Josh Banks
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San Diego Padres — No. 38 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: July 18, 1982 | |
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Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Major League Baseball debut | |
September 11, 2007 for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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Win-Loss | 2-0 |
Earned run average | 2.08 |
Strikeouts | 13 |
Teams | |
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Joshua Charles Banks (born July 18, 1982 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the San Diego Padres. He is 6'3" in height and weighs 195 pounds. Banks attended college at Florida International University.
He was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the June 2003 first-year player draft. On April 23, 2008, Banks was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres.
In his first 22 innings as a Padre, he did not give up any runs. This string was broken when David Wright singled home Jose Reyes on June 5, 2008.