Joe Biagini
| Joe Biagini | |||
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| Toronto Blue Jays – No. 31 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: May 29, 1990 Redwood City, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 8, 2016, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| MLB statistics (through May 3, 2016) | |||
| Win–loss record | 1–1 | ||
| Earned run average | 1.04 | ||
| Strikeouts | 8 | ||
| WHIP | 1.62 | ||
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Joseph Biagini (born May 29, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB).
High school and college
Biagini attended The King's Academy in Sunnyvale, California, and later the University of California, Davis.[1]
Professional career
Minor leagues
Biagini was selected in the 26th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft by the San Francisco Giants.[1] He made his professional debut with the Class-A Augusta GreenJackets in 2012, and struggled in his 9 starts with the team, pitching to a 0–4 win–loss record, 7.41 earned run average (ERA), and 36 strikeouts in 34 innings.[1] He was demoted to the Short Season-A Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in June, where he made 14 appearances (12 starts) and pitched to a 2–4 record, 4.27 ERA, and 63 strikeouts in 59 innings.[1] Biagini played the entire 2013 season with the GreenJackets, pitching 962⁄3 total innings in 20 starts. He posted a 7–6 record, 5.03 ERA, and 79 strikeouts.[1]
In 2014, Biagini was promoted to the Advanced-A San Jose Giants, and made 23 starts for the team, finishing the year with a 10–9 record, 4.01 ERA, and 103 strikeouts in 128 innings pitched.[1] He would play the entire 2015 season with the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels and threw a career-high 1301⁄3 innings over 23 appearances (22 starts). Biagini finished the season with a 10–7 win–loss record, 2.42 ERA, and 84 strikeouts.[1] On December 10, 2015, Biagini was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the Rule 5 draft.[2]
Major Leagues
On March 30, 2016, manager John Gibbons announced that Biagini had made the Opening Day roster, and would pitch out of the bullpen.[3] He made his Major League debut on April 8, pitching a perfect 9th inning against the Boston Red Sox, and struck out David Ortiz for his first career strikeout.[4] He earned his first win on May 3, pitching a perfect 10th inning in an eventual 3–1 walk-off victory over the Texas Rangers.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Joe Biagini Register Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ↑ Chisholm, Gregor (December 10, 2015). "Blue Jays take Biagini in Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ↑ Davidi, Shi (March 30, 2016). "Roberto Osuna named closer as Blue Jays reveal opening day roster". Sportsnet. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ↑ Nicholson-Smith, Ben (April 9, 2016). "Blue Jays Rule 5 pick Biagini has a dry, different sense of humour". Sportsnet. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ↑ Couto, Melissa (May 3, 2016). "Justin Smoak carries Blue Jays to extra-innings rally". The Canadian Press. Retrieved May 5, 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)
- Profile at UCDavisAggies.com