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Philadelphia Phillies

Cole Hamels is a left-handed starting pitcher who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. Hamels throws a standard four-seam fastball, changeup, and a curveball. Hamels was called up to the Phillies in May 2006. In his MLB debut on May 12, he pitched five scoreless innings in which he allowed only one hit, striking out seven batters but walking five, but earned a no-decision against the Cincinnati Reds. On April 21, 2007, Hamels struck out 15 Cincinnati Reds in his first career complete game. He allowed one run on five hits and two walks, setting a career high for strikeouts. On July 1, 2007, Cole was named to the NL All Star Team for the first time. In 2007, Hamels finished with an impressive regular season record of 15–5. In 2008, Hamels went 14-10 throwing two complete game shutouts in 227.3 inning pitched.

Hamels pitched in Game 1 of the 2008 NLDS against the Milwaukee Brewers, going 8 strong innings, with 9 strikeouts, while notching his first career playoff win. He was named the MVP of the NLCS by going 2-0 in the series with a 1.93 ERA, winning the series clincher on October 16, 2008 in Los Angeles. He recorded the win in Game 1 of the 2008 World Series, surrendering two runs in seven innings of work.