American baseball pitcher (born 1993)
Baseball player
Brett Thomas Graves (born January 30, 1993) is an American former professional baseball pitcher . He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins in 2018.
Amateur career
Graves attended Francis Howell High School in Weldon Spring, Missouri . He played for the school's baseball team as a pitcher and shortstop and for the Gridiron football team as their quarterback .[ 1] In 2011, his senior year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch named him their All-Metro baseball player of the year[ 2] and he won the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year for Missouri.[ 3]
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Graves in the 26th round of the 2011 MLB draft . Rather than sign, he attended the University of Missouri and played college baseball for the Missouri Tigers .[ 4] In his junior year, Graves led the Tigers in games started , innings pitched , and strikeouts .[ 5]
Professional career
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics selected Graves in the third round of the 2014 MLB draft .[ 6] He signed and spent his first professional season with both the Arizona Athletics of the Rookie-level Arizona League and the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League , posting a combined 3–2 win–loss record and a 6.55 earned run average (ERA) in 22 total innings. He spent the 2015 season with the Beloit Snappers of the Class A Midwest League , where he went 12–8 with a 5.36 ERA, and the 2016 season with the Stockton Ports of the Class A-Advanced California League , where he posted a 7–10 record and 4.60 ERA. In 2017, he pitched for both Stockton and the Midland RockHounds of the Class AA Texas League , going 1–1 with a 4.47 ERA in 56+ 1 ⁄3 total innings pitched.[ 7] His 2017 season ended prematurely due to a strained tendon in his right ankle.[ 5]
Miami Marlins
The Miami Marlins selected Graves from the Athletics' organization in the 2017 Rule 5 draft .[ 8] He began the regular season on the 60 day disabled list , due to an oblique muscle strain, and made his major league debut on June 17.[ 9] He was designated for assignment after the season and cleared waivers.[ 10]
Oakland Athletics (second stint)
On December 10, 2020, Graves was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft .[ 11] He elected free agency on November 7, 2021.
See also
References
^ "Missouri gets baseball commitment from Francis Howell pitcher | Mizzou" . stltoday.com. July 12, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2017 .
^ "Baseball player of the year: Brett Graves, Francis Howell | Athletes of the year" . stltoday.com. June 18, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2017 .
^ Eric Blumberg (June 3, 2011). "Mizzou Baseball Signee Brett Graves Named Best in the State" . Komu.com. Retrieved December 18, 2017 .
^ Matter, Dave. "Graves aspires to become Mizzou's next pitching pro | Mizzou" . stltoday.com. Retrieved December 18, 2017 .
^ a b "St. Charles-Native, Mizzou-Made Pitcher Brett Graves Ascends The MLB Ranks" . January 12, 2018.
^ TOD PALMERThe Kansas City Star (June 6, 2014). "| The Kansas City Star" . Kansascity.com. Retrieved December 18, 2017 .
^ "Brett Graves Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball" . MiLB.com. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
^ "Marlins pick two rotation candidates in Rule 5 draft" . Sun Sentinel. Retrieved December 18, 2017 .
^ "Brett Graves makes MLB debut for Marlins" . MLB.com .
^ "No movement yet on J.T. Realmuto; Marlins outright Yadiel Rivera, Brett Graves" .
^ "2020 Rule 5 Draft results, pick by pick" . MLB.com .
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