| Bob File | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 14 |
| Debutyear: | 2001 |
| Debutteam: | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 30 |
| Finalyear: | 2004 |
| Finalteam: | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 6–4 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 4.20 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 55 |
| Teams: | |
Robert Michael File (born January 28, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. File spent three-plus seasons as a reliever for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) from to . He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2005, retiring shortly after spring training with a back injury.
File was drafted as a third baseman out of NCAA Division II, then converted to pitcher while in the Jays' farm system.[1]
File is a former pitching coach at La Salle University in Philadelphia. La Salle University competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Atlantic 10 baseball conference.
File threw a 96mph four-seam fastball, a 91– sinker,[2] a 77– slider, and a 82– sweeper.[3] [4]
File is one of seven pitchers in major-league history to win a game in his first appearance while throwing five pitches or fewer.[5]
File was a standout infielder at Father Judge High School in Philadelphia before becoming a pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays.[6]
File was one of the top players in the history of Philadelphia University's (now Thomas Jefferson University) baseball program.