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**Shaun Marcum**
Shaun Marcum
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	Toronto Blue Jays — No. 28
	Starting pitcher
	Born: December 14, 1981 (age 27); Kansas City, Missouri
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
	September 6, 2005 for the Toronto Blue Jays
Career statistics; (through 2008)
Win–Loss	24–17
Earned run average	3.95
Strikeouts	314
Teams
	Toronto Blue Jays (2005–present);

Shaun Michael Marcum (born December 14, 1981 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. He was drafted in the third round, 80th overall, of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft, by the Blue Jays. Marcum shot up through the minors and made his MLB debut on September 6, 2005.

[edit] Career

[edit] 2005

Marcum was a late season call-up from the minors in September when rosters expanded. Before making his debut, Marcum was often compared to his then fellow teammate Josh Towers by Blue Jays commentators Tom Candiotti and Pat Tabler. He wasn't a hard thrower and relied on locating his pitches for success. He made his debut against the Baltimore Orioles pitching one scoreless inning giving up a hit and one walk and one strikeout. Marcum pitched 8 innings, giving up six hits, without surrendering a run during the month of September.

[edit] 2006

Marcum went 3–4 for the Blue Jays in 2006 in 21 games including 14 starts. His ERA was a bit high though (5.06). In his final 7 starts, had a winning record of 2–1 with a 3.31 ERA.

[edit] 2007

Marcum had a breakthrough season in 2007. He went 12–6 with an ERA of 4.13. Marcum developed and improved his pitching style. His fastball was clocked most times at around 89–90 mph but his changeup became his best pitch, as he struck out batters most effectively with it. He struck out a total of 122 batters over 159 innings of work. He pitched 6+ scoreless innings in seven of his starts, including two instances where he pitched 6+ no-hit innings before being relieved. One of those instances was against the Boston Red Sox. Manager John Gibbons was somewhat criticized for taking Marcum out while he still had a no-hitter going but Marcum was being held to a strict pitch count while transitioning out of the bullpen.

[edit] 2008

In 2008, Marcum got off to a good start, going 5–4 with a 2.65 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 98.2 Innings. But an injury followed by a handful of weak starts sent him to Triple-A on August 23. In September he was back in the starting rotation and he seemed to have returned to form. However on September 19, days after an abbreviated start in which he left with elbow pain, the Jays released the information that Marcum would need Tommy John surgery and would miss the rest of the 2008 season and likely all of 2009.

[edit] 2009

As of May 1, 2009, Marcum has started to throw again; reports say he is ahead of schedule. Marcum is hoping to return to the Blue Jays by early August, and has made a remarkable comeback from surgery. Marcum made two starts with A-Class Dunedin in early July, pitching successfully on his rehab assignment, and his next step is a planned start with the AA-class New Hampshire Fisher Cats.

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