Aaron Civale

Civale played college baseball at Northeastern University.[1][2] He was honored as Co-Pitcher of the Year in the Colonial Athletic Association after going 9-3 with a 1.73 ERA for the Huskies. While playing for the Huskies, Civale pitched an exhibition game in Florida against the Red Sox at JetBlue Park. Before this start, he was a relief pitcher for the Huskies for two years.[3][4] In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was a league all-star, and received the Outstanding New England Prospect award.[5] He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the third round of the 2016 MLB draft.[6][7]

Civale signed and spent 2016 with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers[3] where he was 0–2 with a 1.67 ERA and 0.82 WHIP in 13 starts. In 2017, he played for both the Lake County Captains and Lynchburg Hillcats, posting a combined 13–6 record with a 3.28 ERA in 27 total starts between the two teams, and in 2018, he pitched with the Akron RubberDucks where he went 5-7 with a 3.89 ERA in 21 starts.[8] He returned to Akron to begin 2019. Civale was promoted to the Columbus Clippers on June 6.[9] He made seven starts between Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus going 5–0 with a 2.85 ERA before being called up.[10]

On June 21, 2019, his contract was selected and Civale was called up to the major leagues for the first time.[11][12] In his first game, he went 6 innings with 6 strikeouts against the Detroit Tigers and winning the game 2–0 after Brad Hand saved his 22nd game.[13]

He becomes the 10th Major League pitcher (and first for the Indians) since at least 1908 to toss at least 5 2/3 innings and allow 2 runs or fewer in each of their first 6 career appearances as a starter.