Bronson Arroyo

Arroyo was born Feb 24, 1977, in Key West, Florida to parents Gus and Julie. Arroyo\'s father is originally from Cuba. Arroyo later moved from Key West, Florida to Brooksville, Florida where he attended Hernando High School. At Hernando, he was named to the Class 4A all-state first team in 1995. At 13 years old, Arroyo was PONY teammates with A.J. Pierzynski. As of 2004, Arroyo was third all-time in scoring for Hernando\'s basketball team. He signed a letter of intent to play college baseball as a pitcher at South Florida, turning down offers from Georgia Tech and Georgia Southern.\n', ' The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Arroyo in the third round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft. Arroyo made his major league debut with Pittsburgh on June 12, 2000. During his rookie season in 2000, Arroyo was 2-6 with a 6.40 earned run average (ERA) in 20 appearances (12 starts).\n', ' Playing 24 games (13 started) in 2001, Arroyo complied with a 5-7 record and a 5.09 ERA. Limited in playing time due to injuries and time in the minors, Arroyo played nine games (four started) in 2002 going 2-1 with a 4.00 ERA.\n', '