Will Harris

William Taylor Harris (born August 28, 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks and Houston Astros. He was drafted by the Rockies in the ninth round of the 2006 MLB draft, and made his major league debut in 2012. He played college baseball for Louisiana State University.

For the baseball outfielder, see Willie Harris. For other sportsmen of this name, see William Harris (disambiguation).

Will Harris
Harris with the Houston Astros
Washington Nationals – No. 36
Pitcher
Born: (1984-08-28) August 28, 1984
Houston, Texas
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 13, 2012, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record23–18
Earned run average2.84
Strikeouts422
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Harris played baseball at Slidell High School in Slidell, Louisiana. He attended Louisiana State University (LSU) and played collegiate baseball for LSU Tigers.[1] In 2004, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.[2]

Professional career

Colorado Rockies

The Colorado Rockies selected Harris in the ninth round of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft. They promoted him to the majors for the first time on August 11, 2012.[3] He made his major league debut on August 13.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On April 3, 2013, the Oakland Athletics claimed Harris off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.[4] The Arizona Diamondbacks claimed Harris off waivers from the Oakland Athletics three days later.[5]

Houston Astros

On November 3, 2014, Harris was claimed off waivers by the Houston Astros.[6]

Harris was invited to his first All-Star Game in 2016 with the Houston Astros.[7] He finished the season with an ERA of 2.25 in 66 appearances and 12 saves.

The following season, he was limited to 46 games during the regular season due to injury. He appeared in six games in the 2017 postseason. In a combined total of four innings, he allowed six hits and one run. The Astros won the 2017 World Series, the first time the team won it.[8]

In 2018, Harris pitched in 61 games, going 5–3 with an ERA of 3.49. On August 3, 2019, Harris worked in relief, in a no-hit shutout of the Seattle Mariners. The final score was 9–0.[9] Harris pitched an immaculate inning in relief in the eighth inning versus the Los Angeles Angels on September 27, 2019.[10] In 2019, he was 4–1 with four saves and a 1.50 ERA, as in 68 relief appearances he pitched 60 innings and struck out 62 batters.[11]

Washington Nationals

On January 3, 2020, the Washington Nationals announced they had signed Harris to a three-year guaranteed contract reportedly worth $24 million.[12]

Scouting report

Harris throws three pitches — a four-seam fastball in the mid 90s, a cutter in the low 90's, and a curveball in the upper 70s.[13]

Personal life

Harris has one older brother, Clay, and one younger brother, Dylan. Clay was an infielder at LSU from 2002 through 2005,[14] and played in the Philadelphia Phillies’ minor league system.

References
  1. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/columnists/smith/article/Will-Harris-too-valuable-to-be-underrated-for-14565229.php
  2. "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. "Rockies select contract of RHP Will Harris to Major League Roster". MLB.com. August 11, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  4. "A's Claim RHP Will Harris off Waivers from Colorado". MLB.com. April 3, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  5. "A's Reinstate Colón from Suspended List; Option Straily to Sacramento". MLB.com. April 6, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  6. "Astros claim pitcher Harris from Arizona". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  7. Ryan Dunsmore (July 5, 2016). "Astros closer Will Harris selected to the 2016 All-Star Game". crawfishboxes.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  8. McTaggart, Brian; Gurnick, Ken. "Houston Astros win 2017 World Series". MLB. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  9. "Astros pitchers toss combined no-hitter against Mariners". chron.com. August 3, 2019.
  10. MLB (September 27, 2019). "MLB on Twitter: "9 pitches. 3 Ks. Will Harris is IMMACULATE. đ&#x;"Ľâ€Ś "". Twitter.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  11. "Will Harris Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  12. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28412993/ex-astros-reliever-harris-agrees-nationals-3-year-deal
  13. "Brooks Baseball · Home of the PitchFX Tool – Player Card: Will Harris". Brooks Baseball. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  14. "Will Harris Bio". LSUSports.net.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Taylor Cole, Félix Peña		 No-hit game
August 3, 2019
(with Sanchez, Biagini & Devenski)		 Succeeded by
Justin Verlander
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