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Greg Maddux

Chronology

1966	Born in San Angelo, Texas
1977	Moves to Las Vegas and plays in Ralph Medar's development camp
1983-84	Pitches on the Nevada All-State Team
1984	Drafted by the Chicago Cubs as a second round choice
1986	Promoted to Triple-A status, named to the Baseball America Triple-A All-Star Team
1990	Achieves his first 20 game season
1992	Becomes a free-agent and signs with the Atlanta Braves
1995	Becomes the first pitcher since Walter Johnson in 1918-19 to maintain an ERA below 1.80 for two consecutive seasons
1997	Signs a 5 year $57.5 million dollar contract to continue with the Braves
2002	Wins his 13th Golden Glove Award
2003	Asks for $16 million in arbitration with Atlanta Braves. Team offers 13.5 million