Koda Glover
| Koda Glover | |||
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| Washington Nationals – No. 32 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: April 13, 1993 Monroe, Oklahoma | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 20, 2016, for the Washington Nationals | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | |||
| Win–loss record | 2–0 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.03 | ||
| Strikeouts | 16 | ||
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Koda James Glover (born April 13, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is of Cherokee descent, and his first name means "bear" in the Cherokee language.[1]
Glover was born in Monroe, Oklahoma,[2] and graduated from Heavener High School in Heavener, Oklahoma.[3] He was a four-time all-conference pick and two-time conference player of the year,[3] posting s 28-4 record with over 300 strikeouts.[3] During his senior year, he had an 11-0 record with a 1.69 ERA and 114 strikeouts.[3] He also was an all-conference and all-county basketball player in high school.[3]
Career
Glover played college baseball at Eastern Oklahoma State College and Oklahoma State University and underwent Tommy John surgery.[1] A career relief pitcher, he was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the eighth round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft specifically to pitch in relief.[1][4] He made his professional debut that year with the Auburn Doubledays and was promoted to the Hagerstown Suns after three games.[5] Glover started 2016 with the Potomac Nationals and was promoted to the Harrisburg Senators after not giving up a run in seven games.[6] As the 2016 season progressed, he was promoted to play with the Syracuse Chiefs. [1] Prior to his major-league debut, Glover averaged 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings pitched over the course of his minor-league career,[1] and during 2016 he pitched 45⅓ innings in the minors before being called up to play with the Washington Nationals, amassing a won-loss record of 3-0 with six saves, a 2.18 ERA, 52 strikeouts, and 14 walks.[1]
Glover made his major-league debut with the Nationals on July 20, 2016, as one of the fastest-rising draft picks in Nationals history[1] and the first member of the Nationals' 2013, 2014, 2015, or 2016 draft classes to reach the majors.[1] Entering the game to pitch the bottom of the ninth inning, he retired all three batters he faced on just four pitches to complete an 8-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.[7][8] All four pitches were strikes, and at least two of them were 98-mph (158-km/hr) fastballs.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Janes, Chelsea, "Nationals call up reliever Koda Glover, send Reynaldo Lopez back to Syracuse," washingtonpost.com, July 20, 2016, 6:34 p.m. EDT.
- ↑ baseball-reference.com Koda Glover, retrieved July 21, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 okstate.com 55 Koda Glover
- ↑ Oklahoma State's Freeman, Glover selected in MLB Draft
- ↑ Glover’s curveball adds to already lethal repertoire
- ↑ Emerging prospect Koda Glover settles in at Class AA Harrisburg
- ↑ Mears, Steve (July 20, 2016). "Gio was the stopper, HRs in support & a steal of home by TVT: Postgame". Talk Nats. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- 1 2 Janes, Chelsea, "Three up, three down: Koda Glover works quickly in his major league debut," washingtonpost.com, July 20, 2015, 11:23 p.m. EDT.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)