Casey Fossum

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Age: 31 (born January 6, 1978)

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right Throws: Right

Number: 47

Acquired: signed to a minor league deal in 2009

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Casey Fossum has played for five teams. He started with Boston in 2001 where he played three seasons and was 14-11. In 2003 he was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks. He did not play well there going 4-15 with a ERA of 6.65.

In the offseason before 2005 the D-Backs traded him to the Devil Rays, where he pitched fairly poorly, going 19-26 in three seasons in Tampa. On August 10, 2007 the Devil Rays released him. He then played for a short time in the Padres minor league system

On April 9 2008 he signed with the Tigers, he was not great with the Tigers giving up 26 runs in 44 innings.

In 2009 the Mets signed Casey to a minor league deal. He threw 4 innings and was only charged with 1 run, but he was sent down on April 27. Ken Takahashi came up in his place.