Chris Capuano
- Arizona Diamondbacks (2003)
- Milwaukee Brewers (2004-2007, 2008)
- New York Mets ( since 2011 )
- All-Star (2006)
- Silver medal at the 2001 World Cup
Christopher " Chris " Frank Capuano ( born August 19, 1978 in West Springfield, Massachusetts) is an American professional baseball player in Major League Baseball. Lefty Capuano plays on the position of the Starting Pitchers and is at the New York Mets since the beginning of 2011 under contract.
Career
Chris Capuano was selected as player number 238 in the eighth round by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the MLB 1999 draft and played from then on for the franchise in the minor leagues. In the baseball world championship in 2001 in Taipei, he was part of the U.S. national team that won the silver medal at the tournament. In May 2002, Capuano had the relatively often necessary and lengthy in pitchers Tommy John Surgery undergo after he had torn a strip of Elle.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Almost exactly one year after the operation, in May 2003, he made his debut in the MLB, in which he was denied a total of nine games for Arizona, before moving to the Milwaukee Brewers for the 2004 season.
Milwaukee Brewers
After the Trade in December 2003 Capuano also got into Milwaukee relatively few inserts for a starting pitcher. After only 17 starts in 2004 he succeeded in the 2005 season of the breakthrough. With 18 wins he could reach a value that could not show a pitcher for the Brewers since 1987. In 2006, Capuano showed strong performances and was duly invited to the MLB All- Star Game.
After Capuano won in 2007, five games in a row, followed by a bad run, the Brewers lost in 22 games in a row in which Capuano pitched. This poor performance and the second Tommy John Surgery of his career meant that long Capuano got no place in the Major League team the Brewers.
Capuano had to wait until June 2010 until he was allowed to start again in the MLB in the Minor Leagues after the renewed period. On July 3, 2010, he could finish his time with the Brewers with a win against the Florida Marlins, having previously lost 26 games in a row.
New York Mets
For the 2011 season Capuano signed a contract for one season with the New York Mets, who assure him a fixed salary of 1.5 million U.S. dollars.