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s 9 external links toggle the table of contents aaron cook baseball 5 languages العربية مصرى français 日本語 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia american baseball player born 1979 this article is about the major league baseball pitcher for other uses see aaron cook disambiguation baseball player aaron cook pitcher born 1979 02 08 february 8 1979 age 47 fort campbell kentucky u s batted right threw right mlb debut august 10 2002 for the colorado rockies last mlb appearance september 28 2012 for the boston red sox mlb statistics win loss record 76 79 earned run average 4 60 strikeouts 578 stats at baseball reference teams colorado rockies 2002 2011 boston red sox 2012 career highlights and awards all star 2008 aaron lane cook born february 8 1979 is an american former professional baseball pitcher he played in major league baseball mlb for the colorado rockies and boston red sox he won the tony conigliaro award in 2005 and was an all star in 2008 with the rockies high school edit in high school while playing for hamilton high school in hamilton ohio cook allowed only one home run to fellow future major leaguer kevin youkilis who was playing for sycamore high school in suburban cincinnati 1 colorado rockies edit cook was drafted by the colorado rockies in the second round of the 1997 mlb draft and made his major league debut in 2002 2002 2003 mlb debut and demotion edit cook made his major league debut on august 10 2002 against the chicago cubs pitching two innings and allowing a home run he made his first start on august 26 against the san francisco giants pitching six innings while allowing 3 runs and 13 base runners in a no decision cook finished the season appearing in nine games five starts in the majors with a 4 54 era in 35 innings 2 cook made the 2003 opening day roster after pitching a solid spring training and was named the rockies 2 starter beginning his season against the houston astros 3 after posting an era of over 5 00 through 14 starts cook was demoted to triple a replaced by denny neagle who had finished a rehabilitation assignment 4 cook returned to the majors in july mostly pitching as a reliever cook finished his rookie season 4 6 with a 6 02 era in 124 innings his 57 walks allowed topped his 43 strikeouts 5 2004 2005 injury and recovery edit cook s 2004 season came to an abrupt end when he suffered a pulmonary embolism in his throwing shoulder during an august 7 start against the cincinnati reds he complained of dizziness and shortness of breath after he was taken to a hospital doctors discovered blood clots had formed in his right shoulder and spread to his lungs on september 10 cook underwent extensive surgery at a st louis hospital during which the first rib on his right side was removed to relieve compression on a major blood vein 6 7 8 the injury ended his season finishing with a 6 4 record in 16 starts 9 cook winds up cook returned from the disabled list on july 30 2005 when he gave up seven runs and 11 hits in 4 1 3 innings of a 9 2 loss to the philadelphia phillies at coors field 10 his first 2005 victory came in an 11 2 decision over the milwaukee brewers on august 15 when he pitched six innings and gave up two runs and nine hits in his final 12 starts of 2005 cook went 7 1 with a 3 07 era for this outstanding recovery from his injury he was awarded the 2005 tony conigliaro award 7 2006 season edit after battling injuries and inconsistency during his first three years cook stayed in the rotation throughout the 2006 season with an era of 4 23 in 32 starts and a 9 15 record and 92 strikeouts in a career high 212 2 3 innings 9 despite pitching half his games at hitter friendly coors field cook s era was higher on the road 4 62 than at home 3 96 11 2007 world series start edit cook was the rockies opening day starter in 2007 12 on june 28 he allowed craig biggio s 3 000th hit in minute maid park 13 cook missed nearly two months with a strained side muscle starting in august aggravating the injury in early september he missed the first two rounds of the playoffs throwing a simulated game for the rockies after they won the national league nl pennant 12 cook returned starting game 4 of the world series against the boston red sox pitching six innings while allowing three runs and having two strikeouts the rockies lost the game 4 3 sealing a series sweep 14 15 cook finished the season with an 8 7 record in 25 starts after the season 4 5 million next year under an option the rockies exercised and cook signed a three year contract extension worth a guaranteed 30 million and a team option for the 2012 season 16 2008 all star edit cook with the rockies warming up before a game in 2008 cook began 2008 winning six consecutive starts from april 13 to may 9 17 on july 6 cook was selected for the mlb all star game his only career all star appearance 18 19 he pitched three scoreless innings in the all star game including escaping a no out bases loaded jam after two errors and an intentional walk avoiding the loss 20 21 cook was considered a potential all star game mvp had the nl won the game 22 on july 1 cook threw a complete game shutout against the san diego padres hurling just 79 pitches 23 cook finished the season with a career high 16 wins and 96 strikeouts he gave up 20 hits on 0 2 counts more than any other pitcher in baseball 24 he also led the nl in hits allowed with 236 9 2009 season edit cook began his follow up to his all star season strong with a 10 6 record through late august when a shoulder injury 25 caused him a month he returned for two starts including pitching eight innings in a win over milwaukee on october 1 to clinch colorado s return to the postseason at the plate cook walked three times in that game twice with the bases loaded 26 27 cook started game 2 of the nl division series against the phillies pitching five innings and allowing three runs in a 5 4 victory 28 the rockies lost the next two games and the series 29 2010 2011 more injuries edit cook s 2010 season was filled with inconsistency and injuries as he twice wound up on the dl first in august cook landed on the 15 day disabled list with a sprained toe 30 cook came back in september after pitching in just his second start off the disabled list cook suffered a non displaced fracture in his leg ending his season 31 he finished with a 6 8 record and 5 08 era in 23 starts cook s 2011 season started late as he broke his ring finger on his throwing hand in spring training while also nursing a sore elbow 32 he debuted in june and put up some of the worst results of his career as injuries cut short his season for the third straight time he finished with a 3 10 record and a 6 03 era in 18 games 17 starts after the season the rockies declined cook s 11 million option 33 34 cook ended his 10 year tenure with the rockies leading the franchise in wins losses and starts 35 7 he is still the team s leader in innings pitched and earned runs allowed and is in the top 10 in other categories as of 2025 update 36 boston red sox edit cook with the red sox on september 28 2012 on january 14 2012 cook signed a minor league deal with the boston red sox that included an opt out clause if he did not make the red sox by may 1 cook was recovering from shoulder and knee injuries that plagued him in 2010 and 2011 in five games with triple a pawtucket he went 3 0 with two complete games on may 1 the day he chose to exercise his opt out clause boston promoted him to start in place of the injured josh beckett 37 cook received a prorated salary of 1 5 million plus incentives he also had a second opt out clause for june 1 on may 5 cook made his red sox debut against the baltimore orioles he pitched only 2 2 3 innings as a result of an injured knee off the spikes of orioles first baseman chris davis after getting treatment in the clubhouse cook returned only to then allow a two run home run to adam jones he was placed on the disabled list the next day 38 he returned on june 24 on june 29 against the seattle mariners cook threw a complete game shutout allowing just two hits and no walks over 81 pitches 39 40 cook struggled for the rest of the season finishing with a 4 11 record and a 5 65 era it was his third consecutive season with an era over 5 00 following five seasons with a sub 4 25 era he also had 1 9 strikeouts per 9 innings 9 the lowest of any starter with at least 85 innings in the majors 41 he tied for the american league lead with 5 errors as a pitcher 9 later career return to the rockies edit on january 16 2013 cook signed a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training with the phillies philadelphia released him on march 26 as he did not make the big league roster 42 on march 29 cook re signed with the rockies he played with the colorado springs sky sox the rockies triple a affiliate 35 43 after posting a 0 5 record with an 8 15 era cook told the team on july 19 that he would not pitch for them again in 2013 and was released 44 it was later revealed cook had severe inflammation in his elbow and decided to end his season 45 in january 2014 cook expressed a desire to return to pitching 46 he later decided to take time to recover from an elbow injury and return in 2015 but he did not sign with another team 47 pitching style edit cook was a sinkerballer he relied on a heavy sinker which he threw more than 70 of the time and induced ground balls at an average 64 of the time his sinker was considered by many hitters like trying to hit an anvil falling as it bottomed out at the end his response to his style of pitching had always been i m a pitch to contact guy i may not be a flashy pitcher because i don t get the k s i work quick and i make hitters make contact on my sinker and induce the ground ball 48 his repertoire also included a curveball a changeup and a cutter he added in 2010 personal life edit cook is married and has three children 47 7 they live in ardmore oklahoma and have 30 horses it is his second marriage 6 cook was hospitalized in july 2018 after suffering delirium tremens after returning from a trip to the bahamas he said the incident was due to his alcohol use and that he subsequently has been sober 6 see also edit biography portal baseball portal list of colorado rockies team records references edit speier alex march 18 2009 the transformation of kevin youkilis weei sports radio archived from the original on july 16 2011 retrieved july 28 2009 aaron cook 2002 game by game pitching logs baseball almanac archived from the original on december 15 2019 retrieved january 12 2014 harding 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