Lance McCullers Jr.

Lance McCullers Jr.
Houston Astros – No. 43
Pitcher
Born: (1993-10-02) October 2, 1993
Tampa, Florida
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 18, 2015, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
(through July 30, 2017)
Win–loss record 19–15
Earned run average 3.46
Strikeouts 353
WHIP 1.31
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Lance Graye McCullers Jr. (born October 2, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

McCullers graduated from Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida. He was named the Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year in 2012.[1]

The Houston Astros selected McCullers in the first round, with the 41st overall selection, of the 2012 MLB Draft. He signed with the Astros, receiving a $2.5 million signing bonus. McCullers pitched for the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class A Midwest League for the 2013 season when the River Bandits won the Midwest League championship.

For the 2014 season, McCullers was promoted to the Lancaster JetHawks of the Class A-Advanced California League. On April 29, 2014, McCullers and Kyle Smith combined to tie a Lancaster franchise record with 17 strikeouts against the High Desert Mavericks. The JetHawks went on to become the 2014 California League Champions after beating the Northern Division Champion Visalia Rawhide.

McCullers began the 2015 season with the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Class AA Texas League. The Astros promoted him to the Fresno Grizzlies of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League on May 14, and then announced he would make his major league debut on May 18.[2] He allowed one run, three walks and three hits while striking out five batters in 4 2/3 innings. He took a no-decision in the Astros' 2–1 loss to the Oakland Athletics."[3] He threw his first career complete game against the Baltimore Orioles on June 3, 2015. He would remain in the Astros rotation and finish with 22 starts. McCullers began the 2016 season on the disabled list with shoulder soreness.[4] McCullers finished the season 6-5 in 14 starts.

For the 2017 season, McCullers began the season in the Astros rotation. He was selected to the 2017 All Star Game, finishing the first half of the season with a record of 7-2 and 106 strikeouts.

Personal life

His father, Lance McCullers, played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1992.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Konecky, Chad. "McCullers named National Baseball POY". Espn.go.com. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Heralded pitching prospect Lance McCullers to make Astros’ debut Monday". Ultimate Astros. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ "McCullers: Debut achieved 'lifelong dream'". Houston Astros. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2016/4/1/11341180/mlb-opening-day-2016-astros-lance-mccullers-injury-update
  5. ↑ "McCullers has big arm, big league bloodline". Mlb.mlb.com. May 26, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Dallas Keuchel		 American League
Pitcher of the Month
May 2017 		Succeeded by
Current
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