Arlington John "A. J." Murray (born March 17, 1982, in Vernal, Utah

Vernal, Utah

Vernal, Uintah County's largest city, is located in eastern Utah near the Colorado State Line, and 175 miles east of Salt Lake City. It is bordered on the north by the Uinta Mountains, one of the few mountains ranges in the world which lie in an east-west rather than the usual north to south...

) is a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 pitcher

Pitcher

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 who is presently a free agent

Free agent

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.

On July 28, 2005, he combined with Steve Karsay

Steve Karsay

Stefan Andrew Karsay is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics , Cleveland Indians , Atlanta Braves , New York Yankees , and Texas Rangers .Karsay grew up in the College Point neighborhood in Queens, New York City, just a few miles from Shea...

 and Scott Feldman for a perfect game

Perfect game

A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a pitcher pitches a victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings and in which no opposing player reaches base. Thus, the pitcher cannot allow any hits, walks, hit batsmen, or any opposing player to reach base safely for any...

, as the RoughRiders defeated the Corpus Christi Hooks

Corpus Christi Hooks

The Corpus Christi Hooks are a minor league baseball team of the Texas League, and are the Double-A affiliate of the Houston Astros. They are located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and are named for the city's association with fishing. The team's ownership group is headed by Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan...

 3–0. It was only the third nine-inning perfect game in the Texas League

Texas League

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's 117-year history, and the first combined one.

Murray was recalled from the minor leagues by the Rangers on May 15, 2007, and made his major league debut against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Tampa Bay Rays

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 on May 16. He was outrighted to the minors on October 1, 2008.

On December 15, 2009, Murray signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers

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 and also received an invitation to Spring Training. He was assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds

Nashville Sounds

The Nashville Sounds are a minor league baseball team of the Pacific Coast League , and the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Nashville, Tennessee, and are named for the city's association with the music industry...

 for the 2010 season, but was released on June 22, 2010.

Murray signed with the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League on July 19, 2010. www.yorkrevolution.com

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