James Marvel (baseball)

James Michael Marvel (born September 17, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

James Marvel
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitcher
Born: (1993-09-17) September 17, 1993
San Francisco, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 8, 2019, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record0–3
Earned run average8.31
Strikeouts9
Teams

Career

Marvel attended Campolindo High School in Moraga, California, where he played baseball.[1] In 2012, his senior year, he went 5–2 with a 1.33 ERA along with batting .456 with three home runs,[2] earning All-State honors.[3] He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 37th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and instead enrolled at Duke University where he played college baseball for the Blue Devils.

In 2013, Marvel's freshman year at Duke, he appeared in ten games (eight starts) in which he went 4–2 with a 3.64 ERA in 42 innings. In 2014, he appeared in only four games due to an elbow injury, and in 2015, he did not play at all.[4] Despite this, he was still drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 36th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.[5]

Marvel signed and made his professional debut with the West Virginia Black Bears,[6] going 4–6 with a 4.43 ERA in 13 starts.[7] In 2017, he began the season with the West Virginia Power before being promoted to the Bradenton Marauders in August; in 24 starts between the two clubs, Marvel went 7–8 with a 3.49 ERA, striking out 91 batters in ​118 2⁄3 innings.

In 2018, he pitched for both Bradenton and the Altoona Curve, compiling a 12–7 record and 3.55 ERA in 27 games (26 starts), and in 2019, he began the year with Altoona (with whom he was named an Eastern League All-Star)[8] before being promoted to the Indianapolis Indians in July.[9] Over 28 starts between the two clubs during the 2019 season, Marvel went 16-5 with a 2.94 ERA, striking out 136 over ​162 1⁄3 innings.[10][11][12][13] His 16 wins and two shutouts both led the minor leagues in 2019.[14]

On September 8, 2019, the Pirates selected Marvel's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[15] He made his major league debut that day versus the St. Louis Cardinals, allowing two runs over five innings pitched.[16] Marvel was outrighted off the Pirates roster on November 4.

References
  1. "East Bay baseball player of the year: Campolindo's James Marvel". June 26, 2012.
  2. "Mr. Baseball Player of the Year Finalists - ESPNHS California". ESPN. 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  3. "All-State Baseball: First Team". ESPN.com. 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  4. Hertzel, Bob (2016-06-18). "Hertzel Column: Marvel overcomes injury to reach professional ranks | Sports". timeswv.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  5. "Duke in the Pros: Six Blue Devils Taken in MLB Draft". Duke University.
  6. "Black Bears pitcher Marvel set for pro debut | Black Bears". wvnews.com. 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  7. "WV Power open season tonight: Wilson vs. Marvel at 7:05 p.m." April 6, 2017.
  8. "Curve sending three players to 2019 Eastern League All-Star Game | Curve". Milb.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  9. Accettulla, Kevin (2019-07-01). "Curve's James Marvel called up to Triple-A". Wearecentralpa.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  10. Schaeffer, Brenden. "Series Preview: Cardinals clash with the Pirates in Pittsburgh". KMOV.com.
  11. "Pirates hoping Marvel can live up to his name". MLB.com.
  12. "Pirates on the verge of rewarding James Marvel for terrific season". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  13. "Pitcher James Marvel joins Pirates, reflects on 'unique, special' journey | TribLIVE.com". triblive.com.
  14. "2019 Register Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  15. "James Marvel to make MLB debut with Pirates on Sunday". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  16. Jason Mackey (September 8, 2019). "'He was pitching': James Marvel impresses in MLB debut". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
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