Jake Peavy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jake Peavy

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 31-May-1981

Place of Birth: Mobile, Alabama, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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About Jake Peavy

  • Jacob Edward Peavy (born May 31, 1981) is a retired professional baseball pitcher.
  • He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, and San Francisco Giants.
  • He batted and threw right-handed. While with the Padres, he won the 2007 NL Cy Young Award after recording the Pitching Triple Crown that year.
  • He was traded from the White Sox to the Red Sox in 2013 and helped them to a World Series title later that season.
  • A year later, he was traded to the San Francisco Giants, where he helped them win a World Series title later in the season.
  • He became the first starting pitcher in Major League history to win two consecutive World Series with two teams in two leagues.
  • He is one of seven players in MLB history to have won back-to back World Series on different teams (Ben Zobrist, Jack Morris, Bill Skowron, Clem Labine, Don Gullett, and Ryan Theriot). Peavy wore the number 44 throughout his career.
  • When he was traded to the San Francisco Giants, he took number 43, as 44 was retired in honor of Willie McCovey.
  • After struggling in the middle of the 2014 season, he changed to 22.

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