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Craig Italiano
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Thomas Craig Italiano (born July 22, 1986 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He attended Flower Mound High School, in Flower Mound, Texas, USA. Draft Italiano was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the second round (53rd overall) in the 2005 amateur draft. He signed for a bonus of $725,000. Professional career Italiano began his professional career in 2005, pitching for the AZL Athletics. He went 1-2 with a 6.75 ERA in six games (three starts). In 2006, Italiano pitched for the Kane County Cougars, going 0-1 with a 3.50 ERA in four starts. He pitched for the Cougars again in 2007, going 0-3 with a 12.71 ERA in six starts. He split the 2008 season between Kane County and the Stockton Ports. He performed very well for the Cougars, going 7-0 with a 1.16 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 14 games started. With the Ports, however, he did not pitch as well — he went only 1-4 with a 9.90 ERA in 14 games (five starts). Italiano began the 2009 season with the Ports, going 5-6 with a 5.63 ERA in 16 starts. On July 5, he was traded with Ryan Webb and a player to be named later to the Padres for Scott Hairston. The PTBNL ended up being Sean Gallagher. He finished the season with the Lake Elsinore Storm, going 0-1 with a 1.44 ERA in 19 relief appearances for them. Overall, he went 5-7 with a 4.42 ERA in 35 games (16 starts). On September 15, 2010, Italiano was designated for assignment by the Padres. 
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