Kameron Loe
| Kameron Loe | |||
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 Loe with the Seattle Mariners | |||
| Chicago White Sox | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: September 10, 1981 Simi Valley, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 26, 2004, for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2013 season) | |||
| Win–loss record | 34–43 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.49 | ||
| Strikeouts | 357 | ||
| Saves | 4 | ||
| Teams | |||
Kameron David Loe (born September 10, 1981) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.
He previously pitched in Major League Baseball for the Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves. At 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m), Loe is one of the tallest players in the game.
Baseball career
Amateur
Kameron Loe played high school baseball at Granada Hills High School with Ryan Braun.[1]
Loe played college baseball at California State University, Northridge from 1999 to 2002, and was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 20th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft.
Texas Rangers
He made his debut for the Rangers on September 26, 2004 against the Seattle Mariners, working 2.2 scoreless innings of relief. In his next appearance on September 29, he made his first start against the Anaheim Angels. He allowed five runs in 4 innings but did not receive a decision.
He recorded his first win in a two inning extra-inning relief appearance against the Angels on June 29, 2005. In the 2005 season, Loe made 48 appearances, 8 of them starts, compiling a record of 9–6, with a 3.42 ERA. Loe missed much of the 2006 due to a bone bruise in his right elbow.
In late March 2008 he was considered one of three pitchers vying for one long relief spot with the team, along with Josh Rupe and Scott Feldman.[2]
From 2004-2008 with the Rangers, he pitched in 107 games (47 starts) with a 4.77 ERA.
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
On November 20, 2008, Loe was acquired by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.[3] He appeared in just 5 games for the Hawks and was 0-4 with a 6.33 ERA.
Milwaukee Brewers
On December 18, 2009, Loe signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, that contained an invite to spring training.[4] After beginning the season with the AAA Nashville Sounds, Loe was called up to the big league roster by the Brewers on June 1, 2010.
In 2011, he was 4-7 with a 3.50 ERA.[5] In 2012, Loe went 6-5 with a 4.61 ERA with 68.1 innings in 70 appearances.
On November 2, Loe elected to become a free agent after refusing his minor league assignment. In parts of 3 seasons with the Brewers, he was 13-17 with a 3.67 ERA in 195 games (all in relief).
Seattle Mariners
He signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners before the 2013 season and was added to the 40 man roster on March 25, 2013.[6] He was designated for assignment on April 11.
Chicago Cubs
After being released by the Mariners, Loe signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs.[7] Following many relief pitching appearances, he was released on May 10, 2013.[8]
Atlanta Braves
On May 11, 2013 Loe signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves.[9] After pitching in 21 games for Triple-A Gwinnett, he was called up on July 21.[10] On July 29, Loe was designated for assignment to make room for the recently acquired Scott Downs.[11] Loe pitched in 2 games for Atlanta, giving up 3 runs in 2.2 innings. Loe did not make the Braves' postseason roster,
San Francisco Giants
Loe signed a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants on January 13, 2014.[12] On March 22, 2014, Loe opted out of his contract and became a free agent.[13]
Kansas City Royals
Loe signed a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals in April 2014.
Second stint with Braves
Loe signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves on May 27, 2014. He was released on June 30, 2014
Arizona Diamondbacks
Loe signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 5, 2014. After becoming a free agent following the season, Loe tested positive for a "drug of abuse" and was suspended for 50 games.[14]
Bridgeport Bluefish
Loe signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He retired on August 7, 2015.
Chicago White Sox
Loe signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox on March 3, 2016.
Personal life
Loe owned a 7-foot boa constrictor named Angel who he put up for adoption when he left the United States and moved to Japan for his job with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in 2009.[15][16]
References
- ↑ "From young age, Braun lived for big moments". milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com. October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ↑ Archived March 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Texas Rangers place reliever Kameron Loe on unconditional release waivers". Sports.espn.go.com. November 26, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- ↑ http://community.post-gazette.com/blogs/pbc/archive/2009/12/18/loe-goes-to-milwaukee.aspx
- ↑ "Kameron Loe Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Mariners sign big veteran pitcher Kameron Loe who has had fun pets".
- ↑ Miles, Bruce (16 July 2013). "Cubs still have much work to do in second half". Daily Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ↑ Schafer, Jeff. "Atlanta Braves Recall Kameron Loe". SI.com. Tomahawk Take. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ↑ Polishuk, Mark. "Braves Sign Kameron Loe". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ↑ O'Brien, David (21 July 2013). "Braves add veteran Loe to ‘pen; Pastornicky optioned". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ↑ Bowman, Mark (July 29, 2013). "Braves get their lefty reliever, trade for Downs". MLB.com.
- ↑ Baggarly, Andrew (January 13, 2014). "A few surprises on Giants' list of non-roster invitees". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Pitcher Kameron Loe granted his release by Giants". Associated Press. ESPN.com. March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Kameron Loe and Terrell Joyce suspended 50 games - HardballTalk". NBC Sports. January 15, 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ "Mariners sign big veteran pitcher Kameron Loe who has had fun pets". The Seattle Times. February 14, 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ Lisa Altobelli (May 21, 2007). "Two pitchers share a condo, a dream—and a snake". Vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)