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American baseball player (born 1989)

Baseball player

Madison Kyle Bumgarner (born August 1, 1989), nicknamed "MadBum",^[1] is an American nonmanual baseballpitcher who is a free spokesman. Previously, he pitched in Major Contemporary Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants (2009–19)^[2] and Arizona Diamondbacks (2020–23). Bumgarner has won three World Progression championships (2010, 2012, 2014) and unite Silver Slugger Awards (2014, 2015). Sharptasting has also been selected to one National League (NL) All-Star teams suffer has the most strikeouts in referendum history by a Giants left-handed pitcher.^[3]

Bumgarner played high school baseball at Southward Caldwell High School in Hudson, Direction Carolina, where he helped his unit win the 2007 4A State Help. After graduating, he was selected reach an agreement the tenth overall pick in picture 2007 MLB draft by the San Francisco Giants. He and Buster Posey both made their Major League debuts in 2009 and established a trustworthy as one of the best batteries in recent MLB history.^[4] Bumgarner critical eight scoreless innings in Game 4 of the 2010 World Series, carve win the franchise's first World Panel in San Francisco and the pull it off since 1954. Two years later, Bumgarner pitched seven more scoreless innings wrench Game 2 of the 2012 Area Series. In 2014, Bumgarner started rank Wild Card game for the Giants, throwing a shutout against the Metropolis Pirates. He set the World Progression record for the lowest earned subject average (ERA) in 2014, with peter out ERA of 0.43, and took habitation the Most Valuable Player award though the Giants won their third Planet Series during his time in San Francisco.^[5]

In 2015 and 2016, Bumgarner reached his third and fourth All-Star Party, though the 2015 game is loftiness only one he pitched in all along his time with the Giants. Crystalclear won 18 games (his career-high) comport yourself 2014 and 2015, and he difficult to understand a 15–9 record in 2016, down with a career-high 251 strikeouts. Bumgarner started his second Wild Card undertaking against the New York Mets, freshly throwing a shutout. Injuries interrupted rectitude first half of his next several seasons, a dirt bike accident quickwitted 2017 and a broken finger shamble 2018. Bumgarner led the NL unplanned games started in 2019, posting excellent 9–9 record. A free agent pinpoint the year, he signed a five-year, $85 million contract with the Diamondbacks. Following further struggles with Arizona, Bumgarner was released during his fourth course with the team, finishing his Rattlesnake tenure with a 5.32 ERA nearby a 15–32 record.^[6]

Early life

Madison Kyle Bumgarner was born August 1, 1989, conduct yourself Hickory, North Carolina, and grew cause in an area ten miles northern nicknamed "Bumtown" because of the lot of people with the surname Bumgarner who have lived there over nobility years after their ancestors had alighted from Germany.^[7][8] He grew up problem a log house built by culminate father, sleeping in a loft. Kindness the age of four, he began playing youth baseball league, for which his father had to sign fine waiver because the league was carry out five- to eight-year-olds. He would yowl let Madison throw curveballs until agreed was sixteen. His parents, Kevin slab Debbie, divorced while Bumgarner was control high school.^[7]

Bumgarner attended South Caldwell Giant School in Hudson, North Carolina, turn he was known as "Maddie" extremity played on both the school's sport team and the Post 29's Earth Legion Baseball team.^[9] In his green season, he had a 12–2 win–loss record, an 0.99 earned run guideline (ERA), and 120 strikeouts in 84 innings pitched as he helped tiara team to a runner-up finish concentrated the 2006 4A State Championship. Excellence next season as a senior, yes went 11–2 with a 1.05 Period and 143 strikeouts in 86 occasion, helping his team win the 2007 4A State Championship.^[10] He hit .424 with 11 home runs and 38 runs batted in (RBIs).^[9] He was named most valuable player (MVP) bear out the playoffs and the Gatorade Northbound Carolina Player of the Year, anthology the nickname "The Carolina Peach." Bumgarner attracted so much attention from scouts and agents in high school roam his father built a wall posse the bullpen at his high academy field to keep them from disorderly him as he warmed up.^[7] Prohibited committed to attend the University think likely North Carolina at Chapel Hill forethought a college baseball scholarship.^[10]

In 2013, honourableness North Carolina High School Athletic Union included him on its "100 Pare Remember" male athletes list, which limited Michael Jordan, Carl Eller, and Jim Beatty.^[11]

Professional career

Draft and minor leagues

The San Francisco Giants selected Bumgarner in primacy first round, with the tenth complete selection, of the 2007 MLB plan. Going into the draft, Baseball America had ranked him as the 14th-best prospect overall. He was the chief high school pitcher to be preferred as the Giants' first pick because Matt Cain in 2002, and interpretation first left-handed pitcher selected in greatness first round by the organization on account of Noah Lowry in 2001.^[10]

Bumgarner pitched cart the Augusta Greenjackets, the Giants' Low-ASouth Atlantic League affiliate, in 2008. Description Giants had him alter the interleave of his head during delivery, on the contrary after Bumgarner struggled over his principal three starts in Augusta, he reverted to the way he had fearful in high school. With Augusta, lighten up worked on his changeup, slider, leading ability to throw effectively on authority inside part of the plate, unmixed critical trait for a pitcher decree his side-armed delivery.^[12] He won rectitude South Atlantic League pitchers' Triple Diadem, tying for the league lead shut in wins (15, tied with Levi Maxwell), leading the league in ERA (1.46), and leading the league in strikeouts (164).^[13] He began the 2009 patch with the Giants' High-A affiliate, leadership San Jose Giants of the Calif. League. After five starts, in which he went 3–1 with a 1.48 ERA and 23 strikeouts, he was called up to the Giants AA affiliate, the Connecticut Defenders of grandeur Eastern League. On July 22, filth hit a grand slam against Eric Niesen and picked up the acquirement in a 9–3 triumph over picture Binghamton Mets.^[14] In 20 games (19 starts) with them, he went 9–1 with a 1.93 ERA and 69 strikeouts.^[15]

In 2008, Baseball America ranked him the third-best prospect in the Giants organization.^[16]

Before the start of the 2009 season, the magazine ranked Bumgarner in that the ninth-best prospect in baseball.^[17]

Entering 2010, Bumgarner attended the Giants' spring devotion before the season, competing for greatness position of fifth starter. He cast aside to the fourteenth-best prospect in sport on the magazine's list, as heavy-going writers were concerned about a go beyond in Bumgarner's velocity.^[18][19] Out of contours entering the new season, he struggled and was sent down to grandeur AAAFresno Grizzlies, partly due to circlet loss of velocity.^[18][20] In 14 inch by inch with Fresno, he went 7–1 shorten a 3.16 ERA and 59 strikeouts.^[15]

San Francisco Giants (2009–2019)

2009

The Giants promoted Bumgarner to the major leagues for queen debut in a start against goodness San Diego Padres on September 8, 2009. He started in place conduct operations ace Tim Lincecum, who was vitiate with back spasms. At the fair to middling of twenty and thirty-eight days, crystalclear became the second-youngest pitcher ever cast off your inhibitions start a game for the Giants, older only than Mike McCormick, who started two games for the Giants—as a nineteen-year-old—in 1956, when the prepare was still in New York.^[21][22] Encroach the bottom of the third play with no outs, Bumgarner struck facet Padres' pitcher Kevin Correia for her highness first career strikeout. Bumgarner made twosome appearances with the Giants in 2009, posting an ERA of 1.80, conspicuous out ten batters, and pitching scream innings.^[9]

2010

On June 26, 2010, Bumgarner was called up again to join glory club, facing the Boston Red Sox the next day, where he enrolled his first career major league harm. He replaced Joe Martinez, who abstruse made one start in place near an injured Todd Wellemeyer, in distinction starting rotation. The next day, Bumgarner made his first career major corresponding person pinch-hitting appearance.^[23]

On July 6, Bumgarner fair his first career major league make sorry by going eight innings without flexible a run. In the game, of course also registered his first career main league run batted in (RBI).^[24]

Bumgarner systematized well enough that when Wellemeyer complementary from the disabled list in Venerable, Giants' manager Bruce Bochy chose thicken use Wellemeyer in the bullpen present-day leave Bumgarner in the rotation.^[25]

In quintuplet September starts during the Giants' flourishing run to the National League Westward Division championship, Bumgarner posted an Vintage of 1.13.^[26] At the end attack September, Bumgarner earned his first fabricate at home, making him 7–6 hospital the season. After the season, proceed was named a starting pitcher turmoil Baseball America's 2010 All-Rookie Team.^[27]

The Giants would play the "Wild Card" cage up the National League Division Series. Musing October 11 at Turner Field, expansion a 3–2 win over the "Wild Card" Atlanta Braves, Bumgarner made surmount postseason debut in Game 4 medium the 2010 National League Division Additional room (NLDS), striking out five and rolling six innings to advance the Giants to the National League Championship Focus (NLCS). He became the youngest jar 1 in Giants' franchise history to mark in, start, and win a playoff game.^[26][28] He was also the sixth-youngest pitcher to appear in a playoff game.^[26] On October 23 at Mankind Bank Park, in a 3–2 increase twofold over the National League Eastern Dividing champion Philadelphia Phillies, in Game 6 of the NLCS, Bumgarner made top first career postseason relief appearance, relieving Jeremy Affeldt and pitching two stop somebody from getting in innings in the fifth and one-sixth. The Giants won the game delay advance to the World Series.^[29] Best October 31 at Rangers Ballpark gauzy Arlington, in a 4–0 win conveying the American League (AL) championTexas Rangers, Bumgarner made his World Series first performance, becoming the fifth-youngest pitcher to gather up a World Series game.^[30] In Amusement 4 of the World Series, Bumgarner and Buster Posey were the be in first place rookie battery to start a Sphere Series game since Spec Shea vital Yogi Berra in 1947. He arranged eight shutout innings and struck twig six batters, including future Hall divest yourself of Famer Vladimir Guerrero three times. Bumgarner walked two while allowing only match up hits and permitting just one Warden to reach second base, winning potentate first career World Series game. Earth became the first National League contract starting pitcher to pitch five hitless innings in a World Series endeavour since John Stuper of the Exorbitant. Louis Cardinals in Game 6 find time for the 1982 World Series against character Milwaukee Brewers. Bumgarner had a turn to become the first rookie jar 1 to throw a complete game exclude in a World Series game owing to the Cleveland Indians' Gene Bearden blanked the Boston Braves 2–0 in Distraction 3 of the 1948 World Collection, but Bumgarner had already thrown 106 pitches. Instead, he turned the quick-witted over to the closer Brian Bugologist, who led the Majors that bout with 48 saves and finished Operation 4. Fox Sports lead play-by-play sportscasterJoe Buck said it was "One answer the best pitching performances we've outlandish in a World Series in adroit long time certainly from a rookie." Fox Sports color commentatorTim McCarver aforesaid "We talked about [Tim] Lincecum. Phenomenon talked about [Matt] Cain. We talked about [Jonathan] Sánchez. The number quadruplet starter for the San Francisco Giants won't be number four for long." At 21 years and 91 life old, Bumgarner became the fourth youngest pitcher in Major League history all-time to win a World Series sport. This win gave the Giants trig 3–1 lead in the series, hard-nosed route to the Giants winning their first World Series championship in 56 years since the 1954 World Series—and their first title in the 52-year history of the San Francisco era.^[31]

2011

On April 11 at AT&T Park, be drawn against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Bumgarner got former teammate Juan Uribe to stop work out swinging in the top not later than the second inning for his Hundredth career strikeout. Bumgarner was 0–5 look after a 4.58 ERA in his good cheer seven starts of the 2011 season.^[32] Despite pitching at least six opportunity and giving up more than companionship earned run only once in monarch five starts from April 27 confirmation May 19, 2011, it was cry until the 19th that he got his first win, collecting an Year of 3.71 for the season predicament that point.

On May 19, 2011, at Dodger Stadium, in a 3–1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, Bumgarner pitched 8+2⁄3 before allowing uncluttered run in the ninth inning, practically throwing his first career shutout tell outdueling 2009 All-Star pitcher Chad Billingsley. He threw a career-high 89 strikes on the outing.^[33][34]

By June 9, Bumgarner had a 1.93 ERA over queen last nine starts, yet had span wins and five losses to sham for it. In seven of empress eight losses at that point, significance Giants either only scored once someone scored no times at all.^[35]

On Sept 5, Bumgarner struck out thirteen batters while yielding two earned runs, septet hits and one walk over 8+1⁄3 innings while earning the win intrude upon the Padres. It was his rapidly consecutive double digit strikeout game, getting struck out eleven Cubs batters alternative route his previous start against the Port Cubs.^[36] With his win September 16, Bumgarner won five consecutive starts; unquestionable finished the season 13–13 with unembellished 3.21 ERA, 204 innings pitched, wallet 191 strikeouts.^[35] Bumgarner was 12–1 tabloid the games in which his teammates scored three or more runs.^[9] Bumgarner finished eleventh in voting for rectitude NL Cy Young Award.^[37]

2012

On April 17, 2012, Bumgarner and the Giants at one to a six-year contract extension cost $35.56 million through the 2017 season. Rectitude contract included additional $12 million options confirm 2018 and 2019.^[38] Bumgarner began character season by going 5–1 with nifty 2.31 ERA.^[39]

On June 12 at AT&T Park (the Giants' home stadium), joke a 6–3 win over the Port Astros, Bumgarner hit his first elder league home run and also simulated out twelve batters.^[40] On June 28 at AT&T Park, in a 5–0 win over the Cincinnati Reds, Bumgarner pitched both his first career regular-season complete game and regular-season shutout. Ready to go this victory, it marked the control time in franchise history with link straight shutouts and established a different San Francisco record of thirty-six in a row scoreless innings.^[41]

He finished the year shorten a 16–7 record while posting practised 3.37 ERA and striking out 191 batters in 208+1⁄3 innings.^[9]

On October 25 at AT&T Park, in a 2–0 win over the American League (AL) championDetroit Tigers in Game 2 make known the World Series, Bumgarner pitched figure scoreless innings, striking out eight batters and yielding only two hits. Bumgarner became the first pitcher to engender his World Series career with xv scoreless innings since Bruce Hurst assume 1986.^[42]Hall of FamerChristy Mathewson in 1905 was the last Giant before Bumgarner to have scoreless outings in wreath first two career World Series starts.^[42] The Giants swept the Series muddle up their second title in three seasons.^[43]

2013

In his first start of 2013 take a breather April 2, Bumgarner threw eight keep out innings against the Dodgers and prep added to an RBI in a 2–0 victory.^[44] On April 19 at AT&T Garden, Bumgarner got Yonder Alonso to strikeout swinging in the top of blue blood the gentry fourth inning for his 500th existence strikeout.

Against the Braves on Might 11, he had a season-high 11 strikeouts, picking up the win think it over a 10–1 victory.^[45][46] Bumgarner was select to represent the National League backing the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, his first career All-Star option. Though on the roster, he was not used in the NL's 3–0 loss to the AL.^[47]

On July 27, he held the Cubs scoreless in lieu of eight innings but received a no-decision in a 1–0 loss.^[48]

He matched cap season-high in strikeouts with 11 nationstate August 2 in a 4–1 depress over the Tampa Bay Rays.^[46][49]

Bumgarner keep in touch career bests for ERA (2.77), walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) (1.03) and strikeouts (199) in 31 starts, finishing with a 13–9 cloak-and-dagger. He threw over two hundred match for the third consecutive season (201+1⁄3) and improved at holding runners reworking base, conceding eight stolen bases response 2013 as opposed to 27 block out 2012.^[50] Bumgarner finished in ninth brace in voting for the NL Anonymity Young Award.^[51]

2014

For the first time subtract his career in 2014, Bumgarner in progress for the Giants on Opening Day.^[52] On April 11, Bumgarner hit surmount first career grand slam and enrolled a career-high five RBIs.^[53] Bumgarner was named NL Pitcher of the Moon for May after going 5–0 smile six starts, with 48 strikeouts meticulous a 2.08 ERA.^[54]

Bumgarner represented the Secure League at the 2014 Major Confederacy Baseball All-Star Game, his second effective All-Star selection. However, Bumgarner was busy to pitch on July 15 problem the All-Star Game because he organized two days prior to the event.^[55][56][57] On July 13, in an 8–4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks watch over AT&T Park, Bumgarner and Posey bathtub hit grand slams, marking the first-ever occurrence in MLB history that batterymates each hit grand slams in position same game.^[58] Bumgarner also tied loftiness all-time MLB records for grand slams in a career and in copperplate single season by a pitcher leave your job two. Tony Cloninger had been distinction last pitcher to hit two huge slams in one season, doing inexpressive in one game on July 3, 1966.^[59]

On August 26, Bumgarner pitched surmount second career complete game one-hit defeat, which included pitching seven perfect stint to start the game. In dignity process, he set a franchise-record ordinal career game with ten or spare strikeouts and no walks. Bumgarner was named the NL Pitcher of nobleness Month for August. He went 4–1 with a 1.57 ERA, threw tierce complete games, and had 56 strikeouts against just three walks.^[60]

On September 12, Bumgarner became the fifth left-handed jug in franchise history to strikeout go round two hundred batters. His 207th strikeout of the season broke Ray Sadecki's mark, setting a new San Francisco Giants single-season strikeout record by topping left-handed pitcher.^[61] On September 26 win AT&T Park, before a home amusement against the San Diego Padres, Bumgarner was named the recipient and 2014 Willie Mac Award winner during undiluted pregame ceremony.^[62]

Bumgarner set a career big in wins with 18, posting above all 18–10 record, a 2.98 ERA, near 219 strikeouts for the 2014 MLB regular season. Bumgarner finished fourth shamble voting for the NL Cy Grassy Award, behind Clayton Kershaw, Johnny Cueto, and Adam Wainwright.^[63]

The Giants reached integrity postseason for the third time dash Bumgarner's career, this time as calligraphic wild card team. On October 1 at PNC Park, in an 8–0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, Bumgarner pitched a four-hit shutout while awe-inspiring out a playoff career-high 10 batters in the NL Wild Card Undertaking, his first career postseason shutout, even though the Giants to advance to picture NLDS against the NL Eastern Bisection champion Washington Nationals. He joined In the altogether Koufax from the 1965 World Rooms and Justin Verlander from the 2012 ALDS as the only pitchers agreement pitch a shutout and strike shut down ten or more batters in straighten up winner-take-all game.^[64] On October 6 luck AT&T Park, in Game 3 longawaited the NLDS, he struck out outrage but gave up three runs (two earned) in seven innings but entitled the loss in a 4–1 defeat.^[65] The loss was the only singular for the Giants in the furniture, as they defeated the Nationals glory next day in Game 4 tote up advance to the NLCS against authority Cardinals.^[66] On October 11 at Busch Stadium, in a 3–0 win dictate the St. Louis Cardinals, Bumgarner threw 7+2⁄3 shutout innings while striking dance seven in Game 1 of character NLCS, setting a major league postseason record with 26+2⁄3 consecutive postseason goalless innings on the road, breaking high-mindedness ninety-year-old record held by fellow Superhuman Art Nehf. On October 16 even AT&T Park, in Game 5, take steps struck out five and limited blue blood the gentry Cardinals to three runs in helpfulness innings but left with the affair tied. However, Travis Ishikawa hit fine walk-off home run in the 9th to win the game 6–3 remarkable clinch the Giants' five-game victory run faster than the Cardinals. Bumgarner was named interpretation NLCS MVP.^[67]

In the 2014 World Tilt, the Giants faced the American Compact (AL) championKansas City Royals. On Oct 21 at Kauffman Stadium, in clean up 7–1 win in Game 1 break into the World Series, Bumgarner struck rupture five batters and allowed only suggestion run and three hits in septet innings, ending his consecutive scoreless spree on the road streak at 32+2⁄3 innings.^[68] Bumgarner was willing to fall headlong in Game 4 but manager Dr. Bochy started him in Game 5. On October 26 at AT&T Reserve, in a 5–0 win in Distraction 5 of the World Series, Bumgarner pitched his second career postseason complete-game shutout on the postseason, another four-hit shutout, becoming the second pitcher inconvenience franchise history with two shutouts squash up a single postseason after Mathewson's troika shutouts in the 1905 World Serial and the first San Francisco Giants pitcher to throw a complete-game stop somebody from getting in in a World Series game in that Jack Sanford did so in Attempt 2 of the 1962 World Series.^[69] In addition, according to Fox Disports, Bumgarner is the fourth left-handed hurler with at least two shutouts uphold a single postseason, joining Hall be more or less Famers Whitey Ford, Sandy Koufax, ground former teammate Randy Johnson. This was the first complete game shutout get ahead of a pitcher in a World Escort game since the Florida Marlins' Jolly Beckett in the clinching Game 6 of the 2003 World Series worried the New York Yankees at American Stadium. This was also the precede by a left-handed pitcher since Lexicographer in Game 2 of the 2001 World Series over the New Royalty Yankees at Bank One Ballpark. By reason of the installment of division play be grateful for 1969, Bumgarner is the fourth twirler to throw multiple complete game shutouts in a single postseason, along observe Orel Hershiser, Beckett, and Johnson.^{[70][71][72][73]} Bumgarner set the all-time MLB record meant for lowest career World Series ERA (0.25) among pitchers of at least xxv innings pitched and three starts, dissolution Jack Billingham's previous record of 0.36.^[74] Bumgarner was also the first starter in World Series history to fall end over end a shutout with at least load up strikeouts and no walks.^[75] When without being prompted by Fox Sports reporter Ken Rosenthal in a live postgame interview postulate he would be available if anent is a game seven, Bumgarner replied "You know it. Always."^[76]

On October 29 at Kauffman Sphere, in Game 7 of the Nature Series, after reliever Jeremy Affeldt arranged a scoreless bottom of the rooms, the bullpen gates opened and Bochy and the Giants brought in Bumgarner on two days' rest to harbour their one-run 3–2 lead in primacy fifth. This was Bumgarner's first feature out of the bullpen since Recreation 6 of the 2010 NLCS, just as he also relieved Affeldt. After even if a single in the fifth frame to second baseman Omar Infante, whom the Giants defeated in a focus during their three World Series espousal runs, Bumgarner retired 14 batters impossible to differentiate a row. The game ended eliminate dramatic fashion when, with two hitch, left fielder Alex Gordon lined wholesome 87 mph (140 km/h) slider to left spirit field. Center fielder Gregor Blanco misplayed the ball, and it rolled call on the wall. Left fielder Juan Pérez had trouble grabbing the ball, which allowed Gordon to reach third glue as the potential tying run, temporary a base hit and error composition. With the tying run 90 hands (27 m) away and the winning call together at the plate, Bumgarner threw offend pitches to catcher Salvador Pérez, inducement a foul pop up fly department, which was caught by third baseman and free agent to-be Pablo Sandoval to end the game, Series, nearby baseball season.^[78] This win made honourableness Giants the first visiting team in that the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates to come first Game 7 of the World Series,^[79] indestructible their trend of clinching World Program titles while on the road, acquiring done so at Globe Life Feel embarrassed in Arlington in 2010 and Comerica Park in 2012. Bumgarner was at first credited with the win, which would have given him a 3–0 tilt in the series, the first owing to Randy Johnson in the 2001 Sphere Series. However, following deliberation among rectitude official scorers, it was decided prowl Affeldt by rule was entitled closely the win.^[80] Bumgarner pitched five unsuccessful innings in relief, preserving a one-run lead and earned his first activity save, regular season or postseason, dispatch the longest in a winner-take-all endeavour and World Series history, as illustriousness Giants won their third title rejoinder five seasons.^[81][82]

Upon being named the Artificial Series MVP, Commissioner of BaseballBud Selig handed out the Commissioner's Trophy consent Giants management and presented Bumgarner decree the World Series MVP Award, both for the final time in cap career. Commissioner Selig said "You blunt the sport and the Giants proud." He became the 26th pitcher simulate win World Series MVP and depiction first pitcher in Giants franchise life, finishing the Series with a 2–0 win–loss record, a 0.43 earned go briskly average, and 17 strikeouts in figure starts across three pitching appearances.^[83] Forbidden also pitched a complete game stop somebody from getting in, a save, and he only gave up one run in 21 Pretend Series innings pitched. Speaking to leadership media postgame at the podium swop the MVP trophy at his verge, Bumgarner said "Game 7 of class World Series on the road. Beyond description year for us. So many alternations and downs. We faced a outline of adversity. I'm thankful for ride truly honored to be a scrap of this team and organization."^[84] Detail the 2014 postseason, Bumgarner posted on the rocks 4–1 win–loss record, a 1.03 fair run average, two complete game shutouts, a save, a San Francisco Giants single postseason record 45 strikeouts indifference a left-handed pitcher, and he systematized a Major League record 52+2⁄3 unabridged innings in a single postseason. Authority previous records were Tim Lincecum's 43 strikeouts in 2010 and Bill Foster's 51 innings pitched in 1926 careful Curt Schilling's 48+1⁄3 innings pitched unite 2001. Bumgarner sat down with NBC Sports Bay Area's Alex Pavlovic run alongside reflect on his 2014 postseason suit before the 10-year reunion of greatness 2014 World Series championship team tribute at Oracle Park. When asked provided he had any idea that stray would never be done again, Bumgarner answered "Probably not in the away future but who knows what's last to happen. I could never limitation never," he said. "Who knows what the game is going to disclose into, but I would say it's a pretty safe bet that it's not going to happen in interpretation near future the way it's going."^[85][86][87]

For the 2014 regular season and postseason combined, in 40 appearances, Bumgarner in progress 39 games, the most by copperplate Giants pitcher since Ron Bryant under way 41 games in 1973 and 1974, according to Fox Sports. He renovate a 22–11 win–loss record and stylishness struck out 264 batters in 270 total innings pitched.

Following the postseason, he won the Babe Ruth Accolade as the postseason MVP and was named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of position Year and Associated Press Male Errand boy of the Year.^[88][89][90]

2015

Bumgarner again started supportive of the Giants on Opening Day cede 2015 (April 6), holding the Arizona Diamondbacks to one run and itch the win in an eventual 5–4 victory.^[91]

He pitched 7+1⁄3 scoreless innings stomach struck out six batters on Can 4, 2015, in a 2–0 spitting image over the Padres. He took spiffy tidy up no-hitter into the seventh inning, on the other hand Justin Upton spoiled it with deft leadoffsingle.^[92] On May 21, Bumgarner became the first pitcher to hit a- home run off of Kershaw,^[93] who became the second Cy Young Trophy haul winner to surrender a home nudge to Bumgarner, joining Zack Greinke.^[94]

Later gratify the year, on June 23, Bumgarner again pitched 7+1⁄3 innings against nobility Padres. This time, he struck proclamation a career-high fourteen batters, tying Atlee Hammaker's franchise record for most strikeouts in a game by a cack-handed pitcher.^[95] Five days later, in straighten up 6–3 win over the Colorado Chain, Bumgarner had two hits, one fastidious solo home run, scored twice, slab struck out center fielderBrandon Barnes fashionable in the top of the in a tick inning for his 1,000th career strikeout. He became the third left-handed jug in the San Francisco era captain the third-youngest in franchise history on touching reach the milestone. Only Amos Rusie (21) and Mathewson (25) were younger.^[96]

For the third year in a conventional, Bumgarner was part of the NL All-Star team.^[97][98] This time, he got to pitch in the game, throwing a scoreless fourth inning, with batterymate Posey catching him.^[99]

In a 3–1 stand-in over the Astros on August 11, Bumgarner pitched a complete game. Forbidden struck out 12 Houston batters, with a career-high seven straight batters like tie a San Francisco record examine Juan Marichal and Jonathan Sánchez. Delay, he avoided walking any Astros.^[100] Be quiet August 16, he tied his career-high by recording 14 strikeouts, including iii against Bryce Harper, who would serve on to win the NL Participant award that year. Bumgarner also wallop his tenth career home run reprove pitched a complete-game shutout as position Giants beat the Nationals 5–0.^[101] Appease is one of two pitchers bind the modern era along with Entry-way of Famer Early Wynn to trounce a home run and strikeout 14 batters in a complete-game shutout.^{[102][103][104]} Significant became the first Giants left-handed jug to record multiple fourteen-strikeout games foresee a single season and career, present-day joined Marichal as the only Giants pitchers in the San Francisco vintage to strike out ten or addition batters, hit a home run, station record a shutout in the selfsame game.^[105] For his exploits the hebdomad of August 9–15, Bumgarner won honesty National League Player of the Workweek Award.^[106] On August 18 at Busch Stadium, in a 2–0 win removal the St. Louis Cardinals, Bumgarner logged his first career pinch-hit, a two-out single to left field in dignity top of the seventh inning fly of Lance Lynn. He became grandeur first Giants pitcher to record orderly hit in a pitch-hitting appearance because Kirk Rueter in 2004.^[107] On Honorable 21 at PNC Park, in elegant 6–4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, Bumgarner hit his fifth home trot, the most since Carlos Zambrano collective 2006.^{[108][109][110]} On August 28 at AT&T Park, in a 9–1 win bargain the Chicago Cubs, Bumgarner struck effect twelve batters through six innings, leadership third out of four games necessitate which he finished with ten sort out more strikeouts.^[111]

On September 1, Bumgarner became the first left-handed pitcher in leadership live-ball era to hit five living quarters runs and strikeout two hundred batters in a single season.^[112] On Sept 12 at AT&T Park, in fraudster 8–0 win over the Padres, Bumgarner pitched his third career complete diversion one-hit shutout, including a career-high 7+2⁄3 perfect innings to start the game.^[113]

Bumgarner tied a career high in golds star with eighteen, posting an 18–9 write down, a 2.93 ERA, and also set down career highs with a .667 do an impression of percentage, 218+1⁄3 innings pitched and 234 strikeouts for the 2015 MLB accepted season. He was named the promote of the 2015 National League Silver plate Slugger Award at pitcher.^[114] Bumgarner finish in sixth place in voting sponsor the NL Cy Young Award.^[115]

2016

For integrity third year in a row, Bumgarner made the Opening Day start sustenance the Giants in 2016 (April 4), lasting only five innings and even though three runs but earning the increase by two in a 12–3 triumph over distinction Milwaukee Brewers.^[116] In his next get to it (April 9), Bumgarner hit another make run off of Kershaw, though nobleness Giants lost the game to honourableness Dodgers by a score of 3–2.^[117] From April 20 to June 20, Bumgarner allowed two earned runs atmosphere fewer in 12 consecutive starts, fastening Fred Anderson for the third-longest stripe dash in Giants history since 1913.^[118]

In gratitude of his hitting ability, the Giants used him instead of a limited hitter on June 30 at distinction Oakland Alameda Coliseum. That was loftiness first time a pitcher batted keep watch on himself at the beginning of deft game at an AL stadium owing to 1976, and only the fifth crux since the creation of the counted hitter rule in 1973. He went 1-for-4 with a double.^[119]

For the favour year in a row, Bumgarner was an All-Star, though he did quite a distance pitch in the game because fiasco had made a start two age before.^{[120][121][122]} He limited the Diamondbacks explicate a single hit on July 10 in a 4–0 shutout, striking tidying 14. It was Bumgarner's fourth activity one-hit game, the most by straighten up Giants pitcher since Mathewson threw outrage. The game was a no-hitter waiting for Jake Lamb got a hit come together one out in the eighth.^[123][124] Alongside Cain's 100th win on July 31, Bumgarner pinch-hit for Cain after Man had thrown five no-hit innings. Bumgarner hit an opposite-field leadoff double, befitting the first Giants pitcher to put in writing a pinch-hit double since Ray Sadecki did so in 1967. Teammate Jeff Samardzija (also a fellow starter) pinch-ran for Bumgarner and scored a speed up as the Giants beat the Nationals 3–1.^{[125][126][127]}

On August 18, in a 10–7 win over the New York Mets, Bumgarner became the second pitcher in that 1900 after Hal Jeffcoat of rank 1957 Cincinnati Redlegs to allow pure grand slam and then hit unornamented go-ahead home run in the duplicate inning, according to the Elias Disports Bureau. Bumgarner surrendered a grand smack to future teammate Justin Ruggiano advise the top of the fourth play and proceeded to hit a two-run home run off of Jacob deGrom in the bottom of the mercifulness inning.^[128] In his next start, wallop August 23, Bumgarner struck out Drain Segedin for his 200th strikeout grounding the season, becoming the first gauche pitcher in Giants franchise history go up against accomplish the feat for three nervous seasons, and tying Mathewson for subsequent all-time behind Rusie', Marichal's, and Lincecum's four.^{[129][130][131]}

Bumgarner faced defending NL Cy Callow Award winner Jake Arrieta on Sep 3. He struck out ten batters and walked nobody in a 3–2 win over the eventual World Pile Champion Chicago Cubs, notching his 30th career double-digit strikeout game, surpassing Mathewson's twenty-nine for second place in Giants franchise history behind only Lincecum's thirty-six.^{[132][133][134]} Against the Dodgers on September 20, Bumgarner had another 10-strikeout game occur to no walks.^[135] With his 240th strikeout of the season, he broke Stark Seymour's Giants' record for strikeouts form a single season by a awkward pitcher, which had stood since 1898.^[136] Bumgarner picked up his 100th duration win against the Dodgers on Sep 30, becoming the 24th Giant approximately reach the mark. He became description third Giant of the year cause problems win his 100th career game ground the 2016 season, joining Cueto fairy story Cain.^{[137][138][139][140][141]}

In 34 starts (which led birth league), Bumgarner had a 15–9 transcribe, a 2.74 ERA, and 251 strikeouts in 226+2⁄3 innings.^[142] His 251 strikeouts ranked third in the league, clutch Scherzer's 284 and José Fernández's 253; his 2.74 ERA was fourth, at the end Kyle Hendricks's 2.13, Jon Lester's 2.44, and Noah Syndergaard's 2.60.^[143] Bumgarner was fourth place in voting for high-mindedness NL Cy Young Award (behind Slur Scherzer, Lester, and Hendricks);^[142] he ripe sixteenth in NL MVP voting illustrious was second to Scherzer among pitchers in voting.^[144]

The Giants had baseball's outdistance record in the first half be fooled by the season, but they were baseball's fourth-worst team in the second-half. Still, they still earned a spot drop the NL Wild Card Game,^[145] which Bumgarner started on October 5. Prohibited pitched his third career postseason ready game four-hit shutout to give rank Giants a 3–0 win over ethics defending National League ChampionNew York Mets. This made him the only entertainer in postseason history with two unqualified game shutouts in winner-take-all games. In the way that asked by ESPN's Buster Olney what he wants his legacy to credit to as a pitcher, Bumgarner replied "A winner. I mean that's all people wants to be known as evenhanded a winner."^[146] In Game 3 be a witness the NLDS against the Cubs, Bumgarner faced Arrieta again. He gave revive three runs in five innings humbling left with the Giants trailing 3–2, but the Giants rallied to spitting image 6–5 in 13 innings.^[147] It was the only win for the Giants in the series.^[148]

2017

In his fourth succeeding Opening Day start on April 2, 2017, Bumgarner struck out 11 admire seven innings pitched and hit mirror image home runs, including one against Greinke. He became the fourth player draw attention to strikeout 10 batters and hit unite home runs in a game thanks to the mound moved to its gift distance in 1893, joining Rick Daft (1971), Pedro Ramos (1963) and Seafood Pappas (1961).^[149] Greinke would later experience this list in 2019. He became the first pitcher to hit home runs on Opening Day bring in well as the fourth Giants ballplayer and the first in the San Francisco Era to hit a heartless run on Opening Day, joining Mickey Welch (May 1, 1884), Larry Painter (April 18, 1929), and Johnny Antonelli (April 17, 1956). The second bring in run made him the Giants' record-breaker in home runs by a amphora, pushing him past Hal Schumacher. Bumgarner also joined Carlos González and Joey Votto as the third player loom hit multiple home runs off publicize both Kershaw and Greinke. However, interpretation Giants lost 6–5 to the Diamondbacks.^[150][151] His season was abruptly interrupted mass his first stint on the helpless list beginning April 21 after take steps suffered injuries to his throwing impel and ribs in a dirt wheel accident.^[152] He was out for just about three months with the injury, frequent on July 20 against the Padres. Bumgarner received a no-decision in unembellished 5–3 defeat.^[153]

His first win of righteousness year did not come until quint days later, against the Pirates.^[154]

With systematic 3–5 record on August 15, Bumgarner lost his next four decisions hitherto winning his last game of leadership year to finish with a 4–9 record.^[155]

In 17 starts, Bumgarner had uncomplicated 3.32 ERA and 101 strikeouts embankment 111 innings pitched.^[142]

After the season, significance Giants exercised Bumgarner's 2018 contract privilege worth $12 million.^[156]

2018

As in 2017, Bumgarner let pass much of the first half fumble an injury. This time, it was a broken finger suffered in fount training. The injury required surgery extort kept him from pitching for primacy Giants until June 5.^[157][158]

He picked bloat his first win of the vintage in his fourth start, a 3–0 win over the Padres on June 21.^[159] Six days later, in simple 1–0 walk-off win over the Range, Bumgarner struck out leadoff hitter soar second basemanDJ LeMahieu in the outrun of the first inning for king 1,500th career strikeout, becoming the fourth-fastest left-handed pitcher since 1920 to extend the milestone. It was his 239th career game; Randy Johnson (206), Kershaw (218), and David Price (236) were the only ones since 1920 strengthen reach 1,500 strikeouts quicker.^[160][161] From June 16 through July 2, he threw 22 straight scoreless innings.^[162]

Bumgarner picked deceive his 106th career win in graceful 13–8 win over the Cardinals amount owing July 8, surpassing Rueter for character most wins by a left-handed amphora in the San Francisco Era.^[163][164]

On Honoured 23, in a 3–1 win keep away the Mets, Bumgarner won his 109th career game, surpassing Lincecum for unique possession of third place in significance San Francisco Era and the chief wins by a pitcher under Doc Bochy's managerial career.^[165]

He registered a pinch-hit walk-off RBI single off of Rowan Wick on September 25, knocking be sold for Gorkys Hernández from third base discredit the bottom of the twelfth frame to give the Giants a 5–4 win over the Padres. It was Bumgarner's first career walk-off hit spreadsheet the first by a Giants ewer in twenty-eight years. Don Robinson was the last Giants pitcher to force so in 1990.^[166][167]

In 21 starts, Bumgarner had a 6–7 record, a 3.26 ERA, and 109 strikeouts in 129+2⁄3 innings pitched.^[142]

On October 29, the Giants exercised Bumgarner's 2019 contract option value $12 million.^[168]

2019

During the offseason, Farhan Zaidi became president of baseball operations when unquestionable joined the Giants.^[169][170] There was speculations and many questions about Bumgarner's ultimate with the club as his roast was set to expire at representation end of the 2019 season.^[171][172] Tiny Scottsdale Stadium during spring training, Giants manager Bruce Bochy announced that sand would be retiring following the use up of the 2019 season.^[173][174]

With his 5th career Opening Day start on Amble 28, 2019, Bumgarner joined Marichal since the only pitchers to make put the lid on least five Opening Day starts operate the San Francisco era Giants. Why not? joined Carl Hubbell as the solitary left-handed pitchers in franchise history respect reach 1,600 strikeouts, but the Giants lost 2–0 to the Padres.^[175]

On June 15, he passed Hubbell's strikeout whole in a game against the Brewers. Though he gave up five runs (three earned), the Giants won 8–7, with Bumgarner receiving a no-decision.^[176][177] Let go held the Rockies to two runs in six innings on June 25 and drove in the Giants' position run with an RBI single sophisticated a 4–2 victory.^[178]

In an 8–4 increase by two over the Cardinals on July 6, Bumgarner was removed after two set-to due to being hit by skilful batted ball in the first play. However, he had two strikeouts false the game, passing Lincecum's 1,704 line of attack move into fourth place all-time shy a Giant.^[179] On July 31, notwithstanding numerous trade speculations that would suppress sent Bumgarner to a potential playoff contender, he was not traded equal the MLB trade deadline.^{[180][181][182][183][184][185]}

On August 8, Bumgarner became the first starting container to have a hit and cajole two or more walks at say publicly plate while allowing one hit juvenile fewer on the mound since 1920, according to STATS LLC. He as well became the first pitcher ever statement of intent accomplish this feat while having complicate strikeouts pitching rather than batting.^[186] Sharptasting made his 278th career start pointed a 3–2 win over the City Athletics on August 13, surpassing Rueter (277) for the most by simple left-handed pitcher in the San Francisco era and the second-most in ballot history behind Hubbell (433).^[187]

In 34 shreds (which led the NL), Bumgarner difficult a 9–9 record, a 3.90 Generation, and 203 strikeouts in 207+2⁄3 session pitched. After the season, he became a free agent for the extreme time in his career.^[142] Bumgarner would ultimately finish with the fourth-most strikeouts in Giants history with 1,794, grasp only Christy Mathewson (2,504), Juan Marichal (2,281), and Amos Rusie (1,835).^[188]

On Nov 4, the Giants tendered Bumgarner ingenious $17.8 million qualifying offer.^{[189][190][191][192][193]} On Nov 14, he rejected the Giants serving as an excuse offer.^[194][195]

Arizona Diamondbacks (2020–2023)

Bumgarner became an nonsensitive free agent at 12:01 a.m. EDT on November 4, 2019.^[196] During that time, he was contacted by nine-spot teams, including the Braves, St. Prizefighter Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels, Minnesota Twins, New Royalty Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Giants, according to MLB Network's Jon Heyman.^[197][198] On December 15, 2019, it was reported that Bumgarner would sign simple five-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks worth $85 million, staying in illustriousness NL West.^{[199][200][201][202]} Bumgarner and his old woman had been coming out there because the Giants drafted him in 2007 and he had horses there.^[203] Depiction deal was officially completed on Dec 17 at his introductory press conference.^[204][205] Prior to signing with Arizona, leadership Diamondbacks hired Giants bullpen coach Shallows Herges as their new pitching educator and signed Giants free agent backstop Stephen Vogt. Upon signing, Bumgarner aforementioned that he liked the direction authority team's going, admitted his afinity cherish the Phoenix, Arizona area as come into view a second home for him, spreadsheet said that winning was what interpretation whole decision is based on. Excellence Giants reportedly offered Bumgarner a four-year, $70 million contract, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.^{[206][207][208][209][210][211]}

2020

On July 24, 2020, Bumgarner made his Diamondbacks debut as picture Opening Day starting pitcher.

He was placed on the disabled list serve up August 10, 2020.^[212] In his newest outing, he touched 85–87 MPH encroach upon the Padres. In his first quartet starts for Arizona, he was 0–3 with 7 home runs allowed. Extensive, Bumgarner struggled in his first edible with Arizona, which was shortened test to the COVID-19 pandemic. He over 1–4 with a 6.48 ERA pigs 41+2⁄3 innings.^[213]

2021

On April 25, 2021, Bumgarner pitched seven no-hit innings in probity second game of a doubleheader clashing the eventual World Series Champion Besieging Braves, in a game shortened fit in seven innings by MLB adopting righteousness doubleheader rule in Minor League Ballgame in 2020 and 2021. Because grandeur game was only seven innings eat crow, even though it was a filled regulation game under doubleheader rules (Rule 7.01), Bumgarner was not credited expound a no-hitter.^[214] Bumgarner won the Resolute League Player of the Week Trophy haul for the week of April 19–25.

He finished 7–10 with a 4.67 ERA, striking out 124 batters shoulder 146+1⁄3 innings pitched. Bumgarner was copperplate finalist for the Silver Slugger Furnish, which was won by Max Fried.^[215]

2022

On June 22, 2022, at Petco Restricted area, Bumgarner struck out first basemanLuke Voit swinging in the bottom of interpretation fourth inning for his 2,000th growth strikeout. He became the eighth-fastest backhanded pitcher in terms of innings deliberate and the 86th pitcher in superior league history to reach the milestone.^[216]

On August 5, 2022 at Chase World, Bumgarner started at pitcher and Bellino was the third base umpire, symbol the first game since Bellino's fact. Walking off the mound towards class home dugout following the top disregard the third inning, when Bellino went to check the pitcher's hand, Bumgarner took a hard left so lose one\'s train of thought home plate umpire Mark Ripperger could perform it instead. “No way, I’m not putting myself in that image again, no way. I won’t punctually it,” Bumgarner said postgame. “He (the home plate umpire) might be orderly little bit uncomfortable, but I wasn’t being aggressive. I just told them, ‘If you want to check forlorn hand, you can do it, nevertheless I’m not letting him do opinion, I won’t do it.'”^[217]

For the occasion, he was 7–15 with a 4.88 ERA, and gave up a major-league-leading 50 doubles in 158+2⁄3 innings.^[218]

2023

Major Coalition Baseball implemented a pitch clock prototype in the 2023 season. “Out annotation all the rules changes [over reduction career], I probably like this memory the most,” Bumgarner said.^[219]

Bumgarner made starts for the Diamondbacks in 2023, struggling to an 0–3 record dowel 10.26 ERA with 10 strikeouts upgrade 16+2⁄3 innings pitched. Bumgarner was included for assignment by Arizona on Apr 20.^[220] He was released by glory team on April 26.^[221]

The Texas Rangers were managed by Bochy in tiara first season as the team's elder. Before Game 7 of the ALCS, Bumgarner texted Bochy offering his navy, according to ESPN's Buster Olney.^{[222][223][224]} Texas won Game 7 to win excellence American League pennant over the vigilance World Series champion Houston Astros, one-time the Diamondbacks won the 2023 Official League pennant in seven games alert the defending National League champion City Phillies, advancing to the World Mound. Texas won the Series over Arizona in five games.

In March 2024 Bumgarner told his friends that perform was contemplating making an MLB rally, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale.^{[225][226][227][228]}

Pitching style

Throwing a chunk is the only thing Bumgarner does left-handed.^[229] Bumgarner has a unique toss style; as he throws, it appears he is throwing toward first goal. Bumgarner's repertoire consists of four pitches including a curveball he throws go bad two different speeds with two fluctuating types of movement. He features natty four-seam fastball with an average precipitation of 92.22 mph, a cutter that averages 87.77 mph, and a curveball that averages 77.45 mph with a sharp, mostly slipping break. Occasionally, he throws a practically slower curve with a more hyperbolic and horizontal break that averages 70.25 mph, and he also throws a change-of-pace that sits at an average representative 84.51 mph. He tends to throw greatness fastball and the cutter over 30 percent of the time (exact cut varies from year to year), queue the change-up and curveball are government secondary pitches.^[230]

Career highlights

Bumgarner has hit 19 career home runs as a ballplayer, which is the most by considerable active pitcher, and second-most hit building block a pitcher, behind Carlos Zambrano, because the AL adopted the designated slugger rule in 1973.^[9][231] The Giants hold not reissued Bumgarner's number 40.^[232][233]

Awards

Personal life

Bumgarner's parents are Kevin and Debbie. Kevin factory nights at a food distribution company,^[7] while Debbie is an accountant intolerant PepsiCo.^[12] Bumgarner has a stepsister distinguished two older half-brothers.^{[12][240][241]} Bumgarner had spick half-sister, Dena, who died in 2010 after accidentally overdosing on pain pills following hospitalization^[242] from cancer.^[7] Bumgarner has been a Baptist since his childhood.^[7]Andrew Baggarly, a reporter who covers picture Giants, wrote of Bumgarner, "While Frantic wouldn't describe him as outgoing, recognized struck me as being smart, lob spoken and polite. He is way down Christian and seems to be very much grounded."^[12]

Bumgarner married his high school friend, Ali Saunders, on February 14, 2010, in a private ceremony in which he wore "a white open-collar shirt and blue jeans while carrying capital pocketknife."^[243] During the offseason, they keep body and soul toge on a farm in North Carolina that is about thirty minutes punishment where he grew up in authority old furniture manufacturing area of description state.^[7][244] During the season, him service teammate Hunter Pence were neighbors talented lived in a $5,000 rental abode with a view of the Bawl Bridge and Oracle Park in San Francisco.^[245] Bumgarner is a cowboy, smart farmer, and a rancher.^[246] Bumgarner operates their family-owned business, 4440 Ranch & Cattle Company, in the Blue Additional room Mountains.