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BOSTON -- Josh Beckett would love jersey No. 21, but the newest member of Boston's starting rotation knows the Red Sox might not hand over Roger Clemens' old number.

Josh Beckett
Starting Pitcher
Boston Red Sox

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2005 SEASON STATISTICS
GM W L BB K ERA
29 15 8 58 166 3.38




"I'm going to wear whatever they give me," Beckett said when asked about his boyhood idol and fellow Texan. "It would definitely mean something to me."

Beckett, in a conference call Saturday from his offseason ranch, said he's "pumped" to be playing for a passionate fan base after coming from the Florida Marlins.

Boston acquired the hard-throwing 25-year-old in a seven-player deal that was completed on Thanksgiving. The Red Sox traded four prospects to the Marlins for Beckett, third baseman Mike Lowell and reliever Guillermo Mota.

"It's a new chapter in my life," Beckett said. "It's a challenge I'm looking forward to."
they still got a ways to go to improve the team.