Given the question: Facts: - statyear: july 7 , 2015 - statlabel: win -- loss record earned run average strikeouts - number: 58 - position: pitcher - statvalue: 1 -- 3 4.71 21 - caption: thomas with the atlanta braves - throws: left - bats: right - debutdate: march 31 - debutteam: atlanta braves - team: los angeles dodgers - birth date: 20 april 1987 - name: ian thomas - image: ian thomas -lrb- baseball -rrb- may 22 2014.jpg - birth place: norfolk , virginia - debutyear: 2014 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ian thomas -lrb- baseball -rrb- .
The answer is:
ian drew thomas -lrb- born april 20 , 1987 -rrb- is an american professional baseball pitcher for the los angeles dodgers of major league baseball -lrb- mlb -rrb- .he has played in mlb for the atlanta braves .