Kaleb Fleck

Kaleb Tod Fleck (born January 24, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent.

Kaleb Fleck
Free Agent
Pitcher
Born: (1989-01-24) January 24, 1989
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Amateur career

Fleck graduated from Claysburg-Kimmel High School, and then attended the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, where he played college baseball for the Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cats.[1] As a starting pitcher for the Mountain Cats, Fleck had a 14-7 win–loss record, a 4.18 earned run average (ERA), and 118 strikeouts to 44 walks in 127 innings pitched in his three college seasons. In 2009, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL).[2] A few weeks before the 2010 MLB draft, he suffered a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow, which necessitated Tommy John surgery.[3] After recovering from the surgery in 2011, he returned to the CCBL to play for the Cotuit Kettleers.[4]

Professional career

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed him as an undrafted free agent in September 2011.[5][6]

Fleck played for the South Bend Silver Hawks of the Class A Midwest League in 2012, the Visalia Rawhide of the Class A-Advanced California League in 2013, and the Mobile BayBears of the Class AA Southern League in 2014, recording ERAs below 3.00 at each level.[3] At the end of the 2014 season, he was promoted to the Reno Aces of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL) to take part in the PCL playoffs.[7] After the 2014 season, the Diamondbacks assigned Fleck to the Arizona Fall League.[3]

In the minor league portion of the Rule 5 draft in December 2017, Fleck was selected off the Diamondbacks' Class AA roster by the Washington Nationals. He was the second of two selections the Nationals made in the minor league Rule 5 draft, following infielder Jacob Wilson.[8] The Nationals released him on July 13, 2018.

References
  1. "Defying the odds". altoonamirror.com. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  2. "#10 Kaleb Fleck". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. Zach Buchanan, azcentral sports (November 6, 2014). "Arizona Diamondbacks again stocked with reliever prospects in fall league". azcentral. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  4. "All-Time Cotuit Kettleers Alumni". kettleers.org. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  5. "Pitt-Johnstown pitcher signs minor-league deal with Diamondbacks". schurz-dailyamerican. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  6. "C-K's Fleck signs with D-backs". altoonamirror.com. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  7. Fox Sports. "Finally healthy, Fleck thrives in relief". FOX Sports. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  8. https://twitter.com/masnPete/status/941318062439124992
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