However, he was unable to focus on baseball, and was tagged for 15 runs in 9 innings. "He showed a lot of character coming back to pitch last season, even though he didn't pitch the way he wanted to," said pitcher Doug Davis. He was placed on the disabled list on August 11, 2009, to give him time to deal with depression resulting from his wife's death. See also List of select Jewish baseball players List of Major League Baseball players named in the Mitchell Report References External links 1973 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Anaheim Angels players Arizona Diamondbacks players Baseball players from New Jersey Boston Red Sox players Chatham Anglers players Chicago White Sox players Cincinnati Reds players Duke Blue Devils baseball players Edmonton Trappers players Jewish American baseball players Jewish Major League Baseball players Lake Elsinore Storm players Lenape High School alumni Major League Baseball pitchers Midland Angels players New York Mets players People from Fountain Hills, Arizona People from Mount Laurel, New Jersey Sportspeople from Long Branch, New Jersey Sportspeople from Manhattan Baseball players from New York City Sportspeople from Monmouth County, New Jersey Sportspeople from the Phoenix metropolitan area Toronto Blue Jays players Vancouver Canadians players 21st-century American Jews