Mark Buehrle

Mark Buehrle

Buehrle during spring training, 2013
Toronto Blue Jays – No. 56
Starting pitcher
Born: (1979-03-23) March 23, 1979 (age 34)
St. Charles, Missouri
Bats: Left Throws: Left 
MLB debut
July 16, 2000 for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
(through May 17, 2013)
Win–loss record     175–135
Earned run average     3.87
Strikeouts     1,555
WHIP     1.28
Teams
  • Chicago White Sox (20002011)
  • Miami Marlins (2012)
  • Toronto Blue Jays (2013–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Star (2002, 2005, 2006, 2009)
  • Gold Glove Award (20092012)
  • Fielding Bible Award winner (2009–2012)
  • World Series champion (2005)
  • Pitched a no-hitter on April 18, 2007 against the Texas Rangers.
  • Pitched a perfect game on July 23, 2009 against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Mark Alan Buehrle ( /ˈbɜrli/; born March 23, 1979) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He began his MLB career with the Chicago White Sox and started the opening game every season from 2002 to 2006 and again from 2008 to 2011.

Buehrle pitched a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers on April 18, 2007, surrendering just one walk to Sammy Sosa who was then picked off at first base. Two seasons later, Buehrle pitched the eighteenth perfect game in baseball history against the Tampa Bay Rays on July 23, 2009.

In White Sox pitching history, Buehrle is fifth all-time in strikeouts, sixth in games started, and eighth in wins and innings pitched. He has pitched over 200 innings for the twelve seasons since becoming a starter in 2001.

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