Sean Hjelle

Sean Anthony Hjelle (born May 7, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization. The Giants selected Hjelle in the second round of the 2018 MLB draft. He is listed at 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m) tall.[1][2]

Sean Hjelle
San Francisco Giants
Pitcher
Born: (1997-05-07) May 7, 1997
Fridley, Minnesota
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Career

Hjelle attended Mahtomedi High School in Mahtomedi, Minnesota where he played baseball and basketball.[3] He was not drafted out of high school in the 2015 MLB draft and he enrolled at the University of Kentucky to play college baseball for the Kentucky Wildcats.[4]

In 2017, as a sophomore at Kentucky, Hjelle was named the Southeastern Conference's Pitcher of the Year after going 9–2 with a 3.17 ERA in the regular season, including a 7–1 record and a 1.90 ERA in SEC games.[5] As a junior in 2018 he appeared in 15 games (14 starts), compiling a 7–5 with a 3.44 ERA.[6]

The San Francisco Giants selected Hjelle in the second round of the 2018 MLB draft.[7] He signed for a $1.5 million signing bonus[8] and made his professional debut with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes.[9] He spent the whole season with Salem-Keizer, compiling a 5.06 ERA in 12 starts.[10]

Hjelle began the 2019 season with the Augusta GreenJackets of the Class A South Atlantic League, and was their Opening Day starter.[11] Hjelle was promoted to the Class A-Advanced San Jose Giants in May.[12] In August, the Giants promoted Hjelle to the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Class AA Eastern League,[13] with whom he finished the year. Over 28 starts between the three clubs, Hjelle went 7-9 with a 3.32 ERA.

References
  1. "Kentucky-bound Hjelle long on pitching prowess". StarTribune.com. July 12, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  2. "Law: Kentucky's Sean Hjelle could be standing tall on first day of draft – Keith Law Blog". ESPN. April 7, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  3. Mizutani, Dane. "Mahtomedi's Sean Hjelle brings skill, height to Kentucky … for baseball – Twin Cities". Twincities.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  4. Frederick, Jace. "Mahtomedi's Sean Hjelle is Pioneer Press East Metro baseball player of the year – Twin Cities". Twincities.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  5. Frederick, Jace (May 23, 2017). "Mahtomedi grad Sean Hjelle named SEC Pitcher of Year at Kentucky". Twincities.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  6. Clarion, Mississippi. "Two Kentucky baseball players could be picked on Day 1 of MLB draft | USA TODAY Sports". Sports.usatoday.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  7. Pavlovic, Alex (June 4, 2018). "Giants Take 6-foot-11 Pitcher Sean Hjelle No. 45 Overall in 2018 MLB Draft". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  8. Schulman, Henry (June 17, 2018). "Giants' Buster Posey 'needs a break,' gets another day off against Dodgers". SFGate. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  9. DrewKoch (July 16, 2018). "How are the Kentucky Baseball draftees doing so far?". A Sea Of Blue. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  10. "Sean Hjelle Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  11. Will Cheney Staff Writer. "GreenJackets open season Thursday at Asheville – News – The Augusta Chronicle – Augusta, GA". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  12. Cunningham, Kevin (May 27, 2019). "The SF Giants Prospect Roundup: Two Big Promotions". McCoveyChronicles.com. SB Nation. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  13. https://www.milb.com/milb/news/san-francisco-giants-promote-joey-bart-heliot-ramos-to-double-a-richmond/c-309815234
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