Paul Maholm
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Paul Gurner Maholm is a left-handed
Left-handed
Left-handedness is the preference for the left hand over the right for everyday activities such as writing. In ancient times it was seen as a sign of the devil, and was abhorred in many cultures...

 Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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 starting pitcher
Starting pitcher
In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher is the pitcher who delivers the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher....

 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Amateur career

Maholm is a graduate of Germantown High School in Germantown, Tennessee
Germantown, Tennessee
Germantown is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee. The population was 38,844 at the 2010 census.Germantown is a suburb of Memphis, bordering it to the east. Germantown's economy is dominated by the retail and commercial service sectors; there is no heavy industry in Germantown...

. He was a three-year letterman while pitching at Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University
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 for the Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball
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 team.

Professional career

Maholm was selected by the Pirates in the first round (8th overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft
2003 Major League Baseball Draft
The 2003 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 3 and 4. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams.Source: -First round selections:...

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He made his major league debut, as a starter, on August 30, 2005 against the Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers
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 and pitched 8.0 shutout innings, earning his first career win. He finished the 2005 season, providing the Pirates with a 3-1 record in 6 games, with a 2.18 ERA.

Maholm pitched his first complete game shutout, while giving up only 3 hits in a 3-0 victory over the Houston Astros on April 24, 2007

After the 2008 season, Maholm signed a three year contract extension worth a guaranteed $14.5 million and a team option for 2012.

In 2009, he hit his first major league home run off of Mets pitcher John Maine
John Maine
John Kevin Maine is an American professional baseball pitcher. He has played for the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets. He bats and throws right-handed.-Early life and college:Maine was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia...

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He finished an average 2009 with a 8-9 record, 4.44 era, 14 home runs given up, 6 hit batsmen, 60 walks, 119 strikeouts, .290 average against, a 1.44 walks and hits per innings pitched, in 194.2 innings pitched.

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