Colby Lewis
Colby Preston Lewis (born August 2, 1979), popularly nicknamed "Cobra", is a former American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, and Texas Rangers and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
| Colby Lewis | |
|---|---|
Lewis with the Texas Rangers | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 2, 1979 Bakersfield, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: April 1, 2002, for the Texas Rangers | |
| NPB: 2008, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
| Last appearance | |
| NPB: 2009, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
| MLB: October 1, 2016, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 77–72 |
| Earned run average | 4.70 |
| Strikeouts | 961 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 26–17 |
| Earned run average | 2.82 |
| Strikeouts | 369 |
| Teams | |
Lewis was originally a first-round draft choice (sandwich pick) of the Texas Rangers in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft and made his major league debut in 2002. He played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Central League from 2008 to 2009, during which he won two awards for most strikeouts. Upon his return to the Rangers, he helped lead the team to two consecutive American League pennants in 2010 and 2011.
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