Mike Broadway

Mike Broadway
Yokohama DeNA BayStars – No. 97
Pitcher
Born: (1987-03-30) March 30, 1987
Paducah, Kentucky
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: June 13, 2015, for the San Francisco Giants
NPB: August 17, 2016, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
MLB statistics
Win–loss record 0–2
Earned run average 6.75
Strikeouts 17
WHIP 1.63
NPB statistics
(through August 17, 2016)
Win–loss record 0–0
Earned run average 9.00
Strikeouts 0
WHIP 3.00
Teams

Michael Allen Broadway (born March 30, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is in the Japan Nippon Baseball League.

Career

Broadway was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the fourth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft out of Pope County High School in Golconda, Illinois.[1] He played in the Braves organization until 2011. He also spent time in the San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals organizations. He signed with the San Francisco Giants prior to the 2014 season.[2]

Broadway was called up to the majors for the first time on June 12, 2015.[3] He made his major league debut the following day against the Arizona Diamondbacks, pitching one scoreless inning with one strikeout.[4] Broadway was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on June 23[5] but was recalled on June 26.[6] He was optioned back to Sacramento on July 3.[7]

Broadway started the 2016 season with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats.[8] He was called up on April 19 to replace the injured George Kontos.[9] On April 29, Broadway yielded six runs as part of a 12-run third inning against the New York Mets, and was optioned back to Sacramento the following day.[10] He was designated for assignment on July 4, 2016.

The Giants sold his contract to a Japan baseball team, the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

References

  1. Hefferman, Todd (July 3, 2005). "Baseball Player of the Year heads right down Broadway". The Southern Illinoisan.
  2. Kawahara, Matt (June 8, 2015). "Michael Broadway shining for River Cats this season". The Sacramento Bee.
  3. Shea, John (June 12, 2015). "Giants beat: Mike Broadway gets call to The Show". San Francisco Chronicle.
  4. Shea, John (June 13, 2015). "Giants struggle again at home, lose 4-2 to Diamondbacks". San Francisco Chronicle.
  5. Pavlovic, Alex (June 23, 2015). "Giants activate Machi, option Broadway to Triple-A". CSNBayArea.com.
  6. Schulman, Henry (June 27, 2015). "Rockies beat Giants to go 4-0 at AT&T Park". San Francisco Chronicle.
  7. "Giants recall Osich, option Broadway, DFA Brett Bochy". CSNBayArea.com. July 3, 2015.
  8. "River Cats announce 2016 Opening Day roster" (Press release). Sacramento River Cats. April 6, 2016.
  9. "George Kontos placed on DL, Chris Heston optioned by Giants". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  10. Haft, Chris (April 30, 2016). "Giants add Mazzaro, send down Broadway". MLB.com.
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