Kyle Drabek is the son of former pitcher Doug Drabek who is best known for his time as a Pittsburgh Pirate in the late 80’s and early 90’s. The elder Drabek was crowned the National League Cy Young winner in 1990 after going 22-6 with a 2.76 earned run average in 231.1 innings of work.
Doug Drabek would spend 13-seasons in the majors notching 155 career victories.
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The Blue Jays acquired Kyle Drabek in 2009 along with Travis d’Arnaud and Michael Taylor from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for pitcher Roy Halladay.