Randol Doyle Choate is an American former professional baseball pitcher. The New York Yankees selected him in the 1997 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft from Florida State University. Choate made his MLB debut for the Yankees in 2000, and also pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Rays, Florida/Miami Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, and St. Louis Cardinals. He won the 2000 World Series with the Yankees, beating the New York Mets.
Choate with the Blue Jays during spring training in 2016
Choate with the Marlins in spring training, 2011
Randy Choate at Opening Day for the St. Louis Cardinals, 2013
2001 New York Yankees season
The 2001 New York Yankees season was the 99th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 95–65 finishing 13.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Joe Torre. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. Roger Clemens had sixteen straight wins, tying an American League mark shared by Walter Johnson, Lefty Grove, Schoolboy Rowe, and Smoky Joe Wood. Clemens would finish the season with the AL Cy Young Award and become the first pitcher to win six Cy Young Awards.
Yankees' fielders huddling on the pitcher's mound during an August 2001 away game
The Yankees taking the field during a late August 2001 game at Edison Field.
President Bush tosses out the ceremonial first pitch before a 2-1 Yankee victory in Game 3 of the 2001 World Series.
