Éric Gagné
Canadian baseball player (born 1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Éric Serge Gagné (French pronunciation: [ɡɑɲe]; born January 7, 1976) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher who played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most notably for the Los Angeles Dodgers. After signing with the Dodgers as a free agent in 1995, Gagné began his career as a starting pitcher. After he struggled in that role, the Dodgers converted Gagné from a starter to a reliever, where for three years (2002–2004) he was statistically the most outstanding closer in the game, winning the Cy Young Award in 2003. During that period, he set a major league record by converting 84 consecutive save opportunities.
Éric Gagné | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1976-01-07) January 7, 1976 (age 48) Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 7, 1999, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 25, 2008, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 33–26 |
Earned run average | 3.47 |
Strikeouts | 718 |
Saves | 187 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Gagné played sparingly in 2005 and 2006 due to injury, undergoing elbow surgery in 2005 and back surgery in 2006. The Dodgers did not re-sign him after 2006, and Gagné started the 2007 season with the Texas Rangers, where he briefly enjoyed success again as a closer. However, he was less successful in stints with the Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers, and was released after the 2008 season.
In December 2007, days after signing a contract for 2008 with the Milwaukee Brewers, he was linked to baseball's steroids scandal after he was named in the Mitchell Report.