Philip Gregory Humber (born December 21, 1982 in
Nacogdoches, Texas) is a Major League baseball
pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. He was the New York
Mets' first-round draft pick out of Rice University
in 2004. The third overall pick in that draft, he
received a $3.7 million signing bonus in January
2005 after a long holdout. He was drafted by the New
York Yankees in the 29th round of the 2001 Major
League Baseball Draft, but he did not sign.