Gary Wayne Majewski (; born February 26, 1980) is an American former professional baseball

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. He played for the

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, and

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(MLB).

Career

Majewski graduated in 1998 from St. Pius X High School in

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, where he was unanimously selected for Houston Player of the Year for his achievement of maintaining a 1.64 ERA and a 14-3 record. With that, he led his team to the state championship in Class 5A TAPPS. In the majors, Majewski had an

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of 2.93 and 4 wins and 4 losses during the season. In his career, he pitched 242.1 innings. Majewski was traded by the

to the

along with Bill Bray,

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, and Brendan Harris for

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, Felipe López, and Ryan Wagner. The trade caused some controversy, as the Reds front office was apparently unaware of cortisone shots which had been given to Majewski due to arm pain before the trade. It was alleged Majeski was known to be injured by Washington GM Jim Bowden and the trade was an attempt to dump him for some value to some unsuspecting team. In his time with the Nationals Majewski was very good, with a 2.93 ERA in 2005 and a 3.58 ERA with Washington up until he was traded. With the Reds he had very little success, with a 7.28 ERA in parts of three seasons. He was not re-signed after the 2008 season and pitched in only two games in the Major Leagues thereafter. A grievance was filed with

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alleging misconduct by Jim Bowden and the Washington Nationals. However, MLB never revealed their findings and no punishment is on record. On December 23, 2008, Majewski signed a minor league contract with the

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. In December 2009 Majewski signed a minor league contract with the

. On July 18, 2010, he was purchased from Triple-A

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then was designated for assignment on July 21. In March 2012 Majewski was signed by the

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, an American professional baseball team based in Sugar Land, Texas, where he pitched in 56 games for the Skeeters during the 2012 season, compiling an ERA of 3.37.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Majewski, Gary 1980 births Living people Águilas Cibaeñas players American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic American expatriate baseball players in Canada American expatriate baseball players in Mexico American people of Polish descent Baseball players from Houston Birmingham Barons players Bristol White Sox players Burlington Bees players Charlotte Knights players Cincinnati Reds players Edmonton Trappers players Gigantes de Carolina players Houston Astros players Lehigh Valley IronPigs players Louisville Bats players Major League Baseball pitchers Mexican League baseball pitchers Montreal Expos players New Orleans Zephyrs players Peoria Javelinas players Piratas de Campeche players Round Rock Express players Saraperos de Saltillo players Sugar Land Skeeters players Tomateros de Culiacán players Vero Beach Dodgers players Washington Nationals players Winston-Salem Warthogs players World Baseball Classic players of the United States 2006 World Baseball Classic players