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Greg Maddux is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher who played with the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves for eight and 10 seasons respectively, retiring in 2008 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
On May 3, 2009, the Cubs symbolically retired uniform number 31, which had been worn by both Maddux and previous Cubs pitcher Fergie Jenkins. Both Maddox and Jenkins appeared at the ceremony on Chicago's Wrigley Field.Chicago Tribune: Cubs honor Ferguson Jenkins, Greg Maddux, retire No. 31 (May 4, 2009)
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Fast Facts
- Full name: Gregory Alan MadduxMLB.com: Greg Maddux
- Born: April 14, 1966MLB.com: Greg Maddux
- Birthplace: San Angelo, TexasMLB.com: Greg Maddux
- Height: 6'0"MLB.com: Greg Maddux
- Weight: 195 lbsMLB.com: Greg Maddux
- Bats: RightMLB.com: Greg Maddux
- Throws: RightMLB.com: Greg Maddux
- Debut: September 3, 1986 (Chicago Cubs)MLB.com: Greg Maddux
- Cy Young Awards: Four, 1992-1995MLB.com: Greg Maddux
- Eight-time All-StarMLB.com: Greg Maddux
- 2008 Gold Glove winnerMLB.com: 2008 MLB Awards
- Retired: December 8, 2008
- Win-Loss record: 355-227
- Career ERA: 3.16
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MLB Career
Maddux was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1984 and played in his first Major League games in 1986. In his first full season, Maddux compiled a disappointing 6-14 record, but he rebounded in 1988, winning 18 games. Over the next sixteen seasons, Maddux never won fewer than 15 games. In 1992, Maddux won his first of four Cy Young Awards as a member of the Cubs, but the next season he signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.In his first three seasons with the Braves, Maddux won three Cy Young Awards, giving him four consecutive pitching titles as he helped lead the team to a 1995 World Series win over the Cleveland Indians.MLB.com: Greg Maddux
In 2004, Maddux returned to the Cubs. In 2006, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Maddux then signed with the San Diego Padres in 2007, but was traded back to the Dodgers on August 18, 2008.*ESPN.com: Dodgers reportedly get Maddux in trade with Padres (August 18, 2008)
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