- Jason Frasor
Infobox MLB player
width = 150px
name=Jason Frasor
position=Relief Pitcher
team=Toronto Blue Jays
number=54
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1977|8|9
debutdate=April 16
debutyear=2004
debutteam=Toronto Blue Jays
statyear= September 17, 2008
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value= 12-20
stat2label=Saves
stat2value= 21
stat4label=Strikeout s
stat4value= 268
stat3label=Earned Run Average
stat3value= 4.03
teams=
*Toronto Blue Jays (by|2004-present)Jason Andrew Frasor (b.
August 9 ,1977 , inChicago ,Illinois ) is aright-handed relief pitcher inMajor League Baseball who currently plays for theToronto Blue Jays . He made his debut with the Blue Jays in by|2004, and he had a respectable 4.08 ERA in 63 games. A starter in the low minors from by|1999 to by|2002, he was converted to a reliever in 2003. The Blue Jays acquired him from theLos Angeles Dodgers prior to the 2004 season in exchange forJayson Werth . He was sent to the minors on April 28, 2006, and recalled on May 11, 2006.Frasor's four-seam fastball can reach 96 mph. He throws a straight four-seam curveball, starting at near-eye level, on a downward trajectory.
On July 2, 2006, Frasor was demoted again to AAA; the Blue Jays recalled
Shaun Marcum in his place.Frasor is one of the few Blue Jays without regular entrance music at the
Rogers Centre . His entry into games is usually accompanied by contemporarynu metal music by bands such asNickelback . (In 2007 he entered regularly to theBlack Crowes .)On January 9, 2007, Frasor signed a one-year contract for the 2007 season with the Toronto Blue Jays, avoiding salary arbitration. The contract is worth $825,000 with cumulative incentives based upon games pitched. [ [http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/169274 TheStar.com ] ]
Frasor is a cousin of UNC backup
Point guard Bobby Frasor.References
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