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Joba Chamberlain, Yankees Clip Blue Jays
Kyle Galdeira
04/03/08
Former Hawaii Winter Baseball hurler Joba Chamberlain threw
a scoreless inning of relief for the Yankees and earned his first victory of
2008 as
A former West Oahu CaneFire (2006), Chamberlain has been nothing short of brilliant as he continues to build on an impressive rookie campaign which included action in the postseason. Chamberlain owns a 1-0 record, and through two innings thus far in 2008, he has fanned three without surrendering a run.
Chamberlain was called up by the Yankees in early August
of last year. The right-hander was elevated after an impressive minor league
showing where he went 9-2 with a 2.45 ERA and 135 strikeouts through 83.1 innings
in the Yankees’ farm system. Chamberlain was named to the league’s all-star
squad, and appeared in the 2007 XM Satellite Radio All-Star Futures Game during
last July’s All-Star weekend in
While he showed promise as a starter in the minors, Chamberlain began his Yankee career as a reliever. He will continue to come out of the bullpen, and should see action as a starter later this year, according to team reports.
As
a CaneFire, Chamberlain compiled a 2-2 record in six starts, and notched a 2.63
ERA to go with 46 strikeouts. The 230-pound
