Zac Houston

Zachary Matthew Houston (born November 30, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization.

Zac Houston
Detroit Tigers
Pitcher
Born: (1994-11-30) November 30, 1994
Slidell, Louisiana
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Career

Houston attended Poplarville High School in Poplarville, Mississippi and played college baseball at Mississippi State University.[1][2] In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3]

He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 11th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft.[4][5]

Houston signed with Detroit and spent his first professional season with the Connecticut Tigers and West Michigan Whitecaps, going a combined 2-0 with a 0.30 ERA in 20 relief appearances between both teams.[6] He pitched 2017 with West Michigan and the Lakeland Flying Tigers where he pitched to a combined 0-1 record and 2.17 ERA in 58 total relief innings pitched.[7] After the season he played in the Arizona Fall League. He started 2018 with the Erie SeaWolves and was promoted to the Toledo Mud Hens during the season.[8]

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References
  1. "MSU's Zac Houston emerging as dominant bullpen arm". clarionledger.com.
  2. "Houston emerges as top arm out of MSU bullpen". cdispatch.com.
  3. "Zac Houston - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  4. "Poplarville native drafted in eleventh round by the Detroit Tigers - Picayune Item". picayuneitem.com. 15 June 2016.
  5. "Draft capsules for each of the Tigers' picks in the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft". theoaklandpress.com.
  6. "Whitecaps reliever Zac Houston doesn't ask questions about fast promotion". mlive.com.
  7. "Zac Houston Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  8. "No slowing Zac Houston in his climb with Tigers, but work remains". detroitnews.com.
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