Parker Bridwell

Parker Bridwell
Bridwell in 2017.
Los Angeles Angels – No. 62
Pitcher
Born: (1991-08-02) August 2, 1991
Hereford, Texas
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 21, 2016, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
(through 2018 season)
Win–loss record 11–3
Earned run average 4.60
Strikeouts 79
Teams

Parker Alan Bridwell (born August 2, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Baltimore Orioles.

Career

Bridwell attended Hereford High School in Hereford, Texas, where he was a three-sport athlete, playing baseball, American football, and basketball. In American football, he played quarterback and punter.[1] In baseball, he played as a pitcher, and was named to the All-State third-team by the Texas Sports Writers Association.[2] He committed to attend Texas Tech University and play college baseball and college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.[1][3]

The Baltimore Orioles selected Bridwell in the ninth round of the 2010 MLB draft.[4] The Orioles offered Bridwell a $750,000 signing bonus. When MLB refused to approve it, he signed with Baltimore for a $625,000 bonus.[3] In 2011, Bridwell played for the Aberdeen Ironbirds of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League, and was named their Opening Day starting pitcher.[5] Bridwell spent two seasons with the Delmarva Shorebirds of the Class A South Atlantic League. In 2014, he pitched for the Frederick Keys of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League.[4] On May 19, he was named the Carolina League's pitcher of the week.[6] The Orioles assigned Bridwell to the Arizona Fall League after the 2014 season.[7] Bridwell played for the Bowie Baysox of the Class AA Eastern League in 2015, and was added to the Orioles' 40-man roster after the season.[8]

Baltimore Orioles

Bridwell began the 2016 season with the Norfolk Tides of the Class AAA International League. The Orioles promoted him to the major leagues on August 21.[9] He pitched in two games for Baltimore. In the second, he allowed a grand slam, and he was optioned to the minor leagues after the game.[3]

Los Angeles Angels

The Orioles traded Bridwell to the Los Angeles Angels for cash considerations on April 17, 2017.[3][10] He earned a spot in the Angels' starting rotation.[3] Bridwell got his first extended look in the majors, pitching in 21 games, 20 starts. He finished with a 10-3 record.

References

  1. 1 2 Lee Passmore. "Texas Tech recruit Bridwell a three-sport star for Herd". amarillo.com. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Class 4A high school baseball all-state team - WacoTrib.com: High Schools". WacoTrib.com. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Moura, Pedro (July 20, 2017). "After years of toil, the Angels' Parker Bridwell is seeing things break his way". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Parker Bridwell's improvement in Frederick driven by focus, rediscovered changeup – Baltimore Sun". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Steve Melewski: Bridwell will be Aberdeen's opening night starter". MASNsports. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Bowie's Christian Walker, Frederick's Parker Bridwell receive weekly honor". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Orioles announce Arizona Fall League 2014 prospects, including Parker Bridwell, Zach Davies". Yahoo! Sports. August 26, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  8. ↑ Baltimore Sun (November 20, 2015). "Chris Lee, Andrew Triggs and Parker Bridwell added to Orioles' 40-man roster". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  9. ↑ Kubatko, Roch. "Orioles call up Parker Bridwell". Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  10. ↑ Encina, Eduardo A. "Orioles trade Parker Bridwell to Angels, outright Jason Garcia back to Double-A Bowie". Retrieved August 1, 2017.
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