Connor Brogdon
Connor Michael Brogdon (born January 29, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Clovis, California | January 29, 1995|||
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MLB debut | |||
August 13, 2020, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
MLB statistics (through August 13, 2020) | |||
Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||
Earned run average | 20.25 | ||
Strikeouts | 2 | ||
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Career
Brogdon attended Liberty High School in Madera, California. He drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 40th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at Lewis–Clark State College.[1] He was then drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 10th round of the 2017 MLB draft and signed.[2]
Brogdon made his professional debut with the Williamsport Crosscutters, going 3–1 with a 2.34 ERA over 34 2⁄3 relief innings. He pitched 2018 with the Lakewood BlueClaws, compiling a 5–3 record and a 2.47 ERA over 31 games (seven starts). In 2019, he played for the Clearwater Threshers, Reading Fighting Phils and Lehigh Valley IronPigs,[3][4][5] pitching to a combined 6–2 record and 2.61 ERA over 51 relief appearances, striking out 106 over 76 innings.
On August 11, 2020, Brogdon was promoted to the major leagues. He made his major league debut on August 13 against the Baltimore Orioles.
References
- McCANN, P. A. T. "GC's Nelson drafted in fourth round of MLB Draft". Panama City News Herald.
- Franco, Angel. "Pitching prospect Connor Brogdon could be the Phillies' next man up". https://www.inquirer.com. External link in
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(help) - Housenick, Tom. "New ball, new level, new slider? No problem for IronPigs reliever Connor Brogdon". mcall.com.
- "Former ace in Triple-A". the-madera-tribune.