Kyle Lynn Farnsworth (born April 14, 1976 in Wichita, Kansas) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals.
Farnsworth graduated from Milton High School in Milton, Georgia in 1994. During high school, he played baseball, basketball, and football. He continued to play baseball in college at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia.
Farnsworth was drafted in the 47th round by the Chicago Cubs in 1994. He playe...
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Kyle Lynn Farnsworth (born April 14, 1976 in Wichita, Kansas) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals.
Farnsworth graduated from Milton High School in Milton, Georgia in 1994. During high school, he played baseball, basketball, and football. He continued to play baseball in college at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia.
Farnsworth was drafted in the 47th round by the Chicago Cubs in 1994. He played for the Cubs from 1999 to 2004.
On February 9, 2005, he was traded to the Detroit Tigers for Roberto Novoa, Scott Moore and Bo Flowers.
On July 31, 2005, he was traded to the Atlanta Braves for pitchers Zach Miner and Roman Colon.
In his last 58 appearances in the 2005 season, Farnsworth posted a 1.62 earned run average (ERA) and held opponents to a .162 batting average. He converted 16 straight save opportunities after failing to convert his first two.
Following the season, Farnsworth signed with the New York Yankees, replacing Tom Gordon...
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