Jason Frasor
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United States
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professional baseball
Baseball
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pitcher
Pitcher
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for the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
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of Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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. He made his debut with the Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
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in , and he had a 4.08 ERA
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
in 63 games.
Toronto Blue Jays
A starterStarting pitcher
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in the low minors from to , he was converted to a reliever in . The Blue Jays acquired him from the Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
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prior to the 2004 season in exchange for Jayson Werth
Jayson Werth
Jayson Richard Gowan Werth is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball. He has previously played for the Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Philadelphia Phillies. He bats and throws right-handed.-Background:Werth was born in...
. He was sent to the minors on April 28, , and recalled on May 11, 2006. On July 2, 2006, Frasor was demoted again to Triple-A; the Blue Jays recalled Shaun Marcum
Shaun Marcum
Shaun Michael Marcum is an American professional baseball starting pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball.-Early life:...
in his place.
On January 9, , Frasor signed a one-year contract for the 2007 season with the Toronto Blue Jays, avoiding salary arbitration. The contract was worth $825,000 with cumulative incentives based upon games pitched.
Frasor began with a 4–0 record through early May, without allowing an earned run. This was one of the best marks in all of Major League baseball, and helped the Blue Jays hold first place in the American League through the 2009 season's first 26 games.
On July 17, he made his 453rd appearance for the Blue Jays, passing Duane Ward to become the team's all time appearance leader.
Chicago White Sox
On July 27, 2011, he was traded to the Chicago White SoxChicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
with Zach Stewart for Mark Teahen
Mark Teahen
Mark Thomas Teahen is an American-Canadian professional baseball infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball....
and Edwin Jackson
Edwin Jackson
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.
Personal life
Frasor attended Oak Forest High SchoolOak Forest High School
Oak Forest High School is a public high school located in Oak Forest, Illinois. It is part of Bremen Community High School District 228 which also includes Tinley Park High School, Hillcrest High School and Bremen High School...
, located in Oak Forest, Illinois
Oak Forest, Illinois
Oak Forest is a suburban city about south/southwest of downtown Chicago in Bremen Township in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 28,051 at the 2000 census.-History:...
and graduated in 1995 after starring for the Bengals as a starting pitcher, reliever and shortstop. He then played at Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University
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, where he won the Richard “Itch” Jones award as the team MVP in 1997 and 1999.
Frasor is a cousin of former UNC backup Point guard
Point guard
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Bobby Frasor.
He married Laura Schmidt in 2008 and has one child, Jackson Frasor, born July 2010.