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Blue Jays Up Close #2

Posted on July 17, 2013 at 07:20 PM.

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By Andrew Newsted / MLB.com

Jays Up Close: Brandon Morrow and Mark Buehrle

Brandon Morrow
Brandon John Morrow (MORE-owe)... Married... Graduated from Rancho Cotate High School in June, 2002... Earned firstteam all-league, first-team All-Redwood Empire, first-team All-North Coast Section and second-team All-State honours... Competed for the California All-Stars at the 2002 Sunbelt Classic in McAlester, Oklahoma... Attended the University of California at Berkeley... One of 10 semifinalists for the Roger Clemens Award as the nation's top collegiate pitcher... Named first-team All-Pac-10, going 7-4 with a 2.05 ERA (2nd in Pac-10)... Had 97 strikeouts (4th in Pac-10) in 96.7 innings (9th in Pac-10)... Was named National Pitcher of the Week after 6.1 innings, no hits, no runs, one walk and a career-high 12 strikeouts at UC Irvine Feb. 3... Also named a Cape Cod League All-Star in the summer 2005 for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox... Named a third-team preseason All-American and the fifth-best professional prospect out of the Cape Cod League by Baseball America.

Mark Buehrle
Mark Alan Buehrle (Burr-lee)... Married with two children... Has been very active in spreading awareness of pet adoption... Appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman on July 27, 2009, reading 'The Top 10 Things That Went Through Mark Buehrle's Mind During His Perfect Game'... Made two appearances on the "Oprah Winfrey Show" following the White Sox' World Series Championship in 2005... Graduated from Jefferson Junior College (MO) and was selected as a NJCAA Third-Team All-America... Attended and graduated from Francis Howell North High School in St. Charles, Mo.