Casey Coleman (baseball)

Joseph Casey Coleman (born July 3, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs and the Kansas City Royals.

Casey Coleman
Coleman with the Chicago Cubs
Toros de Tijuana – No. 35
Pitcher
Born: (1987-07-03) July 3, 1987
Fort Myers, Florida
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 2, 2010, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
(through 2014 season)
Win–loss record8–13
Earned run average5.72
Strikeouts123
Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
WBSC Premier12
2015 Tokyo Team
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Team

Early life

Coleman was born in Fort Myers, Florida, and graduated from Mariner High School in Cape Coral, Florida. He played college baseball at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) for the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles baseball team. At FGCU, Coleman was teammates with future major league pitchers Richard Bleier and Chris Sale.[1][2]

Career

Chicago Cubs

Coleman was drafted by the Cubs in the 15th round (461st overall) of the 2008 MLB draft.[3]

On August 2, 2010, Coleman was called up to the MLB for the first time.[4] On August 23, 2010, he earned his first MLB win on a 9–1 victory against the Washington Nationals. He also recorded his first MLB RBI in the same game.

In 2011, Coleman did not make the team out of Spring Training and was optioned to Triple-A Iowa. After injuries to starting pitchers Andrew Cashner and Randy Wells, he was recalled to Chicago and made his first start of the season on April 10 against the Milwaukee Brewers.

On May 28, 2011, Coleman was optioned to the Iowa Cubs, Chicago's Triple-A affiliate after Randy Wells was activated from the 15-day disabled list.[5] He was recalled to minors after 2012 Season.

Kansas City Royals

Coleman signed a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals in April 2014.[6] On December 15, 2014, Coleman was designated for assignment.[7] He was outrighted to Triple-A on December 24.[8]

Seattle Mariners

Coleman signed a minor league deal with the Seattle Mariners in December 2015. He opted out of his contract on July 2, 2016.

Tampa Bay Rays

On July 8, 2016, Coleman signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.[9]

New Britain Bees

On April 7, 2017, Coleman signed with the New Britain Bees of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

Houston Astros

On May 1, 2017, Coleman signed a minor league deal with the Houston Astros. He was released on July 6, 2017.

Return to Bees

On July 24, 2017, Coleman resigned with the New Britain Bees of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He became a free agent after the 2017 season.

Sugar Land Skeeters

On May 26, 2018, Coleman signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. In 7 games and 6 starts he was 3-0 with a 0.96 ERA and with a 38/10 K/BB ratio.

Return to the Chicago Cubs

On July 3, 2018, Coleman's contract was purchased by the Chicago Cubs.[10] In 10 games and 5 starts he was 2-4 with a 6.91 ERA and with a 23/10 K/BB ratio. He elected free agency on November 3, 2018.

New York Mets

On January 3, 2019, Coleman signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets.[11] He was assigned to AAA Syracuse Mets. Coleman was released by the organization on July 4, 2019.

Toros de Tijuana

On July 23, 2019, Coleman signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.

Personal life

Both his father and grandfather were pitchers in the MLB, making them the fourth family with three generations of major leaguers. His father, Joe, played from 1965 to 1979, and his grandfather, also named Joe, played from 1942 to 1955.[12] He is also the first third-generation pitcher in Major League history.[13]

See also
  • Third-generation Major League Baseball families

References
  1. "Casey Coleman Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  2. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. "Casey Coleman". Baseball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  4. "Cubs recall pitcher Coleman from Iowa". ESPN.com. August 2, 2010.
  5. Campbell, Jordan (May 27, 2011). "Casey Coleman Optioned to Iowa". Cubbies Crib. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
  6. "MLB: Ex-FGCU pitcher Casey Coleman sent to minors by Royals". Naples Daily News. May 27, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  7. "Royals sign right-hander Pino, designate Coleman". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  8. Polishuk, Mark (December 24, 2014). "Minor Moves: Mijares, Bowden, Runzler". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  9. "Rays' Casey Coleman: Rays sign Coleman". cbssports.com. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  10. "Tommy Birch on Twitter".
  11. "Robert Murray on Twitter".
  12. "Chicago Breaking Sports News - Chicago Tribune". www.chicagobreakingsports.com.
  13. Muskat, Carrie (August 3, 2010). "Cubs summon rookies Diamond, Coleman". MLB.com. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
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