Bob File

Robert Michael File (born January 28, 1977) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. File spent three-plus seasons as a reliever for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2001 to 2004. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2005, retiring shortly after spring training with a back injury.

Bob File
Bob File - Fenway Park, June 2001
Pitcher
Born: (1977-01-28) January 28, 1977 (age 48) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 2001, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 2004, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	6–4
Earned run average	4.20
Strikeouts	55
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Toronto Blue Jays (2001–2004)

File was drafted as a third baseman out of NCAA Division II, then converted to pitcher while in the Jays' farm system.^[1]

File is a former pitching coach at La Salle University in Philadelphia. La Salle University competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Atlantic 10 baseball conference.

Pitching style and biography

File delivers a pitch versus the Boston Red Sox in 2001

File threw a 96 mph (154 km/h) four-seam fastball, a 91–94 mph (146–151 km/h) sinker,^[2] a 77–82 mph (124–132 km/h) slider, and an 82–84 mph (132–135 km/h) sweeper.^[3][4]

File is one of seven pitchers in major-league history to win a game in his first appearance while throwing five pitches or fewer.^[5]

File was a standout infielder at Father Judge High School in Philadelphia before becoming a pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays.^[6]

File was one of the top players in the history of Philadelphia University's (now Thomas Jefferson University) baseball program.

• Earned ABCA/Rawlings first-team All-American honors as a senior in 1998.
• Earned ECAC (East Coast Athletic Conference) Player of the Year honors as a senior in 1998.
• Three-time NYCAC (New York Collegiate Athletic Conference) All-Conference selection, earning Player of the Year honors in 1998.
• Set several school hitting records as a senior in 1998, including a .542 batting average.
• .542 batting average in 1998 was No. 1 in the country, leading all NCAA baseball.
• Also set single-season records with 90 hits, 63 runs, 68 RBI, 19 home runs, and 167 total bases in 1998.
• Is the university's all-time leader in nearly every career hitting category including runs (181), hits (296), triples (17) and home runs (37).