Jesse Crain

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Jesse Alan Crain

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 205 lb.
• School University of Houston
• Debut August 5, 2004
• Born July 5, 1981 in Toronto, ON CAN

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Relief pitcher Jesse Crain has pitched for Team Canada in both the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classic. In the 2009 edition of the WBC, he struck out all four batters he faced in the eighth and ninth innings, with 90+ mph pitches. However, his job as the relief pitcher wasn't able to stop the bleeding as Canada lost that game to Italy.

Crain had a difficult season with the Twins in 2009, as he was sent down to AAA for a while with a greatly inflated ERA, after spending three full seasons in the team's bullpen. He straightened himself and was back for the late-season push to attempt to catch the Detroit Tigers atop the AL Central.

While born in Toronto, ON, Crain grew up in Colorado.

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