Justin De Fratus during batting practice in Philadelphia on September 27, 2012
Relief pitcher
Born: (1987-10-21) October 21, 1987 (age 36) Oxnard, California, U.S.
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 18, 2011, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 2015, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
7–6
Earned run average
4.08
Strikeouts
170
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (2011–2015)
Justin Andrew De Fratus (born October 21, 1987), is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies from 2011 to 2015.
De Fratus grew up in Oxnard, California and played baseball in high school prior to playing at Ventura College. The Philadelphia Phillies selected him in the 11th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft. De Fratus methodically moved his way up through the Phillies farm system, spending about one year at each level, from rookie to Class A, and then moving through two levels per season in 2010 and 2011. In 2011, De Fratus made his MLB debut and, by 2013, he was a regular member of the Phillies bullpen after a few years of splitting time between the big leagues and Triple-A. In 2014, De Fratus used his slider to "dominate the league", and establish himself as a reliable reliever, capable of pitching in late-inning situations.
De Fratus has a two-pitch repertoire that consists of a fastball and a slider, the latter of which is his out pitch. He embraces a propensity to work quickly on the mound, and use a lower arm slot. Off the field, De Fratus is a member of the Roman Catholic church, and uses baseball to strengthen his faith. He sees evangelism as a duty of Christians, and would like to go to seminary when he finishes his baseball career.
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206 and combining for four home runs and 15 RBIs. Mario Hollands and JustinDeFratus did not allow an earned run all month (222⁄3 combined innings pitched)...
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hit of his career and of that season. The hit came off of pitcher JustinDeFratus. He went 2 for 3 with an average of .667 in 2014. Familia pitched the...
Williams. He received his first RBI in the following game against JustinDeFratus. On September 1, Herrera hit his first Major League home run, off of...
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pitcher Tom Koehler suffered a strained right shoulder and third baseman Justin Turner suffered a non-displaced fracture of his left wrist after being hit...
be named later or cash considerations (later specified as pitcher JustinDeFratus). On August 4, 2016, the San Diego Padres claimed Kivlehan off waivers...
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return of Fratus, Sam and his sons sabotage Fratus' automobile to run out of gas so that they can force Fratus to seek their help. Sam escorts Fratus to his...
field to the Laytonia Sports Complex in Derwood, Maryland. Joe Smith JustinDeFratus Will Kengor "Rockville Express official web site". Retrieved 2008-03-26...
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2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015. Lord, Craig (December 17, 2015). "Bruno Fratus Leads The Speed Stakes With 21.37 Relay Opener At Brazil Nationals". Swimvortex...
time moved him to fourth in the world behind César Cielo (21.52), Bruno Fratus (21.76), and Frédérick Bousquet (21.78). He chose to sit out of the 100-meter...
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