Gavin Christopher Floyd is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. He stands 6' 5" tall, weighs 220 pounds, and throws and bats right-handed. In 2001, Floyd was selected fourth by the Phillies in the MLB amateur draft, immediately before fellow Mount Saint Joseph High School graduate Mark Teixeira. In his first professional season , Floyd pitched for the Class A Lakewood BlueClaws of the South Atlantic League . A highlight of his impressive first year was pitching the first nine-inning no-hitter in BlueClaws history on July 24 against the Lexington Legends.... However, Floyd actually lost the game, 1-0, due to a pair of sixth-inning errors, making him the first SAL pitcher since 1966 to lose a no-hitter. In 2004, Floyd was a non-roster invitee to spring training. He began the season with the Reading Phillies and did not allow any runs in his first 4 starts, allowing only 1 runner to make it past 2nd base. He was named the Phillies farm system Minor League Pitcher of the Week, as well as Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April .
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| Birthdate: | January 27, 1983 |
| Birthplace: | Severna Park, Maryland |
| Age: | 29 |
| All Positions Played: | Pitcher, Starting pitcher |