Keyvius Sampson
| Keyvius Sampson | |||
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| Cincinnati Reds – No. 48 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: January 6, 1991 Ocala, Florida | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 30, 2015, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) | |||
| Win–loss record | 2–6 | ||
| Earned run average | 6.54 | ||
| Strikeouts | 42 | ||
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Keyvius N. Sampson (born January 6, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Sampson was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the fourth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft.[1] In 2010 he went 12-3 with a 2.90 earned run average and 143 strikeouts in 118 innings pitched. He started the 2013 with the Triple-A Tucson Padres but was demoted to Double-A San Antonio Missions after posting an 8.03 ERA.[2] He was promoted back to Triple-A on August 7, 2013 after going 10-4 with a 2.26 ERA in Double-A.[3][4] He was added to the Padres 40-man roster on November 20, 2013.[5] Sampson was designated for assignment on December 29, 2014.[6]
On January 8, 2015, he was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds.[7] The Reds promoted Sampson to the major leagues on July 30.[8]
References
- ↑ "High-school pitcher excites Padres". Sandiego.padres.mlb.com. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Demotion triggered gains for Sampson". Utsandiego.com. July 22, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ↑ Beck, Ted. "Forest alum Sampson promoted to Triple-A". Ocala.com. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Padres promote prospect Sampson to Triple-A". Sandiego.padres.mlb.com. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Padres make several roster moves to set winter 40-man roster". Sandiego.padres.mlb.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Padres get Kelley from Yankees for Barbato". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Reds Claim Keyvius Sampson From Padres". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Reds/status/626828776027123712
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Keyvius Sampson on Twitter