Nick Rumbelow

Nick Rumbelow

Rumbelow pitching for the Yankees
New York Yankees – No. 50
Pitcher
Born: (1991-09-06) September 6, 1991
Bullard, Texas
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 23, 2015, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Win–loss record 1–1
Earned run average 4.02
Strikeouts 15
Teams

Nicholas Bruno Rumbelow (born September 6, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Rumbelow attended Bullard High School in Bullard, Texas,[1] and played college baseball at the Louisiana State University (LSU) for the LSU Tigers from 2011 to 2013. In three years, he appeared in 70 games and had a 3–0 win–loss record and 3.68 earned run average (ERA). He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the seventh round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft.[2][3]

Rumbelow made his professional debut with the Staten Island Yankees. He started 2014 with the Charleston RiverDogs and was promoted to the Tampa Yankees, Trenton Thunder and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders during the season.[4][5] In total for the season, he was 5–2 with a 2.62 ERA and eight saves in 42 games consisting of 58 13 innings pitched.

After starting the 2015 season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Rumbelow was promoted to the major leagues on June 22.[6] He made his major league debut the next day, and was optioned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on July 8.[7]

Rumbelow began the 2016 season in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre. On April 11, 2016, it was revealed that Rumbelow would undergo Tommy John surgery, forcing him to hold out of baseball activities for the remainder of the 2016 season and the start of the 2017 season as well.[8]

References

  1. http://knue.com/east-texas-native-nick-rumbelow-gets-called-up-by-new-york-yankees/
  2. "Yanks like what they see in LSU righty Rumbelow". New York Yankees. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  3. "LSU pitcher Nick Rumbelow drafted by Yankees in seventh round". NOLA.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  4. "Rumbelow ascending up Yankees' farm system ladder". Daily Progress Jacksonville, TX. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  5. "Goody a late-bloomer as a reliever". trentonian.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  6. "Everything you need to know about Yankees' pitcher Nick Rumbelow". NJ.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  7. "Yankees option Nick Rumbelow, Ramon Flores". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  8. Herrmann, A.J. "Rumbelow to have Tommy John surgery.". http://web.yesnetwork.com/. The YES Network. Retrieved April 11, 2016. External link in |website= (help)

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