A. J. Murray (baseball)

Arlington John "A. J." Murray (born March 17, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers.

A. J. Murray
Pitcher
Born: (1982-03-18) March 18, 1982
Vernal, Utah
Batted: Switch Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 16, 2007, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
June 3, 2008, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Win-Loss2-2
Earned run average4.29
Strikeouts23
Teams

Career

On July 28, 2005, together with Scott Feldman and Steve Karsay, he threw a perfect game against the Corpus Christi Hooks. It was the first combined nine-inning perfect game in Texas League history, and the third overall.[1][2]

Murray was recalled from the minor leagues by the Rangers on May 15, 2007, and made his major league debut against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on May 16. He struck out Ty Wigginton swinging for his first major league strikeout. He was outrighted to the minors on October 1, 2008.

On December 15, 2009, Murray signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers and also received an invitation to Spring Training. He was assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds for the 2010 season, but was released on June 22, 2010. Murray signed with the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League on July 19, 2010.

gollark: It would be more fun if it was against an actual player.
gollark: Er, I seem to now.
gollark: I'm glad that I finally have an upside down mint. Shame they don't show in lineages.
gollark: Upside down mints?!!!!!?
gollark: Probably.

References
  1. "Baseball America's Daily Dish," Baseball America, 7/29/05, accessed 8/14/09
  2. Rajan, Greg, "Pitchers perfect: It's 27 up, 27 down as CC falls to Frisco," Corpus Christi Caller-Times, 7/29/05, accessed 8/14/09
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