Philip Matthew Seibel (born January 28, 1979) is a former

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left-handed

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Biography

Seibel attended the

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, where he pitched for the

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team from 1998 to 2000. He also pitched for Team USA in 1999. His professional career began in 2000 when he was drafted in the 8th round by the

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. In April 2002 he was traded along with two other players to the

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for

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, Luis Figueroa, and a player to be named later (

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). Following the 2003 season, Seibel was placed on waivers by the Mets and picked up by the

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. Seibel made his major league debut on April 15, 2004, and faced just two batters. The first batter reached on an error, and the second batter walked. He also pitched on April 18, 2004, against the

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, where he pitched 3 scoreless, hitless innings, and received a no-decision in the Red Sox loss. He walked 5 and struck out one. Seibel received a

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for his work in April. Seibel sat out the entire 2005 season recovering from

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, then rejoined the

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for their 2006 spring training in Florida as a

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, he was shipped back to the minors on March 17. He spent the 2006 season in the minors with Greenville,

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and Pawtucket, going 6-3 with a 1.24 ERA for the 3 teams. Seibel was traded to the

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for pitcher

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on December 15, 2006. As of September 25, 2008, he was an assistant in the scouting department for the

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. In 2009, Phil and his wife Charity were married in a ceremony in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.

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