Sonny Gray
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Gray with the Oakland Athletics in 2015
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Born: November 7, 1989 Nashville, Tennessee |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 10, 2013, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 38–31 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.42 | ||
| Strikeouts | 513 | ||
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Sonny Douglas Gray (born November 7, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).
He was a first-round draft pick by the Athletics in the 2011 MLB Draft. He made his MLB debut in 2013, won the American League Pitcher of the Month Award twice in 2014, and was named an MLB All-Star in 2015.
Gray was born in Nashville, Tennessee, to Cindy and Jesse Gray, and lived in Nashville until his family moved to Smyrna, Tennessee, before his eighth grade year. His father died in a car accident during Gray's freshman year of high school, just as Gray started playing baseball for Smyrna High School.
As a freshman, he pitched and played left field and was named Freshman of the Year in District 9AAA. As a sophomore, he suffered injuries and saw limited action during the season. As a junior, he led his team to the 2007 State Tournament with an 11–2 win-loss record and a 0.95 earned run average (ERA). This earned him a nod for the AFLAC All-American High School Baseball Classic, and a nomination for National Player of the Year (which Tim Melville ultimately won). As a senior, he went 4–0 with a 0.79 ERA. However, he was injured in a district game in April 2008 that ended his season. He also excelled at the plate, batting over .500 his last two seasons at Smyrna, but instead opted to pitch in college.
In addition to his success on the mound, he also played quarterback for Smyrna's football team, guiding them to back-to-back 5A State titles in 2006 and 2007. He was voted Gatorade Player of the Year by The Tennessean in 2007 and 2008 for his overall athletic success.
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