Sunday 9 October 2011

C. J. Wilson.


Christopher John "C. J." Wilson (born November 18, 1980, in Newport Beach, California) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers.Wilson was a 2011 American League All Star. After the Rangers clinched the AL West on September 23, manager Ron Washington announced Wilson would be the team's ALDS game one starting pitcher.
In 2011, Wilson was 16–7 with a 2.94 ERA (7th in the American League). He led the league in games started (34), and was 4th in wins, 5th in win-loss percentage (.696), and 6th in strikeouts (206).
Wilson is eligible to file for free agency after the 2011 season.Wilson is highly interested in politics, which he said is in stark contrast to other Major League baseball players in an interview with ESPN.com's Page 2. His characterizations of typical ballplayers in this same interview and some of his posts on the blog lonestarball.com generated minor controversy within the Rangers' clubhouse.
Wilson races race cars in his free time, and has mentioned he aims to be a professional racer after his baseball career; he also is highly interested in cars, having a collection of Porsches. Wilson won the E1 class in the 2010 25 Hours of Thunderhill.

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