Shane Baz

Shane Austin Baz (born June 17, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Shane Baz
Tampa Bay Rays
Pitcher
Born: (1999-06-17) June 17, 1999
Cypress, Texas
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Career

Baz attended Concordia Lutheran High School in Tomball, Texas.[1] As a junior, he had a 1.06 earned run average (ERA) with 46 strikeouts over 23 innings.[2] Baz was a member of the United States national team in 2016.[3]

Baz committed to Texas Christian University (TCU) to play college baseball.[4][5] Considered one of the top prospects for the 2017 Major League Baseball draft,[6][7] the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him with the 12th overall pick.[8][9] He officially signed with the Pirates a few days after the draft.[10] He spent 2017 with the GCL Pirates, posting an 0–3 record with a 3.80 ERA in 23.2 innings pitched.[11] MLB.com ranked Baz as Pittsburgh's third best prospect going into the 2018 season.[12] He pitched for the Bristol Pirates of the Rookie-level Appalachian League.[13]

On August 14, Baz was acquired by the Tampa Bay Rays as a player to be named later from an earlier trade in which the Pirates also sent Tyler Glasnow and Austin Meadows to the Rays for Chris Archer.[14] The Rays assigned him to the Princeton Rays of the Appalachian League.[15] Over 12 starts between Bristol and Princeton, Baz went 4-5 with a 4.47 ERA and a 1.62 WHIP.[16] Baz began the 2019 season in extended spring training before reporting to the Bowling Green Hot Rods in early May.[17] Over 17 starts with Bowling Green, Baz went 3-2 with a 2.99 ERA, striking out 87 batters over ​81 1⁄3 innings.[18] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Salt River Rafters following the season.[19]

References
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  2. "PressReader.com – Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com.
  3. "USABaseball.com: News: USA Baseball Announces 18U National Team Roster". web.usabaseball.com.
  4. "Concordia Lutheran's Shane Baz celebrates signing, mom's health".
  5. "Two-Way Talent Baz Looks To Baker For Inspiration - BaseballAmerica.com". June 29, 2016.
  6. "MLB.com 2017 Prospect Watch". Major League Baseball.
  7. "With scouts watching and MLB Draft looming, Shane Baz leads Concordia Lutheran to state".
  8. "Pirates draft prep pitcher Shane Baz at No. 12". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  9. "Pirates reportedly agree to terms with first-round pick Shane Baz".
  10. "Pirates sign first-round draft pick Shane Baz".
  11. "Shane Baz Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  12. "New No. 1 Keller leads Pirates Top 30 Prospects list". MLB.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  13. https://www.milb.com/milb/news/pittsburgh-pirates-shane-baz-leads-minor-league-pitchers-of-the-week/c-290148794
  14. Topkin, Marc. "Rays get RHP Shane Baz as player to be named from Pirates in Chris Archer deal". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  15. "Tampa Bay Rays acquire prospect Shane Baz from Pittsburgh Pirates to complete Chris Archer deal". Espn.com. August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  16. "Shane Baz Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  17. https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/rays-shane-baz-reports-to-low-a/
  18. https://www.dkpittsburghsports.com/2019/09/30/pirates-gerrit-cole-austin-meadows-chris-archer-ajs/
  19. https://www.mlb.com/news/2019-arizona-fall-league-rosters
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