Bob File


Robert Michael File is an American former professional baseball pitcher. File spent three-plus seasons as a reliever for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball from to. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2005, retiring shortly after spring training with a back injury.
File was drafted as a third baseman out of NCAA Division II, then converted to pitcher while in the Jays' farm system.
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 threw a 96 MPH four-seam fastball, a 91–94 MPH sinker, a 77–82 MPH slider, and a 78–80 MPH fosh.

Blue Jays' right-hander Bob File is one of the seven pitchers in major-league history to win a game in his first appearance while throwing five pitches or fewer.
Bob File was a standout infielder at Father Judge High School in Philadelphia before becoming a pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Bob File was one of the top players in the history of Philadelphia University's men's baseball program.