Dustin Michael McGowan (born March 24, 1982,
Savannah, Georgia) is a baseball player, currently a
pitcher for Toronto Blue Jays. Drafted by the
Toronto Blue Jays out of Long County High School in
Ludowici, in the 1st round with 33rd pick of the
draft on June 4, 2000. He made his major-league
debut on July 30, 2005 against the Texas Rangers and
received a no decision in an impressive performance
when he logged 5 innings, allowing just 1 run while
striking out 6, the most number of strikeouts by a
Toronto starter in his Major League debut.
He throws a four-seam fastball in the 94-96mph range
and sometimes as fast as 98mph, his fastball is
unique in the sense that it has a nice sink to it in
addition to its high velocity. He also throws a hard
slider that ranges in the high 80s to low 90s, a
power curve with great tumbling action, and a
change-up with good movement as well.
