Zeke Spruill
Zeke Spruill | |||
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Lamigo Monkeys – No. 74 | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Chesapeake, Virginia | September 11, 1989|||
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MLB debut | |||
June 21, 2013, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |||
MLB statistics (through 2014 season) | |||
Win–loss record | 1–3 | ||
Earned run average | 4.24 | ||
Strikeouts | 23 | ||
Teams | |||
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Medal record | ||
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Men's baseball | ||
Representing United States | ||
2015 WBSC Premier12 | ||
2015 Tokyo | Team |
Ezekiel Stephen "Zeke" Spruill (born September 11, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Lamigo Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Career
The Atlanta Braves added Spruill to the team's 40-man roster on November 20, 2012.[1] After the 2012 season, the Braves traded Spruill, Nick Ahmed, Martín Prado, Randall Delgado, and Brandon Drury to the Diamondbacks for Justin Upton and Chris Johnson.[2]
Spruill made his Major League debut on June 21, 2013 against the Cincinnati Reds at Chase Field.[3] He pitched one inning in relief, giving up one hit, no runs, and picked up his first career strikeout.
In August, Spruill made 2 starts, pitching a combined 7 innings while allowing 10 runs; in both starts he received the loss.
On December 12, 2014, he was traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Myles Smith.[4] He was designated for assignment on July 3, 2015 to create room for Noe Ramirez on the 40 man roster.
On December 2, 2015, Spruill signed a one-year, $700,000 deal with the Kia Tigers.[5]
On February 15, 2017, Spruill signed with the Lamigo Monkeys.[6]
References
- ↑ Bowman, Mark (November 20, 2012). "Bethancourt among five added to Braves' 40-man". MLB.com. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ↑ Baum, Bob (January 24, 2013). "East Longmeadow's Nick Ahmed headed to Arizona Diamondbacks organization in Justin Upton trade". MassLive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Paul Goldschmidt launches 2 homers again as D-backs pummel Reds". ESPN.com. Associated Press. June 21, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Red Sox pick up 3 starters for rotation". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 12, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Kia Tigers sign two ex-MLB pitchers". Yonhap News. December 2, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ↑ "12強美國隊投手史博威 加盟桃猿隊" (in Chinese). cna.com.tw. February 15, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 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)
- Zeke Spruill on Twitter