- Justin Hampson
Infobox MLB player
name=Justin Hampson
width=150
position=Relief Pitcher
team=San Diego Padres
number=45
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1980|5|24
debutdate=September 10
debutyear=2006
debutteam=Colorado Rockies
statyear=2007
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=3-3
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=43
stat2label=Earned Run Average
stat2value=3.58
teams=
*Colorado Rockies (by|2006)
*San Diego Padres (by|2007-present)Justin Michael Hampson (born
May 24 ,1980 , inBelleville, Illinois ) is an American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, he currently plays for theSan Diego Padres ofMajor League Baseball .College years
Hampson attended Southwestern Illinois University, and was a student and a letterman in baseball. In baseball, he was an All-Conference selection.
Major League Baseball career
Drafted by the
Colorado Rockies in the 28th round of the 1999 MLB amateur draft, Hampson would make hisMajor League Baseball debut with theColorado Rockies onSeptember 10 , by|2006. The highlight of Hampson's career was on August 10, 2008 while with the Padres against his former team, the Rockies at Coors Field. Hampson pitched a scoreless fifth, sixth and seventh innings for the win after starter Chris Young gave up 7 runs in four innings in 16-7 win over the Rockies.External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hampsju01.shtml Justin Hampson at "Baseball Reference.com"]
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