Jeffrey Allen Ridgway (born August 17, 1980) is a former

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player. A

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, Ridgway made his Major League Baseball debut with the

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on September 17, . In 2007, Ridgway had an

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of 189.00. He gave up 7

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s in of an inning. As of August 2019, Ridgway's 189.00 ERA in 2007 is the highest single-season ERA of any pitcher in MLB history, tied with Joe Cleary's 1945 season and Jack Scheible's 1894 season. On January 17, , Ridgway was traded to the

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for Willy Aybar and Chase Fontaine. On June 11, 2008, Ridgway was called up after

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got injured and was placed on the DL. He made his Atlanta debut the same day and pitched 2 scoreless innings. On March 30, , Ridgway was released by the Braves. On December 16, 2009, Ridgway signed a Minor League contract with the

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, but never played a game in their farm system.Port Angeles native Jeff Ridgway signs with Washington Nationals
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