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Joshua Patrick (Josh) Beckett (born May 15, 1980) is a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Boston Red Sox. From 2001 through 2005, Beckett played for the Florida Marlins. He was traded to the Red Sox before the 2006 season.

Biography

In a five-season career, Beckett has posted a 41-34 record with 607 strikeouts and a 3.46 ERA in 609.0 innings pitched.

A native of Spring, Texas, Beckett has grown to become one of the premier young pitchers in the major leagues. He is a hard-thrower, wielding a 97-mph fastball, a consistently 90-mph changeup, and a curveball. His career thus far has been impressive, but injuries have limited him to only 99 starts (101 appearances) over the past four years. His most productive season came in 2005, when he posted career-highs in wins (15), starts (29), innings (178.2), strikeouts (166) and WHIP (1.18), as he tossed in a sharp 3.38 ERA for good measure. He also hadn't won more than 10 games until the past campaign.

Beckett achieved fame in the 2003 postseason by winning the World Series MVP Award with two great performances on only three days' rest. Teamed up with star catcher Iván Rodríguez, he helped the Marlins win the World Series over the favored Yankees, 4 games to 2.

In a deal that was made official on Thanksgiving Day, 2005, Beckett was traded to the Red Sox along with third baseman Mike Lowell and relief pitcher Guillermo Mota for minor league prospects shortstop Hanley Ramírez and pitchers Aníbal Sánchez, Jesús Delgado and Harvey García. This concluded a 72-hour medical clearance period.

Beckett could anchor the Red Sox rotation for the 2006 season and aid the club's push toward postseason contention.

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Beckett, along with fellow all-stars Carlos Delgado
, Luis Castillo, Paul Lo Duca
, and Mike Lowell
, are the most prominent in a list of veterans the Marlins traded in what was organizationally termed a market correction. The Marlins drastically trimmed payroll in preparation of a future relocation of the franchise out of Florida. Although no destination city has been named, front-runners include Portland, Oregon and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Beckett was also caught saying the word "shit" under his breath in a post game news conference during the 2003 World Series.

Josh's current girlfriend is Fox Sports Network anchor Leeann Tweeden.

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