Gabbard played high school baseball at Royal Palm Beach High School in Royal Palm Beach, Florida. His teammates included his former Rangers teammate, catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia.\n', '

A 29th-round draft pick by the Boston Red Sox in 2000, Gabbard started the 2006 season with Boston\'s Double-A affiliate Portland and posted a 9-2 record with a 2.57 ERA in 13 starts. Promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket on June 23, he went 1-3 with a 4.97 ERA in five starts. He earned a promotion to the Boston Red Sox on July 21 to replace Tim Wakefield, who was placed on the disabled list. In his major league debut on July 22, he allowed two earned runs in 5​2⁄3 innings to the Seattle Mariners and was charged with a loss. Gabbard\'s first major league win was on September 5 against the Chicago White Sox. Gabbard pitched seven shutout innings, surrendering three hits and striking out six in a 1-0 Red Sox win.\n', '

Gabbard became the ninth rookie to pitch for the Red Sox in the 2006 season, joining Abe Alvarez, Craig Breslow, Manny Delcarmen, Craig Hansen, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, David Pauley, and Jermaine Van Buren. He also became the third Triple-A recall to move into Boston\'s rotation in six weeks, joining Kyle Snyder and Lester. They replaced David Wells and Matt Clement, who had gone on the disabled list. Likewise, Gabbard joined Pauley as one of two Boston starters to have begun the 2006 season in Double-A Portland.\n', '

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