He grew up in a log house built by his father, sleeping in a loft. A free agent after the year, he signed a five-year, $85 million contract with the Diamondbacks.īumgarner was born August 1, 1989, in Hickory, North Carolina, and grew up in an area ten miles away nicknamed "Bumtown" because of the abundance of people with the surname Bumgarner who have lived there over the years after their ancestors had arrived from Germany. Bumgarner led the NL in games started in 2019, posting a 9–9 record. Injuries interrupted the first half of his next two seasons, a dirt bike accident in 2017 and a broken finger in 2018. Bumgarner started his second Wild Card game against the New York Mets, again throwing a shutout. He won 18 games (his career-high) in 20, and he had a 15–9 record in 2016, along with a career-high 251 strikeouts. In 20, Bumgarner reached his third and fourth All-Star Games, though the 2015 game is the only one he pitched in during his time with the Giants. He set the World Series record for the lowest earned run average (ERA) in 2014, taking home the Most Valuable Player award as the Giants won their third World Series during his time in San Francisco. In 2014, Bumgarner started the Wild Card game for the Giants, throwing a shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Two years later, Bumgarner pitched seven more scoreless innings in Game 2 of the 2012 World Series. Bumgarner pitched eight scoreless innings in Game 4 of the 2010 World Series, helping win the franchise's first World Series in San Francisco and the first since 1954. He and Buster Posey both made their Major League debuts in 2009 and established a reputation as one of the best batteries in recent MLB history. After graduating, he was selected with the tenth overall pick in the 2007 MLB draft by the San Francisco Giants. īumgarner played high school baseball at South Caldwell High School in Hudson, North Carolina, where he helped his team win the 2007 4A State Championship. He has also been selected to four National League (NL) All-Star teams and has the most strikeouts in franchise history by a Giants left-handed pitcher. Bumgarner has won three World Series championships ( 2010, 2012, 2014) and two Silver Slugger Awards (2014, 2015). Previously, he pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants (2009–19) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2020–23). Madison Kyle Bumgarner (born August 1, 1989), nicknamed, " MadBum", is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
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