Nick Wittgren
| Nick Wittgren | |||
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| Miami Marlins – No. 64 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: May 29, 1991 Torrance, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 19, 2016, for the Miami Marlins | |||
| MLB statistics (through May 26, 2016) |
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| Games pitched | 5 | ||
| Win-loss record | 0–0 | ||
| Strikeouts | 7 | ||
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Nicholas James Wittgren (born May 29, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Wittgren played college baseball at Parkland College for a year before transferring to Purdue University where he played from 2011 to 2012.[1] He served as the closer for Purdue during his two years, finishing with a 2.54 earned run average (ERA), 22 saves and 94 strikeouts over 92 innings pitched.
Wittgren was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the ninth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] During his first professional season he had a 1.17 ERA, 13 saves and 47 strikeouts over 30 2⁄3 innings while playing for the Jamestown Jammers and Greensboro Grasshoppers. He started the 2013 season with the Jupiter Hammerheads and was promoted to the Double-A Jacksonville Suns.[3][4] For the season he posted a 0.77 ERA with 26 saves and 63 strikeouts over 58 1⁄3. At the end of the season he was named the Minor League Relief Pitcher of the Year by the staff of MiLB.com.[5][6][7] Wittgren returned to Jacksonville in 2014. He appeared in 52 games and had a 3.55 ERA, 20 saves and 56 strikeouts over 66 innings.[8] He again returned to Jacksonville to start 2015, but was promoted to the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs after two games.
The Marlins promoted Wittgren to the major leagues on April 19, 2016.[9] In his first Major League appearance, he walked the only batter he faced, Anthony Rendon. Rendon later scored on Bryce Harper's grand slam, giving Wittgren a current career ERA of infinity.
References
- ↑ Wittgren uses community college as stepping stone
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- ↑ Former Purdue baseball star Wittgren still winning
- ↑ [1]
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Purdue Boilermakers bio
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Torrance, California
- Baseball players from California
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Miami Marlins players
- Purdue Boilermakers baseball players
- Jamestown Jammers players
- Greensboro Grasshoppers players
- Jupiter Hammerheads players
- Jacksonville Suns players
- Glendale Desert Dogs players
- New Orleans Zephyrs players
