David Price (baseball)
- Tampa Bay Rays (2008 -present)
- All- Star 2010
David Taylor Price ( born August 26, 1985 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee) is an American baseball player in the major leagues. He currently plays as a starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Career
After graduating from high school Price was selected in MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, he decided to accept a scholarship from Vanderbilt University and played three years in college team of the University. In MLB Draft 2007, he was chosen by the Tampa Bay Rays in the first round, the first player ever. He signed a six- year contract for 8.5 million U.S. dollars, of which 5.6 million U.S. dollars as a bonus for signing the contract. This was the second largest bonus in the history of the draft; only Justin Upton received in 2005 by the Arizona Diamondbacks more, namely 6.1 million U.S. dollars. The Rays took Price in their 40 -man roster and then sent him to the Minor Leagues. In 2008 he began the Single -A team in Vero Beach Devil Rays, the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits team and finally the Triple-A Durham Bulls team.
On 14 September 2008, he was a relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays made his debut in the major leagues. Eight days later, he appeared in a game against the Baltimore Orioles for the first time as a starting pitcher on. His first win he not scored in the regular season, but in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series in 2008 against the Boston Red Sox. In Game 7 of that series, he recorded his first save. In game 2 of the 2008 World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, he threw 2 ⅓ innings and gave 2 runs.
His first win in the regular season came in one game against the Minnesota Twins on May 30, 2009. He closed the season with a record of 10-7, an ERA of 4.42 102 strikeouts and 54 walks in 23 starts from. In the 2010 season he reached on June 15, the first American League pitcher of ten wins and was elected to the All-Star team in the AL, where he got a job as Starting pitcher. At the end of the regular season, he had achieved 19 wins and finished in second place in the AL (along with Jon Lester ). His ERA of 2.72 was the third best in the AL. In the ALCS against the Texas Rangers in 2010, he joined in Game 1 and 5 as a starting pitcher. He lost both games against Cliff Lee.