Aaron Bummer

Aaron James Bummer (born September 21, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Bummer attended Sunrise Mountain High School in Peoria, Arizona and was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 31st round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft. He did not sign and played college baseball the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He was then drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 19th round of the 2014 MLB Draft.^[1]

After signing with the White Sox, Bummer made his professional debut that same year with the Great Falls Voyagers where he compiled a 2.45 ERA in 22 innings pitched. He missed all of 2015 due to injury. In 2016, he pitched for the AZL White Sox, Great Falls, and Winston-Salem Dash where he was a combined 1-2 with a 4.86 ERA in 15 relief appearances between the two teams. He began 2017 with Winston-Salem, was promoted to the Birmingham Barons in May, and was promoted to the Charlotte Knights in July.^[2]

Chicago selected Bummer's contract on July 27, 2017, and he made his Major League debut that same night against the Chicago Cubs, striking out the first batter he faced, Anthony Rizzo. In 49 innings pitched between Winston-Salem, Birmingham and Charlotte prior to his call up, he was 1-5 with a 3.31 ERA. Bummer spent the remainder of 2017 with the White Sox, compiling a 1-3 record and 4.50 ERA in thirty relief appearances. In 2018, Bummer made 37 appearances, collecting an ERA of 4.26 in ​31 ²⁄₃ innings.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)