Jordan Arthur Tata (TAY-ta) (born September 20, 1981) is a retired major league

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. Tata made his major league debut on April 6, 2006 against the Texas Rangers in a 10-6 win. For college he attended

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. He is 6 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 220 pounds. Tata bats and throws right-handed. While pitching for the

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in 2005, Tata made the

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All-Star team as a starting pitcher, and at the season's end he was named the league's Pitcher of the Year. Tata picked up his first big league win on July 30, 2007 while pitching in place of the injured

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. The Tigers beat the

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by a score of 5-2. Tata struck out 5, walked 2 and allowed 6 hits and 2 earned runs.

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gave Tata the customary shaving cream-pie to the face during a post game interview. Jordan's second start at Comerica Park August 3 resulted in a 3-1 loss. Tata gave up all three runs in 5 innings pitched. Tata spent the baseball season pitching for the Lakeland Flying Tigers of the Florida State League and the Gulf Coast Tigers of the Rookie League. After a rough spring, the Tigers released Tata on April 1, 2009. Tata was signed by the Grand Prairie AirHogs on April 15, 2009. The Grand Prairie AirHogs released Tata on July 1.https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iVznF6K9f2AzUI592Th5BdO79DAg He is now a head coach of select baseball teams in Texas.

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