Bob File

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Bob File

|image=BobFile_FenwayPark_2001_2.jpg

|image_size=250px

| caption=Bob File - Fenway Park, June 2001

| position =Pitcher

| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1977|1|28}}

| birth_place =Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| bats =Right

| throws =Right

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate =April 14

| debutyear =2001

| debutteam =Toronto Blue Jays

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate =September 30

| finalyear =2004

| finalteam =Toronto Blue Jays

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=6–4

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.20

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=55

| teams =

Toronto Blue Jays ({{mlby|2001}}–{{mlby|2004}})

| highlights =

}}

Robert Michael File (born January 28, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. File spent three-plus seasons as a reliever for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) from {{mlby|2001}} to {{mlby|2004}}. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2005, retiring shortly after spring training with a back injury.

File was drafted as a third baseman out of NCAA Division II, then converted to pitcher while in the Jays' farm system.Baseball Digest, March 2001 p. 35

File is a former pitching coach at La Salle University in Philadelphia. La Salle University competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Atlantic 10 baseball conference.

Pitching style and biography

File:BobFile FenwayPark 2001 1.jpg in 2001]]

File threw a {{convert|96|mph|kph|abbr=on}} four-seam fastball, a {{convert|91|–|94|mph|kph|abbr=on}} sinker,{{cite web|url=http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/heaters/torminors.html|title=ESPN.com - Major League Baseball - Blue Jays minor-league report|website=static.ESPN.go.com|access-date=January 20, 2018}} a {{convert|77|–|82|mph|kph|abbr=on}} slider, and an {{convert|82|–|84|mph|kph|abbr=on}} sweeper.{{cite web|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-27096618_ITM|title=AML - support.gale|website=www.AccessMyLibrary.com|access-date=January 20, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1301&position=P#pitchtype|title=Bob File » Statistics » Pitching - FanGraphs Baseball|website=FanGraphs.com|access-date=January 20, 2018}}

File is one of seven pitchers in major-league history to win a game in his first appearance while throwing five pitches or fewer.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20150603/dodgers-josh-ravin-reflects-on-long-journey-to-the-major-leagues|title=Dodgers' Josh Ravin reflects on long journey to the major leagues|date=June 4, 2015|website=DailyNews.com|access-date=January 20, 2018}}

File was a standout infielder at Father Judge High School in Philadelphia before becoming a pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays.{{cite web|url=https://northeasttimes.com/2017/07/25/heres-to-the-top-father-judge-crusader-athletes/|title=Here's to the top Father Judge Crusader athletes|date= July 25, 2017|website=northeasttimes.com|access-date=April 8, 2018}}

File was one of the top players in the history of Philadelphia University's (now Thomas Jefferson University) baseball program.

Earned ABCA/Rawlings first-team All-American honors as a senior in 1998.
Earned ECAC (East Coast Athletic Conference) Player of the Year honors as a senior in 1998.
Three-time NYCAC (New York Collegiate Athletic Conference) All-Conference selection, earning Player of the Year honors in 1998.
Set several school hitting records as a senior in 1998, including a .542 batting average.
.542 batting average in 1998 was No. 1 in the country, leading all NCAA baseball.
Also set single-season records with 90 hits, 63 runs, 68 RBI, 19 home runs, and 167 total bases in 1998.
Is the university's all-time leader in nearly every career hitting category including runs (181), hits (296), triples (17) and home runs (37).

References

External links

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Category:American expatriate baseball players in Canada

Category:Baseball players from Philadelphia

Category:Dunedin Blue Jays players

Category:Major League Baseball pitchers

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Category:La Salle Explorers baseball coaches

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