Phillip Matthew Stockman (born 25 January 1980) is an English born Australian former

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Amateur career

Although Stockman was born in England, he grew up in Australia and is a graduate of

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, and he has represented that country as a member of Australia's national baseball team. While with the team, Stockman won a

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at the

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, and he was also a participant in the

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Professional career

Originally signed by the

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organization, Stockman was a

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in 2003, while working as a starting pitcher for the

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. He signed with the Braves as a six-year minor league

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in 2006, and earned a midseason promotion to the majors. His contract was purchased from the

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on 14 June 2008 in place of RHP

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, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list. He made his debut the next day. On 16 May 2008 Stockman was called up to the major leagues and pitched 1 scoreless inning of relief against Oakland on 17 May, which included his first two career strikeouts (which were

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and

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.) He was released on 15 March 2009 due to injuries.

Brisbane Bandits

In the inaugural

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, Stockman played for the

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, becoming the first former Major League player to play for them. He finished his

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career that season earning a 2.45 ERA in 10 games, with a miserly .067 batting average against him. Stockman has been part of the team's coaching staff since the 2014–15 Australian Baseball League season.Bandits announce 2016/17 coaches
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