Question: Facts: - statyear: 2008 season - statlabel: win-loss earned run average strikeouts - position: relief pitcher - statvalue: 3-5 5.59 62 - throws: right - debutteam: baltimore orioles - bats: right - debutdate: october 1 - birth date: 18 january 1978 - name: brian falkenborg - image size: 300 - image: brian falkenborg on march 18 , 2012.jpg - debutyear: 1999 - birthplace: newport beach , california Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of brian falkenborg .
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brian thomas falkenborg -lrb- born january 18 , 1978 in newport beach , california -rrb- is a major league baseball relief pitcher who is currently pitching for the fukuoka softbank hawks in japan 's nippon professional baseball .falkenborg graduated from redmond high school .he was 6-2 with a 0.75 era and 75 strikeouts as a senior at redmond .he was selected by the baltimore orioles in the second round of the mlb draft and signed with the orioles on july 6 , 1996 .he began his professional career with the gcl orioles in the rookie level gulf coast league in 1996 .he also pitched in one game for the single-a high desert mavericks that season .falkenborg spent most of with the single-a delmarva shorebirds , with the high-a frederick keys and with the double-a bowie baysox .he made his major league debut for the orioles on october 1 , 1999 , pitching two scoreless innings of relief against the boston red sox .he underwent tommy john surgery in the off-season and missed the entire season .falkenborg was signed as a free agent by the seattle mariners and spent the season with the mariners minor league affiliates at san antonio and tacoma .he stayed with tacoma through the season , despite battling an assortment of injuries that led to him spending significant time on the disabled list .falkenborg signed with the los angeles dodgers for the season , but spent most of the year with the triple-a las vegas 51s , appearing in only six major league games for the dodgers , working 14.1 innings and finishing with a 7.53 era .he did record his first major league victory on may 9 , 2004 , in a 14 inning game against the pittsburgh pirates .he spent the season with the san diego padres organization , appearing in 10 games for the padres , and finishing with an 8.18 era .the bulk of his season was spent with the triple-a portland beavers .falkenborg pitched in 21 games for the st. louis cardinals between and , though again spending most of those seasons in the minors with the memphis redbirds .he was released...