Madison Bumgarner
Bumgarner pitching at Petco Park in 2013
San Francisco Giants – No. 40
Starting pitcher
Born: August 1, 1989 (age 27) Hickory, North Carolina
Bats: Right Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 8, 2009, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics (through 2016 season)
Win–loss record	100–67
Earned run average	2.99
Strikeouts	1,381
WHIP	1.10
Home runs	14
Teams
San Francisco Giants (2009–present)
Career highlights and awards
3× World Series champion (2010, 2012, 2014) World Series MVP (2014) Babe Ruth Award (2014) NLCS MVP (2014) 2× Silver Slugger Award (2014–2015) 4× All-Star (2013–2016) Willie Mac Award (2014) AP Male Athlete of the Year (2014) Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year(2014) MLB records 0.25 career World Series ERA (minimum 25 innings) 0.50 career postseason road ERA (minimum 25 innings) Two career grand slams by a pitcher (tied) Two grand slams by a pitcher, single season (tied) (2014)  52 2⁄3 innings pitched, single postseason (2014) 6 career scoreless postseason starts (tied with Tom Glavine)

Madison Kyle Bumgarner (born August 1, 1989), commonly known by his nickname, "MadBum",^[1][2] is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). Bumgarner has won three World Series championships(2010, 2012, 2014) and two Silver Slugger Awards (2014, 2015). He has also been selected to four National League All-Star teams and is the Giants' strikeout leader by a left-handed pitcher in the San Francisco era.^[3]

Bumgarner played high school baseball at South Caldwell High School in Hudson, North Carolina, where he helped his team win the 2007 4A State Championship. After graduating, he was selected with the tenth overall pick in the 2007 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants. In his first year playing professionally, 2008, he won the South Atlantic League pitching triple crown. He made his major league debut in 2009 with the Giants. In 2010, he began the season in the minor leagues but was called up midway through the season and wound up becoming the youngest left-handed pitcher to throw eight scoreless innings in a World Series^{[citation needed]} as the Giants won the 2010 World Series, their first since 1954.

In 2014, Bumgarner set a career high number of wins with 18 and won his third World Series as a Giant.^[4] Following one of the most dominant postseason and World Series pitching performances in modern MLB history, he was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2014 World Series, the 2014 Babe Ruth Award winner, the 2014 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year, and the 2014 Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. He made history by becoming one of only 4 pitchers to ever intentionally bat for himself in a game played in an American League park, rather than use the designated hitter.^{[citation needed]}