Josh Fogg

Joshua Smith Fogg is a professional baseball player from the United States of America and plays as a pitcher. A graduate of the University of Florida, Fogg was picked by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1998 MLB Draft. He began at the minors but quickly made his way up through the organization to be a part of the MLB roster in 2001.

Fogg played 11 games in his rookie year with the White Sox and in 13.1 innings, struck out 17 at an ERA of 2.03. At the end of the year, Fogg was traded out to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Todd Ritchie, a direct pitcher-to-pitcher trade. He started all 33 games he played for the Pirates in 2002, winning and losing 12 each. He pitched 194.1 innings at an ERA of 4.35.

The following year, his contribution reduced and even though he was a part of the starting rotation, Fogg only played 26 games at an ERA of 5.26. He had his first winning season with a 10-9 win-loss record. Although things changed for Fogg in 2004, he only played 32 games with an 11-10 record.

His final season at the Pirates, in 2005, would see Fogg play 34 games although he started only 28 of them. In 169.1 innings pitched, he had an ERA of 5.05.

In 2006, Fogg moved to the Colorado Rockies and went off to a fantastic start at his new home. On his debut, Fogg faced up against the Seattle Mariners and pitched a complete shutout game with just two hits. Only three batsmen managed to reach first base for the Mariners, two off single hits and one off of a walk. After the sensational start, Fogg would play another 30 games that season, pitching at an ERA of 5.49 with an 11-9 record.

In his second season with the Rockies, Fogg started 29 of the 30 games he played that season and pitched at an ERA of 4.94.
In 2008, the Cincinnati Reds signed a single year deal with Fogg but after just 22 games for the Reds in the entire season, Fogg returned to the Rockies for 2009 for a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training.