page_title: David Robertson (baseball)
section_title: 2015
hierarchical_section_title: David Robertson (baseball) / Major leagues / Chicago White Sox / 2015
caption_attribution_description: White Sox at Orioles 4/27/15
context_page_description: David Alan Robertson, nicknamed D-Rob is an American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox.
  Robertson played college baseball for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He was drafted by the Yankees in the 17th round of the 2006 MLB draft and made his MLB debut with the Yankees in 2008. Robertson was a member of the Yankees team that won the 2009 World Series. He was named an MLB All-Star in 2011. After Mariano Rivera retired, Robertson served as the Yankees' closer in 2014. He signed with the White Sox as a free agent after the 2014 season and was traded back to the Yankees in July 2017. Robertson signed with the Phillies as a free agent after the 2018 season.
context_section_description: Robertson served as the White Sox closer during his tenure in Chicago. In his first season with the White Sox, Robertson compiled a 6–5 record with 34 saves (sixth in the AL), a 3.41 ERA, and 86 strikeouts in ​63 ¹⁄₃ innings, averaging 12.2 strikeouts per nine innings. He blew seven saves, but struck out 34.4% of batters and lowered his walk rate to a career-best 5.2%, averaging 1.8 walks per nine innings. He limited the first batters he faced to a .100 batting average, the lowest rate in both the AL and in White Sox history.
caption: Robertson during his tenure with the Chicago White Sox in 2015
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