Dustin McGowan

Number 29

NAME: Dustin Michael McGowan
NUMBER: 29
POSTITION: Pitcher
PITCHES: Right
BATS: Right
DATE OF BIRTH: March 24, 1982
BIRTHPLACE: Savannah, Georgia, United States

From: Wikipedia.

Dustin Michael McGowan (Born on March 24, 1982 in Savannah, Georgia, United States) is a baseball player, currently a pitcher for Toronto Blue Jays. He made his major-league debut on July 30, 2005 against the Texas Rangers and received a no decision in an impressive performance.

He throws a fastball in the 94-96mph range and sometimes as fast as 98mph. He also throws a slider, curve and changeup.

After spending some time in the Jays bullpen in early 2006, he was sent to the minors on May 11 to work as a starter. McGowan is now a regular starter in the Blue Jays roster.

McGowan's hometown is sometimes listed more specifically as Ludowici, Georgia.

In 2005 Baseball America named him the #1 prospect in the Blue Jays' farm system and he was considered one of the cornerstone players of the Blue Jays for the future. However, his slow development (in particular, his control of his pitches) made him rumored to be available in a trade during the 2006 off-season, where he had previously been off-limits to potential trades.

McGowan was eligible to be claimed off waivers had he not made the 2007 Blue Jays 25-man roster out of Spring Training, but recently the Blue Jays were granted another minor-league option year for him. This enabled McGowan to be sent down to the minors, if necessary, without being exposed to waivers during the 2007 season.

McGowan started the 2007 season impressively for the Syracuse Chiefs in AAA. Despite an 0-2 record at the end of April, he had a 1.64 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 22 innings. This led to a call-up to the Blue Jays rotation in early May after an injury to Gustavo Chacin. On June 24, 2007, he threw a no-hitter for 8 innings against the Colorado Rockies at Rogers Centre, but allowed a hit to the first batter he faced in the ninth, designated hitter Jeff Baker. He ended up throwing a one-hit shutout, the first of his career as well as his first complete game.

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