Chad Billingsley

Chad Ryan Billingsley (born July 29, 1984) is an American former professional baseball right-handed starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 through 2013 and Philadelphia Phillies in 2015. He was a National League (NL) All-Star in 2009.\n', ' Billingsley attended Defiance High School in Defiance, Ohio, and played for the school\'s baseball team. Billingsley was a high school teammate of Major League pitcher Jon Niese. He was named to the Rawlings All-American first team in his junior year as a utility player and as a pitcher in his senior year. As a senior in 2003, Billinglsey posted a 1.21 earned-run average and 138 strikeouts in 69 innings. He also had a .383 batting average with 93 runs batted in and 24 home runs as a senior. Billingsley finished high school with a state-record 502 strikeouts.\n', ' He also played American Legion Baseball in Ohio and was named the organization\'s Graduate of the Year for 2013. \n', '