Cory Rasmus
| Cory Rasmus | |||
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| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – No. 46 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: November 6, 1987 Columbus, Georgia |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 22, 2013, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 4–3 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.75 | ||
| Strikeouts | 104 | ||
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Cory Taylor Rasmus (born November 6, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Atlanta Braves.
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Professional career
Atlanta Braves
Rasmus was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the first round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft out of Russell County High School. The Braves added him to their 40-man roster after the 2012 season.[1]
Rasmus played for the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves until he was called up to the Braves on May 18, 2013.[2] He made his major league debut on May 22, 2013, working one and two-thirds innings, and striking out three while giving up home runs to Aaron Hicks and Oswaldo Arcia.[3]
On May 27, 2013, Cory pitched to his older brother Colby Rasmus for the first time in an MLB game. Colby hit a double.[4] This was the first time that one brother pitched to another brother in the MLB since June 13, 2010.[5]
He was optioned back to Gwinnett on May 29 when Jordan Walden was activated from the disabled list.[6]
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
On July 29, 2013, Rasmus was traded to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Scott Downs.[7] He was then optioned to the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees.[8] He was called up on August 23.[9]
Rasmus started the 2014 season at Triple-A Salt Lake. He was recalled by the Angels on May 5.[10]
Personal
Rasmus is the younger brother of Houston Astros center fielder Colby Rasmus.[11] Both brothers played for Phenix City National Little League during the 1999 Little League World Series. Phenix City won the United States championship game,[12] before losing in the finals to Osaka, Japan, 5–0.[13]His younger brother, Casey Rasmus, was a catcher in the St. Louis Cardinals' organization until retiring in June 2014.[14] His father Tony was drafted by the Angels in 1986,[15] playing three seasons of minor league baseball before retiring.[11]
References
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Articles with dead external links from November 2013
- Pages using baseballstats with unknown parameters
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Columbus, Georgia
- Baseball players from Alabama
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Atlanta Braves players
- Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim players
- Gulf Coast Braves players
- Danville Braves players
- Myrtle Beach Pelicans players
- Rome Braves players
- Lynchburg Hillcats players
- Mississippi Braves players
- Phoenix Desert Dogs players
- Gwinnett Braves players
- Salt Lake Bees players
