Derek Law
| Derek Law | |||
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 Law with the San Francisco Giants | |||
| San Francisco Giants – No. 64 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: September 14, 1990 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 15, 2016, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| MLB statistics (through April 18, 2016) | |||
| Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||
| Earned run average | 0.00 | ||
| Strikeouts | 5 | ||
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Derek Robert Law (born September 14, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Law was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 28th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft out of Seton-La Salle Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He did not sign and attended Miami Dade College.[1] He was then drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the ninth round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.
He made his professional debut with the Arizona League Giants in 2011. In 15 games he had a 2.50 earned run average (ERA) with 19 strikeouts over 18 innings pitched. In 2012, he pitched for the Augusta GreenJackets, posting a 2.91 ERA with 67 strikeouts over 55 2⁄3 innings. Law spent the 2013 season pitching for the GreenJackets, AZL Giants and San Jose Giants. He finished the year with 2.31 ERA, 14 saves and 102 strikeouts over 66 1⁄3 innings. Prior to the 2014 season, he was invited to the Giants Spring Training, where he has competed for a spot in the Giants Opening Day bullpen.[2][3][4]
Law was called up to the San Francisco Giants on April 15, 2016, to replace the injured Sergio Romo.[5] Law made his major league debut in a game later that day against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He entered the game in the bottom of the seventh inning and allowed one hit while striking out three batters.
Personal
His father, Joe Law, played minor league baseball in the Oakland Athletics organization. He was called up to the majors for four days but never appeared in a game.[6]
References
- ↑ Giants Derek Law Finishes Hitters With Funk
- ↑ Young Derek Law could force his way into Giants' bullpen
- ↑ Derek Law makes bid to make San Francisco Giants with strong spring
- ↑ San Francisco Giants' bullpen has surprise contender
- ↑ Schulman, Henry. "Giants infielder Adrianza joins Romo on disabled list". SFGate.com. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ↑ Speed is the ticket for Seton-LaSalle's Law
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Law has ability to thrive as member of Giants' bullpen