- Shawn Estes
Infobox MLB player
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caption = Estes with the Padres in 2008
name=Shawn Estes
position=Starting pitcher
team=Free Agent
number=--
bats=Right
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1973|2|18
birthplace=city-state|San Bernardino|California
debutdate=September 16
debutyear=1995
debutteam=San Francisco Giants
statyear=August 11, 2008
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=100-91
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.69
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=1205
teams=
*San Francisco Giants (by|1995-by|2001)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|2002)
*New York Mets (by|2002)
*Chicago Cubs (by|2003)
*Colorado Rockies (by|2004)
*Arizona Diamondbacks (by|2005)
*San Diego Padres (by|2006, by|2008)Aaron Shawn Estes (born
February 18 ,1973 inSan Bernardino, California ) is a free agentMajor League Baseball pitcher . Estes had his best season as a professional in mlby|1997, when he went 19-5 with a 3.18 ERA for theSan Francisco Giants . He is also known for throwing a foot behindRoger Clemens as he tried to hit Clemens in retaliation for Clemens hittingMike Piazza in the head two years earlier, and for swatting ahome run off Clemens later in the game. He also has 4 career home runs and 28 RBI, including a grand slam in mlby|2000.Estes was out for the mlby|2006 season due to elbow surgery. The Padres signed him to a minor league contract on
January 14 .Estes began his mlby|2007 comeback with minor league appearances for the San Diego Padres. He pitched for SIngle-A soon to be promoted to Triple-A Portland 3 weeks later. After his first start in Portland, Estes reaggravated his injured pitching elbow. He was placed on the
disabled list retroactive toAugust 6 . Estes re-signed with the Padres onDecember 14 , 2007, to a minor league contract.On
May 8 , mlby|2008, the Padres purchased his contract, and added him to the major league roster.External links
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