Barry Zito

Barry William Zito (born May 13, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants. Zito's pitching repertoire included a curveball, four-seam fastball, two-seam fastball, circle changeup, and cutter-slider. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles Pierce College, and the University of Southern California. Zito was drafted by the Athletics in the first round of the 1999 MLB draft. In 2002, he won the Cy Young Award after winning 23 games. Throughout his career, Zito had a record of 165 wins and 143 losses.