Daniel Zamora

Daniel James Zamora (born April 15, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). Zamora attended college at Stony Brook University and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2015. He made his MLB debut in 2018 with the Mets.

Daniel Zamora
Zamora with the Mets in 2018
New York Mets – No. 73
Pitcher
Born: (1993-04-15) April 15, 1993
Loma Linda, California
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 17, 2018, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record1–1
Earned run average4.08
Strikeouts24
Teams

Career

Zamora attended Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, California.[1] Zamora was selected in the 27th round by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2012 MLB draft, but did not sign.[2] Instead, he enrolled at Stony Brook University, where he played college baseball for the Stony Brook Seawolves.

Zamora struggled in his freshman year in college, making 14 starts and posting a 5.11 ERA in 75.2 innings.[3] He redshirted his 2014 sophomore season after tearing his labrum and missing the entire year.[2] Making his return a redshirt sophomore in 2015, Zamora was deemed the 'ace' of the Stony Brook rotation, making 13 starts and putting up a 3.00 ERA while striking out 80 in 81 innings.[2][3] Zamora was named to the America East All-Conference First Team, leading the conference in strikeouts and helping Stony Brook win the conference championship and reach the NCAA Tournament.[4] In 2013, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Orleans Firebirds,[5] and returned to the league in 2015 to play for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.[6]

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Zamora in the 40th round of the 2015 MLB draft.[7] He played for the Bradenton Marauders of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2017, and was named an All-Star. He also played briefly for the Altoona Curve of the Class AA Eastern League.[8]

New York Mets

The Pirates traded Zamora to the New York Mets for Josh Smoker in January 2018.[9] He began the 2018 season with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies of the Eastern League. The Mets promoted him to the major leagues on August 17.[10] He made his debut that night.[11] In his rookie season, Zamora appeared in 16 games, pitching nine innings and striking out 16 with a 3.00 ERA.

References
  1. "BASEBALL: Bishop Amat's Zamora, Ruiz combine to no-hit St. Paul – Daily Breeze". Dailybreeze.com. April 8, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  2. "Former Bishop Amat pitcher Daniel Zamora beat the odds to reach the big leagues". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. September 5, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  3. "Daniel Zamora - Baseball". Stony Brook University Athletics. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  4. "Stony Brook Claims 5th America East Baseball Title". americaeast.com. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  5. "Daniel Zamora". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  6. "Y-D Red Sox Alumni". ydredsox.pointstreaksites.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  7. Gaine, Chris (June 30, 2015). "Zamora signs professional contract with Pittsburgh Pirates | The Statesman". Sbstatesman.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  8. "Mets trade Josh Smoker for Stony Brook alum Daniel Zamora". Newsday. January 31, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  9. "Mets acquire LHP Daniel Zamora from Pittsburgh". MLB.com. May 24, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  10. Daily News Sports Staff (August 17, 2018). "Mets bring up lefty reliever Daniel Zamora from Double-A Binghamton and place Bobby Wahl on DL". NY Daily News. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  11. Anthony DicComo (May 24, 2018). "Mets recall Daniel Zamora; Bobby Wahl on DL". MLB.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
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