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Ryan William Cook (born June 30, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics and Boston Red Sox. He was an MLB All-Star in 2012. ==Career== Cook attended Clovis High School〔Matthews, Alan. 2005. (High Heat: West Coast Parity Makes For Close Contests ). ''Baseball America'' (March 24, 2005).〕 and the University of Southern California, where he played college baseball for the USC Trojans baseball team. He was drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 27th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. He was called up to the majors for the first time on July 20, 2011.〔(Arizona Diamondbacks call up 2 pitchers from minor leagues )〕 On December 9, 2011, Cook, along with Jarrod Parker and Collin Cowgill, was traded to the Oakland Athletics for Trevor Cahill and Craig Breslow. On April 27, 2012, against the Baltimore Orioles, Cook became the 61st player in MLB history to record four strikeouts in one inning. He was the Athletics' representative at the 2012 All-Star Game where he pitched a perfect seventh inning.〔"(A's Ryan Cook pitches a perfect 7th )" by John Shea, ''San Francisco Chronicle''. Accessed July 11, 2012.〕 In 2013, Cook repeated his 2012 performance by going 6-4 in 71 games. His ERA was 2.54 while recording 67 strikeouts in 67 innings. Despite a pair of injuries during the 2014 season, Cook was a solid bullpen piece for the A's, appearing in 54 games while going 1-3. On July 31, 2015, Cook was traded to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later. Cook was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs on November 6, 2015. Cook throws four pitches. His main offering and best pitch is a hard four-seam fastball at 94–97 mph. He also features a sweeping slider (84–86), hard splitter (88–91), and two-seam fastball (94–97). Right-handed hitters see almost exclusively four-seamers and sliders, while lefties see a mix of all four of his pitches.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://brooksbaseball.net/player_cards/player_card.php?player=475857 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ryan Cook (baseball)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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