Timothy Leroy Lincecum, an American former professional baseball pitcher, goes by the nicknames “The Freak” and “Big Time Timmy Jim.”
He participated in Major League Baseball games for the Los Angeles Angels and San Francisco Giants from 2007 to 2015. He helped the Giants win three World Series titles between 2010 and 2014, winning the Cy Young Award twice.
Tim Lincecum siblings: Meet his brother Sean Lincecum
His elder brother who he solidly looked up to when growing unfortunately died at age 37. He greatly influenced Tim’s career as he trained with him constantly when he was alive.
Lincecum currently wears the number 44 jersey when he is playing to honor him.
Tim Lincecum was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the tenth overall pick of the 2006 MLB Draft, making him the first player selected from the University of Washington in the first round.
With the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of the Single-A short-season Northwest League, he made his professional debut in 2006.
He struck out 30.9% of hitters during his minor league seasons in 2006 and 2007, which was the greatest percentage of any pitcher in the minors over the previous ten years.
On May 6, 2007, Tim Lincecum took the field for the San Francisco Giants against the Philadelphia Phillies.
In his first inning, he struck out three batters, the first of whom was Chase Utley. On May 17 and 22, he made his second and third starts against the Houston Astros, each time pitching eight innings.
On July 1, he defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-0 while recording 12 strikeouts and only allowing three hits. He pitched into the ninth inning against the Chicago Cubs in August for the first time, with a 1-0 lead.
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