- John Foster (baseball)
Infobox MLB player
width = 150px
name=John Foster
position=Relief pitcher
team=Kansas City Royals
number=71
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|5|17
debutdate=May 14
debutyear=2002
debutteam=Atlanta Braves
statyear=2007
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.90
stat1label=Win-loss
stat1value=7-2
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=54
teams=
*Atlanta Braves (by|2002, by|2005)
*Milwaukee Brewers (by|2003)John Norman Foster (born
May 17 ,1978 in Stockton,California ) is aMajor League Baseball pitcher for theKansas City Royals .Career
Foster was signed by the team during the by|2005 season to provide the Braves with a left-handed
relief pitcher , after the Braves had trouble with their Opening Day left-hander, Tom Martin. During the 2005, Foster posted a career low 4.15 ERA while working 34.2 innings in 62 games (both career highs). He also had career highs in walks (19) andstrikeout s (32), as well as recording a career high 1 save.John Foster was drafted by the
Atlanta Braves in the 25th Round of the 1999 amateur draft. Foster began his big league career with the Braves in by|2002, after being called up from the AAARichmond Braves . In his rookie season, he went 1-0 with a 10.80earned run average and 6strikeout s.On
December 16 , 2002, Foster was traded, along withWes Helms , to theMilwaukee Brewers forRay King . With Milwaukee, he went 2-0, with a 4.71 ERA and 16 strikeouts.In 2005, after being picked by the
Chicago Cubs in theRule 5 Draft in by|2004 and undergoing surgery on a torn labrum, Foster returned to the Braves when his contract was purchased from AAA Richmond.On
October 11 , 2006, John Foster was released by the Atlanta Braves. OnOctober 30 , by|2007, Foster signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals.External links
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=407796 John Foster at MLB.com]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fostejo01.shtml John Foster Statistics at Baseball-Reference.com]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=5068 ESPN.com: John Foster Player Card]
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