Jacob Faria
| Jacob Faria | |||
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| Tampa Bay Rays – No. 34 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: July 30, 1993 La Palma, California | |||
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| debut | |||
| June 7, 2017, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |||
| Career statistics (through August 11, 2017) | |||
| Win–loss record | 5–3 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.19 | ||
| Strikeouts | 74 | ||
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Jacob Daniel Faria (born July 30, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Faria attended Gahr High School in Cerritos, California.[1] The Tampa Bay Rays selected Faria in the 10th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft out of Gahr High School in Cerritos, California.[2][3] He made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Rays. Faria played 2012 and 2013 with the Princeton Rays.[4] He pitched 2014 with the Bowling Green Hot Rods and started 2015 with the Charlotte Stone Crabs.[5] After going 10–1 with a 1.33 earned run average (ERA) in 12 games, he was promoted to the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits. In his second start with Montgomery tied a team record with 14 strikeouts over seven no-hit innings.[6] Faria started 2016 with Montgomery and was called to the Durham Bulls in June.
Entering the 2017 Season, Faria was considered by Baseball America to be the 8th best prospect in the Rays farm system.[7]. He started the season with the Bulls, and was called up to the Rays on June 6 to be the starting pitcher in a June 7 game against the Chicago White Sox[8], six years to the day after Faria was drafted. He made his major league debut, he allowed one run on 3 hits in 6 1⁄3 innings, getting the win and snapping a 4 game losing streak.[9] Faria became the ninth pitcher in history to start his career with 7 or more quality starts.
Personal life
Faria and his girlfriend, Jessica, became engaged in May 2017.[1]
References
- 1 2 Romano, Ryan. "Rays journal: Jacob Faria to fulfill lifelong dream in major-league debut | Tampa Bay Times". Tampabay.com. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ↑ May 13 (June 9, 2011). "Gahr High Graduates Selected In Major League Baseball Draft". Patch.com. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Former Gahr ace Jacob Faria chasing ‘Major’ dreams, all while giving back | Cerritos Community News". Loscerritosnews.net. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Jacob Faria- A Young Hurler Making an Impact". Milb.com. July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ↑ FSL notes: Rays' Faria commands attention
- ↑ After 'OK' bullpen, Faria no-hits Shuckers
- ↑ "2017 Tampa Bay Rays Top 10 Prospects | BaseballAmerica.com". BaseballAmerica.com. October 31, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Faria called up to make Major League debut". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Rays' Jacob Faria dazzles, gets win in major-league debut (w/video)". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Jacob Faria on Twitter
- Jacob Faria on Instagram