Jared Hughes
| Jared Hughes | |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 48 | |
| Pitcher | |
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Born: July 4, 1985 Stamford, Connecticut | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 7, 2011 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Career statistics (through 2013 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 4–6 |
| Earned run average | 3.49 |
| Strikeouts | 83 |
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William Jared Hughes (born July 4, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball.
Early life
Hughes was born in Stamford, Connecticut although he was raised in San Marino, California. [1]
High school and college
Hughes attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 16th Round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft, but chose to attend Santa Clara University. Hughes transferred to Long Beach State University after the 2004 season.[2] He pitched for LBSU for two seasons in 2005 and 2006, pitching out of the rotation and posting a 16-7 career record with a 3.29 ERA, throwing 197 innings with 164 strikeouts.[3] Hughes was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fourth round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.[4] When Hughes was promoted to the majors in September 2011, he became the 41st major leaguer in Long Beach State history.[3]
Professional career
Hughes was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fourth round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft out of Long Beach State University.[4] Hughes started his pro career in 2006 with the Williamsport Crosscutters and the Hickory Crawdads. He spent the 2007 season with Hickory. He spent the 2008 season with the Lynchburg Hillcats and the Altoona Curve. In 2009, Hughes pitched for the Gulf Coast League Pirates and Altoona. In 2010, Hughes pitched for Altoona. Hughes started the 2011 season in the Altoona rotation, but was promoted and moved to the bullpen with the AAA Indianapolis Indians.
He was called up to the majors for the first time on September 6, 2011.[5] Hughes made his major league debut on September 7, 2011, pitching 1 1/3 scoreless innings against the Houston Astros.
On April 25th 2012, Hughes was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis. A day later he was optioned back but recalled again on May 1st.
On August 12th 2012, Hughes was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis to make room for Juan Cruz coming of the Disabled list but was recalled on the 14th of the same month.
References
- ↑ Sanserino, Michael. (September 16, 2011). "Pagnozzi hopes to catch on with Pirates." Post-gazzette.com
- ↑
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Jared Hughes becomes Long Beach State's 41st major leaguer". September 6, 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Four Dirtbags "Four Dirtbags Selected by Major League Baseball Teams". The Beach Review (Long Beach University). Fall 2006.
- ↑ Von Benko, George (September 6, 2011). "Pirates make latest round of callups". MLB.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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