Hunter Cervenka
| Hunter Cervenka | |||
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| Atlanta Braves – No. 54 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: January 3, 1990 Baytown, Texas | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 12, 2016, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 0-0 | ||
| Earned run average | 0.00 | ||
| Strikeouts | 6 | ||
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Colby Hunter Cervenka (born January 3, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Cervenka was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 27th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft out of Ross S. Sterling High School in Baytown, Texas.[1] In May 2012, he was acquired by the Chicago Cubs as the player to be named later in the Marlon Byrd trade.[2] Chicago released Cervenka on May 29, 2015,[3] and he signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball on June 12.[4] After eight games with Sugar Land,[5] Cervenka signed with the Atlanta Braves on July 7.[6]
Cervenka was invited to spring training in 2016, but started the season with the Double A Mississippi Braves.[7] He was called up to the majors for the first time on April 11, 2016.[8]
References
- ↑ McDaniel, Jason (August 7, 2008). "ROUNDUP: Cervenka signing held up by Ramirez trade". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Cervenka Sent to Cubs as Player-to-be-Named-Later". MILB.com. May 15, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ Birch, Tommy (May 29, 2015). "Another prized prospect coming to Iowa Cubs". Des Moines Register. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Friday's Sports Transactions". San Diego Union Tribune. Associated Press. June 12, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ Bowman, Mark (April 11, 2016). "Cervenka resurrecting career with Braves". MLB.com. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ↑ "M-Braves pitcher Hunter Cervenka promoted to Atlanta". WLBT. April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ O'Brien, David (April 11, 2016). "Cervenka called from Double-A to join Braves bullpen". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ Bowman, Mark (April 11, 2016). "Braves promote prospect Smith among moves". MLB.com. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)