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Joshua Patrick Beckett (born May 15, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. A three-time Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star, he played for the Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. After a stellar high school career, where he was regarded as one of the top prospects in the country, he was drafted by the Marlins with the second pick in the 1999 MLB Draft. He won the 2003 World Series with the Marlins and the 2007 World Series with the Red Sox, and received the 2007 American League Championship Most Valuable Player (MVP) award and the 2003 World Series MVP award. He was traded from the Marlins to the Red Sox in 2006 and from the Red Sox to the Dodgers in 2012, both as part of multi-player transactions. Beckett recovered from a serious injury that caused him to miss most of the 2013 season and pitched a no hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 25, 2014 for the Dodgers, becoming the 19th man to do so in Dodgers history. However, his season was again cut short due to an injury and he announced his retirement on October 7, 2014. ==Early life== Beckett grew up idolizing fellow Texans Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens. As a youth, he starred on Little League All-Star teams.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Josh Beckett — Biography )〕 He later attended Spring High School in Spring, Texas. He had trouble with grades and not paying attention to his coach during his freshman year. His coach was so frustrated with him he threw him off the team. He went through a growth spurt before his sophomore year and added speed to his fastball.〔 He also raised his GPA and was able to get back on the team, where he had a 9–3 record with a 1.18 earned run average (ERA) as a sophomore, tossing three no-hitters.〔 As a high school junior, Beckett was ranked by Baseball America as the top high school prospect in the country and his team as the top high school baseball team. He went 13–2 and struck out 2.1 batters per inning while walking only 20 batters all season.〔 His high school coach said “I’ve never seen a pitcher with his ability—ever.”〔 In his senior season, Beckett, by this point nicknamed "Kid Heat,"〔 was named the High School player of the year by USA Today. Beckett signed a letter of intent to pitch for Texas A&M University, but he and Josh Hamilton were seen as the top two players available in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft. Concerned about Beckett's perceived arrogance, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays picked Hamilton with the first pick. Beckett was selected with the second pick by the Florida Marlins. Marlins scouting director Al Avila said at the time, "Beckett has good size and has an overpowering fastball. He's a bulldog on the mound."〔 Showing his confidence, Beckett predicted that he would make it to the Majors within two years and play in an All-Star game by 2001. 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「Josh Beckett」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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