David Bednar (baseball)

David Bednar (born October 10, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB).

David Bednar
San Diego Padres – No. 67
Pitcher
Born: (1994-10-10) October 10, 1994
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 1, 2019, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record0–2
Earned run average6.55
Strikeouts14
Teams

Career

Bednar attended Mars Area High School in Mars, Pennsylvania.[1] Undrafted out of high school, Bednar attended Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he played college baseball for the Leopards.[2] Bednar was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 35th round, with the 1044th overall selection, of the 2016 MLB draft.[3]

Bednar split the 2016 season between the Tri-City Dust Devils and the Fort Wayne TinCaps, combining to go 4–4 with a 2.32 ERA in 31 innings.[4] He split the 2017 season between Fort Wayne and the Lake Elsinore Storm, going a combined 1–4 with a 2.64 ERA in 60 innings.[5] He spent the 2018 season in Lake Elsinore, going 2–4 with a 2.73 ERA in 69 innings.[6] Bednar played for the San Antonio Missions in the 2018 Texas League playoffs.[5][7] In 2019, he spent the minor league season with the Amarillo Sod Poodles, going 2–5 with a 2.95 ERA in 58 innings.[8][9]

On September 1, 2019, the Padres selected Bednar's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[10] He made his major league debut that day versus the San Francisco Giants, pitching a scoreless inning in relief.[11] Bednar produced a 0–2 record with a 6.55 ERA and 14 strikeouts over 11 innings in 2019.[12]

References
  1. Joe Sager (July 20, 2013). "Mars pitcher Bednar, catcher Eperesi ready to forge college careers". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  2. Michael Keating (September 9, 2016). "Chasing a Dream: How David Bednar left college a year early to pursue a lifelong goal". The Lafayette. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  3. Lafayette Leopards (June 12, 2016). "Bednar Drafted by the San Diego Padres". goleopards.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  4. Bill Center (April 1, 2018). "#PadresOnDeck: Being Late-Round Draft Pick No Deterrent to Bednar". padres.mlblogs.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  5. Lafayette Leopards (September 8, 2018). "Former Leopard Bednar Promoted to Double-A". goleopards.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  6. Joe Bendel (June 6, 2018). "Bednar brothers enjoying life in the (baseball) fast lane". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  7. Nick Stevens (September 10, 2018). "San Diego Padres: San Antonio Missions Off To Texas League Championship". Fansided. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  8. Jeff J. Snider (April 30, 2019). "David Bednar, the Padres' Gem Hidden in the 35th Round". baseballessential.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  9. Dennis Lin (August 23, 2019). "Padres prospect Owen Miller keeps hitting, moving closer to making a big-league impact". The Athletic. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  10. Anthony Franco (September 1, 2019). "Padres To Select David Bednar". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  11. AJ Cassavell (September 1, 2019). "France brings power to Padres' 2B experiment". MLB.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  12. RotoWire Staff (September 29, 2019). "Padres' David Bednar: Implodes in loss". MLB.com. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
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