Kyle Farnsworth is a right-handed pitcher for the
Detroit Tigers. After graduating from Milton High School in Milton,
GA, Farnsworth played baseball at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. In
1994 the
Chicago Cubs selected Farnsworth in the 47th round of the amateur draft. Farnsworth made his
major league debut with the Cubs in
1999, starting 21 games, with a record of 5-9, and a 5.05 ERA. In
2005 the Cubs traded Farnsworth to the
Detroit Tigers for Roberto Novoa, Scott Moore, and Bo Flowers. The Tigers would later trade Farnsworth to the
Atlanta Braves in exchange for Roman Colon and
Zach Miner. After the
2005 season, Farnsworth signed a free agent contract to join the Yankees.