| Bobby Seay | |
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.jpg) Seay with the Detroit Tigers | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1978-06-20)June 20, 1978 (age 46) Sarasota, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 14, 2001, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 2009, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 11–6 |
| Earned run average | 4.16 |
| Strikeouts | 190 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Robert Michael Seay (pronounced "See") (born June 20, 1978) is an American formerMajor League Baseballrelief pitcher He has previously played for theTampa Bay Devil Rays from 2001 to 2004, theColorado Rockies in 2005, and theDetroit Tigers from 2006 to 2009.
Seay is a graduate ofSarasota High School inSarasota, Florida, where he compiled a 30–4 record in three years (1994–1996) with a 0.79earned run average (ERA) and 362strikeouts in221+1⁄3innings pitched. He led Sarasota High School to the Florida State Championship and #16 national ranking in his senior year, going 10–2 with an 0.70 ERA and 122 strikeouts and 29base on balls in 70 innings. Seay was named First-team High SchoolAll-American and a finalist forLouisville Slugger's High School Player of the Year Award.[citation needed] Seay was drafted 12th overall by theChicago White Sox in 1996[1] but was grantedfree agency based on Major League Baseball's amateur draft rule 4-3.
Seay was a member of theUnited States baseball team that won thegold medal at the2000 Summer Olympics.
Seay was signed by theTampa Bay Devil Rays and made his Major League debut in 2001. His first appearance was inYankee Stadium, allowing 1 hit and no runs.[2] For the 2001 season, Seay pitched in 12 games. After the season, Seay was designated for assignment.
He signed a minor league deal to stay in Tampa.[3] He missed most of the 2002 season with a shoulder injury.
In 2003, Seay appeared in 12 games while in 2004, he appeared in 21 games. He was traded in the offseason to theColorado Rockies foroutfielderReggie Taylor after beingdesignated for assignment.
Then, only after three games with the Rockies he was placed on the 15-daydisabled list with a strained leftpectoral muscle. After the injury, Seay managed to appear in 14 more games. His ERA finished at 8.49 with Colorado.
Seay recorded his first Major Leaguesave for the Tigers on May 20, 2007, against theSt. Louis Cardinals.
In 2009, Seay tore his rotator cuff in his left shoulder, ending a solid season in which he compiled a 6–3 record and 4.25 ERA out of the Tigers bullpen. After spending all of 2010 trying to recover without surgery, Seay gave in and scheduled surgery.[4][5] He became a free agent following the season.
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