Tommy Milone
| Tommy Milone | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Oakland Athletics – No. 57 | |
| Pitcher | |
|
Born: February 16, 1987 Saugus, California | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| September 3, 2011 for the Washington Nationals | |
| Career statistics (through 2013 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 26–19 |
| Earned run average | 3.92 |
| Strikeouts | 278 |
| Teams | |
| |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Tomaso Anthony "Tommy" Milone (born February 16, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.
Professional career
Washington Nationals
Milone was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 10th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft out of the University of Southern California, where he played for the USC Trojans baseball team.
Milone made his major league debut on September 3, 2011, against the New York Mets.[1] Milone struck out Angel Pagan of the New York Mets for his first career strikeout, and later hit a three-run home run on the first pitch of his first Major League at bat, becoming the 27th player in major league history to do so. He left the game after pitching four and one-third innings.
Oakland Athletics
On December 23, 2011, Milone was traded with A. J. Cole, Derek Norris and Brad Peacock to the Oakland Athletics for Gio Gonzalez and Robert Gilliam.[2]
Milone started the regular season in the #3 starting rotation spot behind Brandon McCarthy and Bartolo Colon. Milone was the only starting pitcher in the A's rotation to last all season without getting injured and had started the most games for the A's during the 2012 season. He pitched his first complete game of his career on June 20th defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers. Milone had started game 2 of the ALDS, but the A's had lost to a no decision in the bottom of the 9th inning. Milone finished the season with a 13–10 record and with 137 strikeouts.
Milone was optioned to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats on August 3, 2013.[3]
Pitching style
Milone's four-seam fastball ranges from 87–89 mph, and he complements it with a cutter (84–86), curveball (75–79), and changeup (79–82), as well as a rare two-seam fastball. Milone's repertoire against left-handed hitters tends to be fastball-cutter-curveball, while against right-handers it is fastball-changeup-cutter. He uses his changeup heavily in 2-strike counts against righties. His curve is his best swing-and-miss pitch with a whiff rate of about 33%.[4] Milone has shown good control early in his career, with a walk rate under 2 per 9 innings.[5]
See also
- List of players with a home run in first major league at-bat
References
- ↑ Lefty Milone scheduled to pitch first big league game Saturday
- ↑ Nationals Press Release (December 23, 2011). "Nationals acquire All-Star lefthander Gio Gonzalez from Athletics as part of six-player trade". Nationals.com.
- ↑ Schlegel, John (August 3, 2013). "Milone optioned to Triple-A, Scribner called up". MLB.com. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Brooks Baseball · Home of the PitchFX Tool – Player Card: Tom Milone". Brooks Baseball. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- ↑ "Tommy Milone Statistics and History - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- USC Trojans bio
| ||||||||