Randy Choate

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**Randy Choate**

Milwaukee Brewers — No. 40
Relief pitcher
Born: September 5, 1975 (1975-09-05) (age 32)
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
Major League Baseball debut
July 1, 2000 for the New York Yankees
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Wins-Losses	5-7
Earned run average	4.64
Innings pitched	165
Strikeouts	129
Teams
New York Yankees (2000-2003) Arizona Diamondbacks (2004-2007) Milwaukee Brewers (2008-present)

Randol Doyle "Randy" Choate (born September 5, 1975 in San Antonio, Texas) is a pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball.

1 High School Years
2 Pro career
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] High School Years

Choate attended Churchill High School in San Antonio, Texas and was a letterman in baseball.

[edit] Pro career

Choate made his debut on 1st July 2000, retiring the only batter he faced, in a 6-1 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field. In his 22 games for the Yankees in this year, Randy had a record of 0-1 with a 4.76 ERA, after having his contract purchased by the Yankees from the Columbus Clippers of Triple-A. After a career best 3-1 with 3.35 ERA in 2001, Choate had a miserable 2002 and 2003, playing in just 23 games and a 6.23 ERA over this timespan.

Choate moved to the Montreal Expos, during the 2003/2004 offseason, but didn't get to play a game in the last-ever season for the Expos, as the Diamondbacks acquired him in a trade on 27th March, that sent Arizona pitcher John Patterson back to Le Stade Olympique. Choate appeared in nearly every second game for the D-Backs, playing 74 games (the most number of games by a left-handed pitcher in Diamondbacks history and the 4th highest in total franchise history), achieving a 2-4 record with a 4.62 ERA.

But, 2005 & 2006 have been very lean years for Randy, as he has only played 38 games (as of September 28, 2006). However, Choate played a vast majority of the 2006 season with Arizona's Triple-A affiliate, the Tucson Sidewinders, playing a key role in the bullpen, by helping them win the Pacific Coast League championship.

Choate recently signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins on January 9, 2007 but chose to become a free agent on March 24 after being reassigned to a Minor League camp three days earlier. He signed a minor-league contract with the Diamondbacks in April 2007 and was assigned to Class-AAA Tucson. The Diamondbacks purchased his contract from Tucson on June 26, 2007^[1], but he made only two appearances before he was designated for assignment June 28.^[2]

On November 14, 2007, the Milwaukee Brewers signed Choate to a one-year contract.