Bill Murphy

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William R. W. Murphy

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Bill Murphy debuted in the majors in 2007.

He graduated from Arlington High School in Riverside, CA in 1999. After high school, he attended Cal State-Northridge for 3 years and was selected by the Oakland A's in the 2002 amateur draft during the third round (98th overall).

His Major League debut was with the Arizona Diamondbacks on September 3, 2007. He was selected off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Diamondbacks on March 17, 2008. Murphy then spent most of the entire 2008 season with the Jays' Syracuse farm team. For 2008, he was 5-10 with a 5.73 ERA as a starter. He also went 3-0 with two saves out of the bullpen, with a 1.84 ERA.

Murphy was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas by the Blue Jays in April 2009 to replace the injured Jesse Litsch.

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