Heath Hembree

Hembree with the San Francisco Giants

Boston Red Sox – No. 37

Relief pitcher

Born: January 13, 1989
Spartanburg, South Carolina

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

MLB debut

September 3, 2013, for the San Francisco Giants

MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)

Win–loss record

2-0

Earned run average

3.14

Strikeouts

Teams

San Francisco Giants (2013)
Boston Red Sox (2014–present)

Richard Heath Hembree (born January 13, 1989) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Amateur career

Hembree played baseball and football at Broome High School. Hembree was a standout pitcher and quarterback for Broome, but did not pitch as a senior in 2007 due to a knee injury suffered playing football. Instead, Hembree was a designated hitter his senior season hit .320. After high school, Hembree attended the University of South Carolina, but only had one pitching appearance his entire freshman season in 2008, and transferred to the NJCAA Spartanburg Methodist College. As a transfer sophomore, he went 7-0 with a 1.22 ERA. After receiving a scholarship to the College of Charleston, Hembree transferred there, where he spent his final season of college before being drafted in the fifth round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants.^[1]^[2]

Professional career

San Francisco Giants

Hembree began his professional career in 2010, pitching in rookie league for the Arizona League Giants and going 0–0 with a 0.82 ERA over 12 appearances, with 22 strikeouts and 3 saves in 11 innings. He began the 2011 season pitching for the San Jose Giants and was promoted to the Richmond Flying Squirrels in late June. For 2011, he went a combined 1–1 with a 1.86 ERA over 54 appearances, with 78 strikeouts and 38 saves in 53 1/3 innings.

Hembree was called up to the majors for the first time on September 3, 2013.^[3]

Boston Red Sox

Hembree was traded to the Boston Red Sox, along with Edwin Escobar, for Jake Peavy on July 26, 2014.^[4] He made his Red Sox debut on August 9 wearing number 38 and pitching 4 Innings in relief against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim giving up two hits, two walks and striking out two. Due to the Red Sox Signing Cuban outfielder Rusney Castillo on August 23 and guaranteeing Castillo the uniform number 38 he wore in Cuba, Hembree switched his uniform number to 37.

References

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Boston Red Sox current roster

Active roster	2 Xander Bogaerts 7 Christian Vázquez 10 Ryan Hanigan 11 Clay Buchholz 12 Brock Holt 13 Hanley Ramírez 15 Dustin Pedroia 19 Koji Uehara 22 Rick Porcello 24 David Price 25 Jackie Bradley, Jr. 28 Robbie Ross, Jr. 30 Chris Young 32 Josh Rutledge 34 David Ortiz 35 Steven Wright 36 Junichi Tazawa 37 Heath Hembree 39 Carson Smith 46 Craig Kimbrel 47 Travis Shaw 50 Mookie Betts 59 Tommy Layne 62 Sean O'Sullivan 68 Matt Barnes

Inactive roster	16 Deven Marrero 23 Blake Swihart 29 Roenis Elías 38 Rusney Castillo 41 Marco Hernández 60 Henry Owens 61 Brian Johnson 63 William Cuevas 64 Bryce Brentz 65 Pat Light 66 Noe Ramirez 76 Williams Jerez 80 Sean Coyle

Disabled list	48 Pablo Sandoval 52 Eduardo Rodríguez 56 Joe Kelly 67 Brandon Workman

Coaching staff	Manager 53 John Farrell Bench 17 Torey Lovullo First base 20 Rubén Amaro, Jr. Hitting 44 Chili Davis Pitching 54 Carl Willis Third base 55 Brian Butterfield Asst. hitting 57 Vic Rodriguez Bullpen 58 Dana LeVangie

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