D. J. Snelten

D. J. Snelten
Snelten with the San Francisco Giants in 2018
Baltimore Orioles
Pitcher
Born: (1992-05-29) May 29, 1992
Ingleside, Illinois
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
April 28, 2018, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through May 7, 2018)
Win–loss record 0–0
Earned run average 10.38
Strikeouts 4
Teams

Donald Marek Snelten (born May 29, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He previously played for the San Francisco Giants.

Career

San Francisco Giants

Snelten attended Lakes Community High School in Lake Villa, Illinois.[1] He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 30th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at the University of Minnesota.[2] After his junior season, he was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the ninth round of the 2013 MLB Draft.[3]

Snelten signed and spent 2013 with the AZL Giants, going 3-1 with a 1.57 ERA in 34.1 innings. He spent 2014 with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes and Augusta Greenjackets, posting a combined 4-1 record and 2.56 ERA in 29 relief appearances, and 2015 with the San Jose Giants and Augusta, pitching to a combined 5-11 record and 3.44 ERA in 23 total starts between the two teams. In 2016, he pitched for San Jose, going 4-7 with a 4.11 ERA in 31 games (13 starts), and in 2017, he played for the Richmond Flying Squirrels and Sacramento River Cats where he went 8-1 with a 2.20 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 51 appearances out of the bullpen.[4] After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.[5] The Giants added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.[6]

Snelten began 2018 with Sacramento. On April 28, 2018, the Giants called up Snelten ahead of a double-header and he made his major league debut in the second game.[7] He was optioned back to Sacramento on May 8 and designated for assignment on May 28.[8]

Baltimore Orioles

Snelten was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles on June 4, 2018.[9]

References

  1. ↑ McGraw, Patricia Babcock. "Persistence helps Lakes' Snelten maintain baseball relationship".
  2. ↑ "The 'right' thing for Lakes' Snelten: signing with Gophers -- Daily Herald". prev.dailyherald.com.
  3. ↑ "U's Snelten taken in ninth round by San Francisco".
  4. ↑ "D.J. Snelten Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Giants' Snelten Shining in Arizona Fall League, Beede Makes Mechanics Change".
  6. ↑ "Giants add Beede, three others to 40-man roster; A's DFA Brugman".
  7. ↑ "Giants' D.J. Snelten: Recalled from minors". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  8. ↑ https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2018/5/28/17403230/roster-remix-d-j-snelten-dfad-to-make-room-for-dereck-rodriguez
  9. ↑ http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bs-sp-orioles-snelten-20180604-story.html
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