players that won a division title over the heavily favored New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. Maddon led the team to the franchise's first playoff win in the American League Division Series ALDS vs the Chicago White Sox by 3–1 and a 4 games to 3 triumph over the rival Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series ALCS. This was the first World Series appearance for the Rays, in which Tampa Bay held home-field advantage against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies won the World Series by a 4–1 game score. It completed a full-circle turnaround for the Rays, who had the worst record in Major League Baseball in 2007. Because of this, on November 12 of that year, he was given the American League Manager of the Year Award.^[2] He also received the Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award.

The manager became engaged to his girlfriend of four years, law school graduate Jaye Sousoures, in June 2007 in Boulder, Colorado, on a side trip during a Rays road trip to the Colorado Rockies. He married her in November 2008. He has two children with his first wife: a daughter, Sarah; and a son, Joey. He also has two granddaughters, Tyler and Coral Ray.

On May 25, 2009, the Tampa Bay Rays and Maddon agreed to a contract extension that would keep him manager of the Rays through 2012. He had been in the final year of the initial contract he signed when he first became manager of the team. The Rays stated that there was "never a question" on whether to keep Maddon or not after the conclusion of the 2009 season. Maddon was quoted as saying, "This is where I belong. This is where I want to be. I really have to use the word love when I talk about this organization."^[3]

On July 14, 2009, Maddon managed the American League All Star team to a 4–3 victory. Controversy arose after he failed to pick second baseman Ian Kinsler as a reserve on the team,when Dustin Pedroia and Evan Longoria bowed out.

When Major League Baseball ordered in April 2010 that managers and coaches can only wear the official team jacket or approved Majestic pullover over their jersey, and not "hoodies", Maddon complained that "It's almost like a security blanket for me. Managing without a hoodie on a cool night could be very disconcerting. Furthermore, I think it's wrong."^[4] MLB reversed their decision a few days later.^[5]

In 2011, the Rays made a second consecutive playoff appearance despite an 0–6 start to the season and a 9-game deficit in the wild card race in September. After the end of the season it was announced that Maddon had been named the American League Manager of the Year for the second time in his career.^[6] On February 13, 2012 the Rays signed Maddon to a three-year extension. ^[7]

On April 16, 2012, in a game against the Boston Red Sox, Maddon won his 500th career game as manager of the Tampa Bay Rays.

References[link]

External links[link]

Baseball portal

• Joe Maddon managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com
• Maddon to be hired as (Devil Rays) manager