A. J. Murray (baseball) explained

A. J. Murray
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Switch
Throws:Left
Birth Date:17 March 1982
Birth Place:Vernal, Utah
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 16
Debutyear:2007
Debutteam:Texas Rangers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:June 3
Finalyear:2008
Finalteam:Texas Rangers
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:2–2
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.29
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:23
Teams:

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.

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/050729dish.html "Baseball America's Daily Dish,"
  2. http://www.caller.com/ccct/hooks/article/0,1641,CCCT_17996_3963027,00.html Rajan, Greg, "Pitchers perfect: It's 27 up, 27 down as CC falls to Frisco,"