▁his ▁slider ▁and ▁four - se amer ▁to ▁left ies ▁when ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 - st rike ▁count . ▁He ▁also ▁used ▁the ▁change up ▁with ▁two ▁strik es , ▁but ▁not ▁the ▁curve ball . ▁Again st ▁right - hand ers , ▁We aver ▁used ▁the ▁four - se amer ▁and ▁slider ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁rarely ▁used ▁his ▁curve ball . ▁His ▁slider ▁was ▁effective ▁in ▁two - st rike ▁counts ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁high ▁t endency ▁to ▁get ▁sw ings ▁and ▁miss es ▁( 4 2 % ▁of ▁sw ings ▁through ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season ). ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁On ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁had ▁their ▁j er se ys ▁retired ▁by ▁Sim i ▁Valley ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁a ▁basketball ▁game ▁between ▁Royal ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁Sim i ▁Valley . ▁ ▁We aver ▁was ▁the ▁cover ▁ath lete ▁of ▁M VP ▁ 0 7 : ▁NCAA ▁Baseball , ▁in ▁his ▁college ▁uniform . ▁ ▁We aver ▁and ▁his ▁girl friend ▁of ▁nine ▁years , ▁Krist in ▁Tra vis , ▁got ▁married ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Both ▁are ▁active ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Special ▁Olympics ▁Southern ▁California ▁and ▁We aver ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁Sports ▁Amb assador ▁for ▁the ▁organization . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Krist in ▁We aver ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁their ▁first ▁child , ▁a ▁son