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William R.W. `` Bill '' Murphy -LRB- born May 9 , 1981 in Anaheim , California -RRB- is a former left-handed professional baseball pitcher .. pitcher. pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball -LRB- MLB -RRB- for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Toronto Blue Jays , in Nippon Professional Baseball -LRB- NPB -RRB- for the Chiba Lotte Marines and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League -LRB- CPBL -RRB- for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions .. Arizona Diamondbacks. Arizona Diamondbacks. Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto Blue Jays. Chiba Lotte Marines. Chiba Lotte Marines. NPB. Nippon Professional Baseball. Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions. Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions. CPBL. Chinese Professional Baseball League. Major League Baseball. Major League Baseball. Nippon Professional Baseball. Nippon Professional Baseball. Chinese Professional Baseball League. Chinese Professional Baseball League. Murphy attended Arlington High School in Riverside , California .. Arlington High School. Arlington High School ( Riverside, California ). After graduating from high school , Murphy was granted a baseball scholarship to CSU Northridge .. CSU Northridge. California State University, Northridge. Before attending college , he was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 24th round -LRB- 738th overall -RRB- in the 1999 Major League Baseball draft , but did not sign with them .. Major League Baseball. Major League Baseball. San Francisco Giants. San Francisco Giants. 1999 Major League Baseball draft. 1999 Major League Baseball draft. After attending California State University , Northridge for three years , Murphy was selected as the 98th overall pick in the third-round of the 2002 famous Moneyball draft .. Moneyball. Moneyball