Let's make this birthday one to remember.

40 years old (Born on March 02, 1985)

Happy Birthday, Bud Norris! May your day be filled with more cheers than your devastating slider left hitters shaking their heads since that memorable MLB debut back in 2009 with the Astros. Years later, batters still wake up at night haunted by visions of strike three curveballs disappearing into thin air.

Through every team you joined and batter you've whiffed, you've remained one pitcher whose slider defied physics—and occasionally common sense. Cheers to another year older but forever nastier on the mound; may life drop fewer curveballs at you than you tossed past helpless hitters throughout your fantastic career!