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Chad Fox |
| Chad Fox | |
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| Free Agent — No. -- | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: September 3, 1970 Conroe, Texas |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| July 13, 1997 for the Atlanta Braves | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2008 season) |
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| Win-Loss | 10-12 |
| Earned run average | 3.60 |
| Strikeouts | 262 |
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Chad Douglas Fox (born September 3, 1970 in Conroe, Texas) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. Fox played for the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, Florida Marlins, and the Chicago Cubs. He won the 2003 World Series championship as a member of the Marlins. He is also known for his injuries that have set him back in his career, undergoing Tommy John surgery twice, including having been injured in the 2004 and 2005 seasons. He has reached 50 innings - the minimum standard for a rookie season - only twice in his career, and threw less than 11 innings in the majors five times between 1999 and 2005.
Fox's best season came in 2001, after not pitching in the majors at all the year before. Taking on a setup role, Fox threw a career-best 66 2/3 innings, posting a 5-2 record and 1.89 ERA while striking out 80. This would be his last injury-free season in the majors.
Fox would face rehab stints in 2002 with the Brewers and 2003 with the Red Sox, though he managed to stay healthy after signing with the Florida Marlins in August 2003, posting a 2.13 ERA in 21 appearances and adding nine more outings in the postseason to help them to a World Series title. He returned to the Marlins in 2004, but was ineffective in 12 April appearances before being shut down the rest of the season with ulnar neuritis. He was equally ineffective trying to return the following season with the Chicago Cubs, this time throwing just eight innings before reinjuring his throwing elbow on April 26, 2005. This injury would temporarily end his career.
On January 11, 2008, he signed a one-year minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs hoping to make a comeback. After several rehab starts with the Cubs' A and AA affiliates, Fox was added to the 25-man major league roster on May 21. After a three year absence he made his major league comeback debut on May 2, 2008 against the St. Louis Cardinals. He went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 10th inning but gave up a 2-run home run in the 11th inning to take the loss.
He would go on to make appearances on May 5 and May 11, throwing two scoreless innings before returning to the disabled list on May 20 with ulnar neuritis. Fox opted to rest rather than undergo another surgery on his elbow, but was ultimately transfered to the 60-day disabled list on September 2, ending his season.2 It is unknown if he will attempt another return in 2009.
Fox attended Tarleton State University.
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