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John Thadeux Halama (born February 22, 1972) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who plays for the Boston Red Sox. Previously, Halama played with the Houston Astros (1998), Seattle Mariners (1999-2002), Oakland Athletics (2003) and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004). He bats and throws left-handed.
A native from Brooklyn, New York, Halama has a resilient arm that lends itself to starting or long relief. He relies basically on a sinking fastball with an occasional slider and change-up mixed up. When his sinker is working, Halama doesn't need much else. He is one of the the most extreme groundball pitchers in baseball.
Halama made his debut with the Astros in 1998. In the midseason he was sent to Seattle along with Freddy García and Carlos Guillén in the same trade that brought Randy Johnson to Houston. Halama won 41 games for the Mariners in a four-year span, with a career high 14 victories in 2000. In 2004, Halama went 7-6 with a 4.70 ERA in 34 appearances, including 14 starts for the Devil Rays. He was signed by Boston as a free agent at the end of the season.
In a seven-year career, Halama has compiled a 52-43 record with 443 strikeouts and a 4.52 ERA in 816.2 innings.
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