Randy Choate

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name=Randy Choate
position=Relief pitcher
team=Milwaukee Brewers
number=--
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1975|9|5
debutdate=July 1
debutyear=2000
debutteam=New York Yankees
statyear=2007
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=5-7
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.64
stat4label=Strikeouts
stat4value=129
teams=
*New York Yankees (by|2000-by|2003)
*Arizona Diamondbacks (by|2004-by|2007)

Randol Doyle "Randy" Choate (born September 5, 1975 in San Antonio, Texas) is a pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball.

High school years

Choate attended Churchill High School in San Antonio, Texas and was a letterman in baseball.

Pro career

Choate made his debut on July 1, by|2000, retiring the only batter he faced, in a 6-1 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field. In his 22 games for the New York Yankees that year, Choate had a record of 0-1 with a 4.76 ERA, after having his contract purchased by the Yankees from the Triple-A Columbus Clippers. After a career best 3-1 record with 3.35 ERA in by|2001, Choate had a miserable by|2002 and by|2003, playing in just 23 games and a 6.23 ERA over that timespan.

Choate moved to the Montreal Expos, during the 2003/by|2004 off-season, but didn't get to play a game in the last-ever season for the Expos, as the Arizona Diamondbacks acquired him in a trade on March 27, that sent Arizona pitcher John Patterson back to Le Stade Olympique. Choate appeared in nearly every second game for the D-Backs, playing 74 games (the most number of games by a left-handed pitcher in Diamondbacks history and the 4th highest in total franchise history), achieving a 2-4 record with a 4.62 ERA.

In by|2005 and by|2006, Choate played in 90 games. However, Choate played a vast majority of the 2006 season with Arizona's Triple-A affiliate, the Tucson Sidewinders, playing a key role in the bullpen, by helping them win the Pacific Coast League championship.

Choate later signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins on January 9, by|2007, but chose to become a free agent on March 24 after being reassigned to a minor league camp three days earlier. He signed a minor league contract with the Diamondbacks in April 2007, and was assigned to Triple-A Tucson. The Diamondbacks purchased his contract from Tucson on June 26, 2007, [cite web|url = http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=2917682|title = Arizona options Peguero to minors, recalls Choate|accessdate = 2007-06-28|date = June 26, 2007|publisher = ESPN.com/The Associated Press] but he made only two appearances before he was designated for assignment on June 28. [cite web|url = http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070628&content_id=2054106&vkey=news_ari&fext=.jsp&c_id=ari|title = Notes: Top college catcher signs|accessdate = 2007-06-28|last = Schwartz|first = Michael|date = June 28, 2007|publisher = MLB.com]

On November 14, 2007, the Milwaukee Brewers signed Choate to a one-year contract. During spring training by|2008, Choate broke a bone in his left hand. [Wagner, Andrew. [http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/brewersnotebook061608.html?15597 "Brewers Notebook: Changing things up."] "OnMilwaukee.com". 16 June 2008. 19 June 2008.] In mid-June, he began his rehab assignment in the minors. He pitched for the first time in the 2008 season for the Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees. He was next moved up to Triple-A Nashville. On July 10, Choate was sent outright to the minors.

References

External links

*baseball-reference|id=c/choatra01
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=329092 MLB.com Player File]
* [http://thebaseballcube.com/players/C/Randy-Choate.shtml The Baseball Cube player page]