Resides in Jensen Beach, FL, with his wife, Carrie, two sons; Camden and Cooper and a daughter, Mary Elizabeth ... Played baseball at Florida State University (10-2, 60 G)...In 2007, hosted M.E.'s Team Celebrity Benefit Ball and Sports Clays Tournament in Port St. Lucie, FL, to benefit physically and mentally challenged youth in the Stuart, FL, area ... Proceeds from the event went towards research for pediatric heart ailments ... Signed by Bill Pleis (Dodgers).

2011

Combined to go 2-6 with a 7.14 ERA in 39 relief appearances with the Yankees and Braves in 2011...opponents batted .313 (50-for-160) with 11HR...Was 0-3 with a 9.00 ERA in eight relief appearances with the Yankees, with all three losses coming in the Yankees' opponent's last at-bat (9/8 at Baltimore, 9/25 vs. Boston and 9/28 at Tampa Bay)...retired just 1-of-8 first batters faced...Was signed to a Major League contract and selected to the Yankees' active roster from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 9/1...was signed by the Yankees as a minor league free agent on 8/15...Made his first appearance of the season with the Yankees-and his 300th career appearance with the club in 9/5 win vs. Baltimore, allowing 3H and 1ER in 2.0IP (1BB, 2K, 1HR)...was his first appearance with the Yankees since 7/27/07 at Baltimore...Allowed 3H and 1ER in 1.1IP (2BB, 1K) on 9/8 at Baltimore to suffer his first loss with the Yankees in 2011...In 9/22 loss vs. Tampa Bay, allowed 4H and 3ER in 1.0IP (5R, 2BB, 2HR)...tied his career high in runs (also 6/2/07 w/ the Yankees at Boston)...Allowed game-winning home runs in each of his final two outings, surrendering a three-run HR to Ellsbury in the 14th inning of 9/25 Game 2 and a "walk-off solo homer to Longoria on 9/28 at Tampa Bay in the season finale...In six games with Scranton/WB, posted a 2.57 ERA (7.0IP, 2ER, 8H, 2BB, 8K) without recording a decision...Was 2-3 with a 6.44 ERA in 31 relief appearances with Atlanta in 2011 (29.1IP, 31H, 21ER, 19BB, 18K, 5HR)...retired 23-of-31 first batters faced (77.4%)...allowed 7-of-21 inherited runners to score (33.3%)...over his first 19 appearances of the season, was 1-1 with a 3.14 ERA (14.1IP, 5ER)...in his final 12 outings with Atlanta, went 1-2 with a 9.60 ERA (15.0IP, 16ER)...was signed to a Major League contract and selected to the Braves 25-man roster on 5/15...was released on 8/10...Tossed the final 3.0 innings of a 19-inning Braves "walk-off" win on 7/26 vs. Pittsburgh (1H, 0R, 3BB, 2K), earning the victory...drove in the game-winning run on a failed fielder's choice to score Julio Lugo...was his first career RBI...Began the season with Triple-A Gwinnett, going 1-0 with three saves and a 1.06 ERA (17.0IP, 2ER) in 14 relief appearances...was signed by Atlanta as a minor league free agent on 11/11/09...Attended spring training with Atlanta, going 1-1 with a 5.06 ERA (10.2IP, 6ER) in 10 relief appearances.

2010

Struck out six batters in six outings (5.2 IP) with the Braves...Made his Braves debut on 9/3 at FLA (2.0 IP/1 ER), was his first appearance since 9/26/08 (with LAD)...Recalled from Gwinnett (AAA) when rosters expanded on September 1...Appeared in 31 games (all in relief) for Triple-A Gwinnett and went 4-3 with a 7.08 ERA...Went 1-0 with a 6.14 ERA in six relief appearances with Myrtle Beach (A) from 6/8-20.

2009

Placed on the 15-day disabled list on 3/27 with right elbow inflammation; transferred to 60-day DL on 5/12...Missed the entire season after undergoing "Tommy John" surgery to repair his throwing elbow on 5/5.

2008

Owned 2-0 record and 6.05 ERA (38.2 IP/26 ER) in 41 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers...missed 63 games due to right elbow tendinitis...placed on 15-day Disabled List on June 22 and was transferred to the 60-day DL on August 19...returned from rehab and reinstated from the DL on September 1...Currently owns a career-best six-game win streak, dating back to July 17, 2007...Made 33 appearances prior to landing on the DL, going 1-0 with a 6.82 ERA (31.2 IP/24 ER)...after his return, went 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA (7.0 IP/2 ER) in eight relief outings...Posted 1-0 mark and 2.45 ERA (3.2 IP/1 ER) in three rehab games...Tossed a season-high 2.0 innings four times; April 2 vs. SF, April 26 vs. COL, April 29 at FLA and June 14 at DET...Tallied a season-best three strikeouts five times and recorded at least one strikeout in 27 of his 41 appearances.

2007

Was acquired from the New York Yankees at the July 31 trade deadline in exchange for infielder Wilson Betemit...went 3-0 with a 3.38 ERA in 31 appearances for the Dodgers...was 5-5 with a 3.65 ERA overall after going 2-5 with a 3.81 ERA in 52 games for the Yankees...tied for third in the Majors with 83 total appearances...fanned 64 batters in 86.1 innings, including 27 in 32.0 frames for Los Angeles...as a Dodger, limited the opposition to a .216 (25-for-116) batting average in 32.0 innings pitched...was 3-1 with a 2.78 ERA in 39 games against the National League...combined to go 2-0 with a 1.52 ERA (4 ER/23.2 IP) while facing the National League East and Central Divisions...fired 2.0 shutout innings on Aug. 9 at Cincinnati to earn his first win as a Dodger...earned the victory after tossing 3.0 scoreless innings and giving up just one hit in the Aug. 29 game against the Nationals...had a strong September for the Dodgers, giving up just three earned runs in 12.2 innings pitched (2.13 ERA)...batters hit .209 in August and .224 in September against the Florida native...on the year, the first batter he faced went 11-for-66 (.167)...held the opposition to a .204 average with runners on and a .176 (16-for-91) mark with runners in scoring position...the number went down to .133 with RISP and two out.

2006

In his first full season in the Majors, developed into one of the Yankees' most durable and consistent relievers...went 6-4 with one save and a 3.52 ERA in an American-League leading 83 appearances...his 83 appearances rank second behind Paul Quantrill (86 in 2004) on the Yankees' all-time single-season list...Ranked first among all Major-League relievers with 102.1 IP and were the most innings pitched by a Yankees' reliever since Mariano Rivera tossed 107.2 innings out of the bullpen in 1996...ranked fifth among American League relievers with 89 strikeouts...opponents batted .232 (89-for-383, 12HR); LH .204 (30-for-147, 5HR), RH .250 (59-for-236, 7HR)...Prevented 47-of-63 inherited runners from scoring (75%)...converted 1-of-8 save opportunities (13%)...made appearances in consecutive games 18 times and three straight games four times...made his first Opening-Day roster in 2006...earned his first win of the season on 4/11 vs. Kansas City, tossing 1.0 scoreless inning (1BB, 1K)...tossed a season-high 3.1 scoreless innings in 4/15 loss at Minnesota, allowing 2H and 2IBB (2K)...Allowed only 2ER in 21.1 IP from 4/9-5/10 (0.84ERA)...tied a career high with four strikeouts on 6/1 at Detroit, tossing 2.1 shutout innings...did not allow a run in his first seven appearances following the All-Star Break from 7/15-25 (9.0IP, 3H, 0BB, 12K)...made 17 appearances in the month of August, tying teammate Ron Villone for most in the American League...Earned his first career Major-League save on 9/26 vs. Baltimore, allowing 3H and 1ER in the ninth inning (1.0IP, 1K)...over his final 16 appearances of the season from 9/3-10/1, went 1-0 with one save and a 1.65 ERA (16.1IP, 3ER)...made three relief appearances in the Division Series vs. Detroit, allowing 5H and 1ER in 4.0IP.

2005

Split the season between the Yankees and Triple-A Columbus...in two stints with the Yankees was 1-0 with a 6.04 ERA in 29 games (one start)...opponents batted .257 (46-for-179, 10HR); LH .315 (23-for-73, 6HR), RH .217 (23-for-106, 4HR)...appeared in 35 games (one start) with Triple-A Columbus, posting a 6-1 record with a team-leading 14 saves and a 4.22 ERA...struck out 54 batters in 42.2IP...the 14 saves were a career high...Won his final six decisions of the season...made his 2005 Yankees' debut on 6/21 vs. Tampa Bay, allowing 3H and 3R in 2.0IP...in 8/2 loss at Cleveland, allowed 1ER in a career-high 4.0 innings of relief (3H, 1ER, 2K, 1HR)...Made his first Major League start in 8/11 win vs. Texas, recording no decision in a 9-8 Yankees' win (5.0IP, 3ER, 3K, 2HR)...appeared in 20 games with the Yankees before being optioned back to Columbus on 8/27...was recalled from Triple-A Columbus on 9/6 for a second time and appeared in nine of the Yankees' final 24 games of the season, closing out three of those games...on 9/16 at Toronto, entered game after ejection of starter Randy Johnson in second inning and allowed 4R (4ER) in 3.2IP to record his only win of the season...pitched in his first postseason, making two relief appearances (2.0IP, 3H, 1K) without allowing a run versus the Angels.

2004

Split time between the Yankees and Triple-A Columbus...appeared in 26 games in three stints with the Yankees, going 2-1 with a 5.40 ERA...retired 19-of-26 first batters faced (73%)...prevented 24-of-31 inherited runners from scoring (77%)...was 2-3 with four saves and a 2.86 ERA in 35 games with the Clippers...was recalled by the Yankees for the first time on 4/18 to replace RHP Jorge DePaula on the 25-man roster and made his Major League debut on 4/20 at Chicago, striking out his first batter faced (Sandy Alomar Jr.)...earned his first Major League win on 7/27 at Toronto, allowing 1H in 0.2IP...suffered his first Major League loss the following day, allowing a "walk-off" home run to Carlos Delgado in the 10th inning...made appearances in four straight games from 7/31-8/4.

2003

Began the season at Double-A Jacksonville, going 1-2 with a 1.00 ERA in 17 relief appearances before being promoted to Triple-A Las Vegas...with Las Vegas was 4-2 with a 3.66 ERA in 24 games...was traded with OF Bubba Crosby to the Yankees for 3b Robin Ventura on 7/31...was assigned to Triple-A Columbus and was 2-0 with a 1.42 ERA in 10 appearances with the Clippers...also struck out 26 while walking only three batters...did not allow a run in his final 13.1 IP (six games) with the Clippers (7H, 2BB, 14K).

2002

With Double-A Jacksonville, led the team in games started (26) and strikeouts (131 in 133.1 IP)...ranked first in the Southern League with 8.8 strikeouts per 9.0IP and was third with 131 strikeouts...in six July starts, compiled a 1.43 ERA, striking out 36 in 37.2 IP, and was named Dodgers' Minor League Pitcher-of-the-Month...was named Southern League Pitcher-of-the-Week for 7/26-8/1 after hurling 7.0 shutout innings and striking out 11 on 7/30 vs. Mobile...batted .409 (9-for-22) with two doubles and 3RBI.

2001

Helped Vero Beach win a first-half Florida State League Eastern Division crown and then was promoted to Double-A Jacksonville, where he participated in the Suns' drive to the Southern League co-championship...was a combined 10-7 with a 3.08 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 140.1 IP...selected to pitch in the Florida State League All-Star Game...in his first week with Jacksonville was named Southern League Pitcher-of-the-Week for 6/29-7/5 after going 1-0, allowing just 1R and 8H in two starts covering 12.0 IP.

2000

Spent the entire season at Class-A Vero Beach, going 3-7 with a 5.16 ERA and one save in 35 games (five starts).

1999

Spent the season with Short-A Yakima, going 4-2 with a 7.20 ERA in 16 games (six starts).

1998

In his first professional season was 0-1 with a 10.80 ERA in three games for Yakima.