Phil Seibel

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Phil "He's a ballplayer, really!" Seibel

Born:	January 28, 1979
Birthplace:	Louisville, Kentucky
Hometown:
Height:	6'1"
Weight:	195 lbs
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Left
Drafted:	2000: 8th Rd. by the Montreal Expos
College:	University of Texas
High School:	Cypress High School (CA)
Other Teams:	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2007-Present
Years with Boston:	2004

Phillip Matthew (Phil) Seibel (born January 28, 1979 in Cypress, California) is a Left-Handed starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Phil had a brief cup of coffee with the Boston Red Sox in early 2004. He missed most of 2004 and all of 2005 after undergoing Tommy John Surgery.

1 Overall Career
2 Moment in the Sun
3 Trivia
4 Awards
5 External Links

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Overall Career

Phil Seibel began his career as an 8th round pick of the Montreal Expos in the 2000 draft out of the University of Texas. Seibel was assigned to Class A Jupiter in 2001 where he excelled as a starting pitcher, winning 10 games as a 22 year old. Following the 2001 season, Seibel was traded by the Expos with Scott Strickland and Matt Watson to the New York Mets for Dicky Gonzalez, Luis Figueroa, Bruce Chen and Saul Rivera. Seibel was assigned to Class AA Binghamton where he again did well as a starter winning 10 games and striking out 114 batters. Seibel returned to Binghamton in 2003 and won 5 games in 17 starts before being promoted to AAA Norfolk for the remainder of 2003. Placed on Waivers following 2003, the Boston Red Sox claimed Seibel on November 20th of that year. Seibel opened up the 2004 season in Pawtucket being activated by Boston on April 15th filling the role left by Bobby Jones and he made his debut that evening aganist the Baltimore Orioles facing 2 batters in his debut and getting no record on the linescore. He would pitch 1 more game for the Sox in 2004 (noted in his Moment in the Sun) before going on rehab assignments and undergoing Tommy John Surgery late in the year. He returned in 2006, pitching at all three minor league levels.

On December 15, 2006, the Red Sox traded Phil Seibel to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in exchange for right-handed reliever Brendan Donnelly.

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Moment in the Sun

April 18th, 2004 is a day Phil Seibel will not soon forget, entering the game in the 6th inning vs the New York Yankees at Fenway Park, Seibel pitched 3.2 innings striking out only a single batter who happened to be Jason Giambi. This is Seibel's crowning moment to date.

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