He, his wife Bobbie and daughter Mickenzie Lou Ann (7/21/12) reside in Twain Harte, CA during the offseason...Selected by Florida in the 49th round of the June 2001 draft out of Sonora High School, but he did not sign...Attended San Joaquin Delta Junior College in California...Actively participates with Tigers Dreams Come True and the Detroit Tigers Autographed Memorabilia Donation Program, participated in Autographs for a Cause (donated funds to Campus Crime Stoppers), attended "Keeping Kids in the Game," participated in pregame ceremony during Veterans Night at Comerica Park; participated in Baseball Fantasy Camp for Kids and recorded a public service announcement to support Gift of Life.
2013
Completed his fourth season with the Tigers in 2013, appearing in 49 games out of the bullpen...Tossed a season-best 2.0 innings on April 21 at Los Angeles -- fanned a season-high four batters that same day...Sidelined April 26-May 11 with a right groin strain...Assigned to Triple A Toledo for an injury rehabilitation assignment on May 6 -- posted a 1-0 record, 0.00 ERA (2.0IP/0ER) and one strikeout with Toledo...Made the 300th appearance of his major league career on July 9 versus Chicago...Compiled a 2.50 ERA (8.0IP/2ER) and five strikeouts in 10 outings during July...Posted a 2.45 ERA (3.2IP/1ER) in eight appearances during August...Optioned to Toledo by the Tigers on August 21...appeared in four games with the Mud Hens posting a 0.00 ERA (4.0IP/0ER) and eight strikeouts before being recalled from Toledo by the Tigers on August 31...Posted a 0-0 record, and an 11.57 ERA (2.1IP/3ER) in six appearances during September...Lefthanded batters hit .299 (23x77) against him...righties batted .282 (20x71) with him on the mound...Posted an 0-2 record and a 7.71 ERA (18.2IP/16ER) in 23 games at home...compiled an 0-3 record and a 3.20 ERA (19.2IP/7ER) on the road...Recorded an 0-5 record, and a 5.83 ERA (29.1IP/19ER) in 30 games before the All-Star Break...posted a 4.00 ERA (9.0IP/4ER) in 19 games after the break...Appeared in four games out of the bullpen during the 2013 American League Championship Series, posting a 9.00 ERA (1.0IP/1ER).
2012
Completed his third season with the Tigers in 2012, appearing in 66 games. ... Tossed a season-best two innings on April 24 versus Seattle -- matched the high with two innings pitched on June 12
at Chicago's Wrigley Field against the Cubs, June 16 versus Colorado and July 2 versus Minnesota. ... Fanned a season-high four batters on June 12 at Chicago's Wrigley Field against the Cubs. ... Posted a 1.17 ERA (15.1IP/2ER) over a 16-outing stretch June 15-July 28. ... Compiled a 2.53 ERA (10.2IP/3ER) and 13 strikeouts in 11 outings during June. ... Posted a 2.61 ERA (10.1IP/3ER) in 11 appearances during July. ... Did not allow a run in 11 straight outings August 11-September 17, fanning eight batters in 5.1 scoreless innings. ... Compiled a 3.38 ERA (26.2IP/10ER) in 34 appearances at home...posted a 4.61 ERA (27.1IP/14ER) in 32 outings on
the road. ... Posted a 3.16 ERA (37.0IP/13ER) in 40 outings prior to the all-star break...compiled a 5.82 ERA (17.0IP/11ER) in 26
appearances following the All-Star break. ... Lefthanded hitters batted .263 (31x118) against him...righties batted .396 (40x101) with him on the mound. ... Earned the save as he worked two scoreless innings in Game Two of the American League Championship Series on
October 14 at Yankee Stadium versus New York -- joined Willie Hernandez as the only two pitchers in Tigers postseason
history to register a save by pitching two-or-more innings...Hernandez accomplished the feat twice during the
World Series in 1984, doing so in Game Three and Game Five against the Padres...prior to Coke, New York's Mariano
Rivera was the last Major League pitcher to post a save by pitching two-or-more innings during the playoffs...Rivera did
so for the Yankees in Game Two of the World Series in 2009. ... Fanned the first seven batters he faced during the World Series, setting an all-time World Series record according to
the Elias Sports Bureau -- the previous record of six straight strikeouts was shared by three different pitchers, who all
accomplished the feat during a single game: Hod Eller (1919), Moe Drabowsky (1966) and Todd Worrell (1985).
2011
Opened his second season with the Tigers in the club's starting rotation, making 14 starts before he returned to the
bullpen for the remainder of the 2011 season...Finished with a 2-2 record and 3.71 ERA (34.0IP/14ER) in 34 relief appearances...posted a 1-7 record and 4.82 ERA
(74.2IP/40ER) in 14 starts...Established a career high with seven strikeouts in his first start of the season on April 9 versus Kansas City...Registered his first career win as a starter on April 14 at Oakland -- did not allow a run as he established a career best
with seven innings of work...matched the career high with seven innings of work on May 18 at Boston...Suffered the loss in a career-high six straight decisions April 19-June 29...Sidelined May 24-June 8 with a right foot bone bruise -- made one start with Triple A Toledo as part of an injury
rehabilitation assignment on June 3 at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre...Compiled a 2.89 ERA (28.0IP/9ER) in five starts during May...Did not allow a run in 13 consecutive outings August 2-30, fanning 20 batters in 12.0 scoreless innings...Posted a 1.23 ERA (7.1IP/1ER) over an eight-outing stretch September 6-25...Compiled a 3.05 ERA (65.0IP/22ER) in 25 appearances (eight starts) on the road...recorded a 6.60 ERA (43.2IP/32ER)
in 23 outings (six starts) at home...Finished 1-8 with a 4.88 ERA (79.1IP/43ER) in 19 outings (14 starts) prior to the all-star break...posted a 2-1 record
and 3.38 ERA (29.1IP/11ER) in 29 appearances following the all-star break...Held lefthanded hitters to a .215 batting average (32x149)...righties batted .314 (86x274) against him.
2010
In his first season with the Tigers in 2010, he established career highs with seven wins, 74 appearances, 64.2 innings
pitched and 53 strikeouts ... Tied for third in the American League with 74 appearances -- became the 10th pitcher in Tigers history to appear in 70-
or-more games during a single season ... Tied for second among all American League relievers with seven wins -- marked the most wins by a Tigers reliever
since Fernando Rodney also won seven games during the 2006 season ... Established a career high with a five-game winning streak April 11-June 18 ... Matched a career best with three strikeouts on April 28 versus Minnesota ... Finished 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA (14.0IP/3ER) in 13 appearances during April ... Did not allow an earned run in 11 outings during June, compiling a 2-0 record as he surrendered just an unearned run
in eight innings of work ... Posted a 2.19 ERA (12.1IP/3ER) and 12 strikeouts in 15 outings during July ... Suffered the loss in his final three decisions of the season August 27-September 10 to establish a career-long losing
streak ... Made the first start of his major league career on October 3 at Baltimore -- did not figure in the decision after allowing
two runs in 1.2 innings of work ... Posted a 4-1 record and 3.25 ERA (36.0IP/13ER) in 38 games at home...went 3-4 with a 4.40 ERA (28.2IP/14ER) in
36 outings on the road ... Compiled a 5-0 record and 2.48 ERA (36.1IP/10ER) in 42 outings prior to the all-star break...finished 2-5 with a 5.40
ERA (28.1IP/17ER) in 32 appearances following the all-star break.
Completed his first full season at the major league level during the 2009 season, appearing in 72 games for the New
York Yankees -- marked the most appearances by an American League rookie since Minnesota's Jesse Crain appeared
in 75 games in 2005 and the most by an American League rookie lefthanded pitcher since Chicago's Kelly Wunsch saw
action in 83 games in 2000 ... Registered his first career major league save on May 18 versus Minnesota ... Compiled a 0.71 ERA (12.2IP/1ER) and 14 strikeouts in 14 outings during June ... Did not allow an earned run over 12 outings in September and October -- fanned eight batters as he surrendered one
unearned run in 7.1 innings of relief ... Limited lefthanded batters to a .195 batting average (24x123)...righties hit .227 (20x88) against him.
2009
Completed his first full season at the major league level during the 2009 season, appearing in 72 games for the New
York Yankees -- marked the most appearances by an American League rookie since Minnesota's Jesse Crain appeared
in 75 games in 2005 and the most by an American League rookie lefthanded pitcher since Chicago's Kelly Wunsch saw
action in 83 games in 2000...Registered his first career major league save on May 18 versus Minnesota...Compiled a 0.71 ERA (12.2IP/1ER) and 14 strikeouts in 14 outings during June...Did not allow an earned run over 12 outings in September and October -- fanned eight batters as he surrendered one
unearned run in 7.1 innings of relief...Limited lefthanded batters to a .195 batting average (24x123)...righties hit .227 (20x88) against him.
2008
Saw action with Double A Trenton, Triple A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and the Yankees during the 2008 season...Opened the season with Trenton -- named to the Eastern League's post-season all-star squad after he finished
second in the league with a 2.51 ERA...Fanned a season-high 11 batters on May 2 versus Portland -- equaled the high with 11 strikeouts on July 14 versus
Binghamton...added 10 strikeouts on June 24 versus Erie and July 19 at Portland...Tossed a four-hit shutout, fanning seven batters over five innings of work on May 7 at Erie in a rain-shortened game
-- tied for second in the Eastern League with one shutout...Finished 4-0 with a 1.13 ERA (32.0IP/4ER) and 30 strikeouts in six starts during May -- tied for the lead in the Eastern
League with four wins during the month, while he was fourth with a 1.13 ERA and tied for fifth with 30 strikeouts...Had his contract transferred to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on June 3 -- made one start with the club before his contract was
transferred back to Trenton on June 4...Finished 11th in the Eastern League with a 2.45 ERA (29.1IP/8ER) in five starts during June...Did not allow a run over his final five outings with Trenton July 14-30, tossing 18.0 scoreless innings...Topped the Eastern League with a 0.87 ERA (31.0IP/3ER) in seven outings (four starts) during July -- he tied for the
league lead with 39 strikeouts during the month...Had his contract transferred to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on August 1 -- surrendered one unearned run over an 11-outing
stretch August 4-27, fanning 15 batters in 12.2 innings of relief...Had his contract purchased by the Yankees from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on September 1 -- made his major league
debut that day versus Detroit, tossing a scoreless inning of relief...Did not allow a run in his first 10 appearances with the Yankees September 1-23, tossing 11.2 scoreless innings...Earned his first major league win on September 15 versus the Chicago White Sox -- worked a scoreless inning of relief...• Named the eighth-best prospect in the Yankees organization following the season by Baseball America.
2007
Limited to 17 appearances with Single A Tampa during the 2007 season as he was sidelined for nearly two months
early in the season with a left elbow strain...Compiled a five-game winning streak June 22-July 14...Fired a shutout on July 14 at St. Lucie to earn Florida State League Pitcher of the Week honors for July 9-15 -- tied for
second in the league with one shutout...Finished 12th in the Florida State League with a 2.52 ERA (25.0IP/7ER) in four starts during July.
2006
Combined for a 3.19 ERA in 27 appearances (20 starts) with Single A Charleston and Tampa during the 2006 season --
ninth among all Yankees minor leaguers with a 3.19 ERA...Assigned to Charleston to begin the season -- had his contract transferred to Tampa for the remainder of the season
on April 29...finished eighth in the Florida State League with a 3.60 ERA for Tampa...Finished 15th in the Florida State League with a 2.68 ERA (37.0IP/11ER) in six starts during May...Sidelined July 29-August 14 with a right knee sprain...Tossed a complete game in his final start of the season on September 2 at Lakeland.
2005
Spent the remainder of the 2005 season with Charleston after having his contract assigned there on April 30.
• Saw action as both a starter and reliever -- finished 5-10 with a 5.67 ERA (93.2IP/59ER) in 18 starts, while he was
3-1 with a 2.89 ERA (9.1IP/3ER) in six relief appearances.
2004
Assigned to Single A Staten Island to begin the 2004 season...Made one start with Staten Island before being sidelined July 9-August 2 with left elbow inflammation...Assigned to the Gulf Coast League Yankees as part of an injury rehabilitation assignment on July 27 -- made two relief
appearances during the injury rehabilitation assignment...Returned to action with Staten Island, making one relief appearance on August 3 before his contract was assigned to
the Gulf Coast League Yankees on August 5...Had his contract transferred back to Staten Island on August 28.
2003
Made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast League Yankees after signing with New York as a draft-and-follow
selection on May 26, 2003.
