Carter Capps

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Carter Capps
File:Carter Capps.JPG
Capps with the Seattle Mariners
Miami Marlins – No. 22
Pitcher
Born: (1990-08-07) August 7, 1990 (age 33)
Kinston, North Carolina
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 3, 2012, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Win–loss record 4–3
Earned run average 3.99
Strikeouts 177
Teams

Carter Lewis Capps (born August 7, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He pitched in MLB for the Seattle Mariners in 2012 and 2013.

Early life and career

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Capps warms up in the bullpen in Oakland, California, April 2013.

Capps was a backup catcher at North Lenoir High School.[1] He was converted to a pitcher in his freshman year at Mount Olive College. He posted a 24–1 win–loss record after two years (including an NCAA Division II-record of 24 straight wins)[1] and pitched in the Cape Cod League as a relief pitcher for the Harwich Mariners.[2]

He earned attention for a three-inning, five-strikeout performance on July 13, 2010, against Team USA's collegiate all-star team.[1]

Professional career

Seattle Mariners

Capps was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the third round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft out of Mount Olive.[3]

After a poor 2011 debut with the Clinton LumberKings of the Class A Midwest League, in which he had a 1–1 record and a 6.00 earned run average (ERA) in 18 innings, Capps improved dramatically with his performance as the closer for the Jackson Generals of the Class AA Southern League in 2012. Before being promoted to the Tacoma Rainiers of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League Capps struck out 72 hitters in 50 innings and posted 19 saves, along with a 1.26 ERA. He pitched only ​1 1⁄3 innings in AAA.[4] For his performance with the Generals, Capps was named the best relief pitcher in the Southern League in 2012.[5]

Capps was called up to the majors for the first time on July 31, 2012.[6] He made his major league debut against the New York Yankees on August 3. His first recorded out was against Derek Jeter.[1]

Capps was recalled by the Mariners on August 6, 2013.[7]

Miami Marlins

On December 13, 2013, the Mariners traded Capps to the Miami Marlins for Logan Morrison.[8] In 2015, Capps pitched to a 1.16 ERA.[9]

Pitching style

Although his four-seam fastball was in the low 90s as a starter in college,[10] it averages 99 mph out of the bullpen now, as-well at times 100-101 MPH. He pairs the hard fastball with a sweeping curveball at 81–85 mph and an occasional changeup against left-handed hitters.[11]

With his tall frame, Capps releases the ball at a low three-quarters arm angle far to the side of the pitching rubber, making it difficult for right-handed hitters to pick up the ball out of his hand.[12]

He is notable for having a unique leaping hitch in his delivery, which has been described as a "slide skip",[13] a "hop-step",[14] and a "crow-hop".[15] The delivery shortens the distance between him and the batter before he releases the ball.[16] The delivery was reviewed by MLB and deemed legal.[17]

References

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