Trevor Hoffman

Trevor William Hoffman (born the October 13rd 1967 in Bellflower, California) is a player of American Baseball which plays as a launcher of changing for the Padres de San Diego since 1993. It holds the record of the number of rescues in major Ligue of baseball with 505 after having exceeded the preceding record of Lee Smith on September 24th, 2006. He is regarded as one of the best hitchkikers of the history of baseball and should be elected with the Temple of re-elected baseball after his sporting retirement

Beginning of career

Studying at the University of Arizona, Trevor Hoffman plays in the team of baseball at the station of Stop-short. In 1988, it has best the average with the stick of its team with 0,371 and it east chooses by the Reds of Cincinnati to the 11th tower of the draft 1989 (288e total choice). After two years in minor leagues, it is repositioned as a launcher for the season 1991 per Jim Lett, the manager of Charleston (the affiliated team of Reds in South Atlantic Ligue ). It finishes the season with 20 rescues, 75 withdrawals on catches and an average of 1,89 point deserved in 41 appearances (47 launched sleeves). In 1992, it therefore begins its season with Chattanooga (level AA) as a launcher. It gains 3 victories in 6 departures and withdraws 31 strikers on catches in 29 handles. It integrates the team of Nashville (level AAA) and begins her the first five meetings. With an assessment of 1 victory for 2 defeats and an average of 4,10 deserved points, it is repositioned as a hitchkiker for his the last 37 matches of the season. It withdraws 45 strikers on catches in 39 handles and obtains 6 rescues and an assessment of 3 victories for 4 defeats. November 17th, 1992, it east chooses by the Marlins of Florida at the time of the fishing out of expansion preceding the inaugural season by the frankness (8th choice).

Major league of baseball

It begins the season 1993 with Marlins on April 6th vis-a-vis the Dodgers from Los Angeles. It comes into play to face the last striker of the part and withdraws it on three catches. In 28 appearances, it obtains 2 rescues for 13 finished matches. June 24th, 1993, it makes party of an exchange between its club and the Padres de San Diego implying five player, of which Gary Sheffield. With Padres, he plays 39 matches including 13 at the time of the ends of meetings and withdraws 53 strikers in 54 handles.

For its first complete season with San Diego in 1994, it occupies the station of regular hitchkiker to replace Harris Gene, transferred to the Tigers de Detroit. It obtains 20 rescues of 23 opportunities with an average of 2,57 points deserved and 68 withdrawals on catches. In 1995, in spite of its 31 rescues, it finishes the season with 7 sabotages (missed rescue) and its worse average of points deserved in career (3,88) at the station of hitchkiker.

Striking facts

Six participations in the match of the stars: 1998,1999,2000,2002,2006,2007.
2 trophies of Elevating of the year : 1998,2006.
2 times champion of the rescues as a National league: 1998,2006.
Better launcher of the month of May 2005.
greater number of matches played as a launcher with only one team (803).
8 consecutive seasons with at least 30 rescues (1995-2002).
11 seasons with at least 30 rescues (1995-2002, 2004-2006).
8 seasons with at least 40 rescues (1996, 1998-2001, 2004-2006).
Only launcher with at least 500 rescues.

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