Aaron Slegers

Aaron Slegers
Minnesota Twins – No. 50
Pitcher
Born: (1992-09-04) September 4, 1992
Scottsdale, Arizona
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 17, 2017, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
(through July 10, 2018)
Win–loss record 1–2
Earned run average 6.11
Strikeouts 14
Teams

Aaron Allan Slegers (born September 4, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Indiana University Bloomington for the Indiana Hoosiers.

Career

Slegers attended Notre Dame Preparatory High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. He pitched for the school's baseball team, spending most of his junior year on the junior varsity team. He underwent a growth spurt between his junior and senior years, increasing from 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) to 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m), and resulting arm pain as his bones grew faster than his tendons limited him to only two innings pitched in his senior year.[1] He enrolled at Indiana University Bloomington, where he made the Indiana Hoosiers baseball team as a walk-on. He threw one inning before he suffered a broken wrist when hit by a line drive. The next year, he had a stress fracture in his right tibia. His injuries limited him to throwing ​8 1⁄3 total innings in his freshman and sophomore years. In 2013, his junior year, Slegers helped Indiana win the Big Ten Conference's regular-season championship and the conference tournament, and Indiana appeared in the 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2] He was named the Big Ten Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year[3] after going 9-2 with a 2.04 ERA.[4]

The Minnesota Twins selected Slegers in the fifth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.[5] He signed with the Twins, receiving a $380,000 signing bonus. He made his professional debut that year with the Elizabethon Twins of the Rookie-level Appalachian League, compiling a 0.47 ERA in 19 innings pitched. He began the 2014 season with the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Class A Midwest League,[6] and was promoted to the Fort Myers Miracle of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in July. In 23 total starts between both clubs, he pitched to a combined 9-8 record with a 4.53 ERA.[7] He returned to Fort Myers in 2015,[5] and after pitching to an 8-6 record and a 2.87 ERA in 19 starts, he was promoted to the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Class AA Southern League in August.[8] In six starts for the Lookouts, he was 1-4 with a 4.91 ERA. He pitched for Chattanooga in 2016[9] and compiled a 10-7 record with a 3.41 ERA in 25 starts.

The Twins invited him to spring training as a non-roster player in 2017.[10] He began the season with the Rochester Red Wings of the Class AAA International League.

On August 17, 2017, Slegers made his major league debut for the Twins.[11] He was optioned back to Rochester the next day, and was recalled on September 4. In 24 starts for Rochester he was 15-4 with a 3.40 ERA,[12] and in four games (three starts) for Minnesota, he was 0-1 with a 6.46 ERA. Slegers began 2018 with Rochester and was recalled by the Twins on April 26.

Personal life

Slegers' father, Robert, is 7 feet (2.1 m) tall, while his mother, Christie, is 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m). His older sister, Rebecca, played volleyball at Lehigh University.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Notre Dame Prep product Aaron Slegers anchors a strong Indiana Hoosiers team in the College World Series". The Arizona Republic. June 12, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Fastballs, Not Dunks, for 6-Foot-10 Hoosier". The New York Times. May 31, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Pitcher provides towering presence for Indiana". USA Today. June 7, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ http://www.startribune.com/twins-pitcher-aaron-slegers-at-6-10-is-showing-growth-potential/476067893/
  5. 1 2 3 "Former Hoosier standing tall in minor leagues". The News-Press. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Life in the minors isn't easy for most". The Gazette. May 24, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Hu is the man again for first-place Kernels". The Gazette. July 31, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Slegers hard to miss on the mound for the Lookouts". Chattanooga Times Free Press. August 24, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Lookouts' Aaron Slegers provides hope on the hill". Chattanooga Times Free Press. May 1, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Minnesota Twins extend non-roster invitations to top prospects Nick Gordon, Stephen Gonsalves for Major League Spring Training". MiLB.com. January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  11. ↑ http://www.1500espn.com/twins-2/2017/08/aaron-slegers-headed-back-minors-strong-mlb-debut-twins/
  12. ↑ "Aaron Slegers Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
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