Cole Hamels Success Story

Scouts were interested in Hamels while he was in high school primarily because his fastball was clocked as high as 94 miles per hour (151 km/h), and his secondary offerings were considered advanced. Hamels was drafted in the first round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies and on 23 August, Hamels and the Phillies agreed to terms for a $2 million signing bonus.

Hamels began his professional baseball career in 2003, pitching for the Class A Lakewood BlueClaws of the South Atlantic League. His minor league statistics included a record of 14–4 with a 1.43 ERA and 273 strikeouts in 35 games pitched. For his performance, the Phillies promoted him to the major league club

Career

Cole Hamels played for Philadelphia Phillies from 2006 to 2015 and on july 31, 2015 , Hamels was traded to the Texas Rangers along with Jake Diekman in exchange for Matt Harrison, Nick Williams, Jorge Alfaro, Jake Thompson, Alec Asher, and Jerad Eickhoff.In the MLB he has a Win–loss record of 114–91. ERA: 3.32 and Strikeouts:1,857

Career Highlights

• 2007, April 21 first career complete game
• 2007, June 2nd first career complete game at home
• 2008, May 15, first complete-game shutout
• Member of All-Star team in 2007,2011 and 2012

Personal life

Hamels married Heidi Strobel, on December 31, 2006. They resides in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania with two sons Caleb Michael, Braxton and adopted baby girl Reeve. Hamels runs  the The Hamels Foundation with his wife. The foundation was started in 2008, its funds childhood programs in Philadelphia and Africa

Cole Hamels final press conference with Phillies