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Craig Andrew Breslow (pronounced BREHZ-loh; born August 8, 1980) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks and Boston Red Sox. As a senior at Yale University, where he majored in molecular biophysics and biochemistry, he led the Ivy League with a 2.56 ERA. He was drafted in the 26th round by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2002, and debuted in the Major Leagues with the San Diego Padres in 2005. Through 2013, he held major league batters to a .217 batting average with runners in scoring position (and .204 with two outs and runners in scoring position). While he was long considered a lefty specialist, he has been successful against right-handed hitters as well. Through 2013, lefties hit only .230 against him (while righties hit .222), with a .354 slugging percentage (.331 for righties).〔("Indians claim left-hander from Boston" ), ''Canton Rep''〕 He was second in the American League in appearances by a pitcher in both 2009 (77 games) and 2010 (75 games). Breslow was given the nickname "smartest man in baseball" by ''Minneapolis Star Tribune'' Twins beat writer La Velle E. Neal III, and ''Wall Street Journal'' reporter Jason Turbow wrote: "Judging by his résumé, Craig Breslow is the smartest man in baseball, if not the entire world."〔La Neal III, Velle E., ("Figuring out the R.A. Dickey signing," ) ''Minneapolis Star Tribune'', December 26, 2008, accessed July 21, 2009.〕〔Turbow, Jason, ("Who Has the Brainiest Team in Baseball? )," ''The Wall Street Journal'', July 16, 2009, accessed July 22, 2009〕 The ''Sporting News'' named him the smartest athlete on their top-20 list, in 2010. He stands 6'1" and weighs 185 lbs. ==Early life== Breslow is Jewish, and attended Hebrew school. His family attended Congregation B'nai Israel in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he had his bar mitzvah in 1993. He has fasted while pitching on Yom Kippur, and noted: "Being Jewish is more difficult in baseball ... but I try to do what I can in terms of paying attention to holidays."〔 Breslow's father Abe Breslow is a teacher and the former department chair in Physical Education and Health, and boys tennis coach and girls soccer coach, at Trumbull High School. His mother, Ann Breslow, is a math teacher in Bridgeport.〔 In 1992 when he was 12 years old, his sister Lesley—two years older—was diagnosed with pediatric thyroid cancer, for which she had surgery to remove all of her thyroid gland (a thyroidectomy).〔("A Man With the Tools to Beat Cancer; Twins Reliever Craig Breslow has the Research and Fundraising Capabilities to attack the Disease that Attacked his Sister," ) ''St. Paul Pioneer Press'', February 13, 2009〕 "Something as traumatic as that has a lasting impact," Breslow said. "It confirmed my interest (medicine ). Being a doctor went from being a prestigious profession to something that changes people's lives."〔 The experience led Breslow to take an interest in molecular biophysics and biochemistry. Later in life, Breslow formed a non-profit foundation to help children with cancer. In 2013 his sister was taking the drug synthroid and monitored by doctors, but leading an unrestricted life as a 20-year cancer survivor, and had given birth to two sons.〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Story behind Ind. Secretary of State commercial explained )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Craig Breslow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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