Steve Ames
| Steve Ames | |||
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Ames with the Albuquerque Isotopes
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| Bridgeport Bluefish – No. 36 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: March 15, 1988 Vancouver, Washington |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 30, 2013, for the Miami Marlins | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| August 11, 2013, for the Miami Marlins | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2013 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 0–1 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.50 | ||
| Strikeouts | 4 | ||
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Steven C. Ames (born March 15, 1988) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
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Career
Los Angeles Dodgers
Ames was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round of the 2009 MLB Draft out of Gonzaga University. He began his career with the Ogden Raptors in 2009, with a 2.10 ERA in 17 appearances. In 2010 with the Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League he had a 2.54 ERA in 23 games with 16 saves. In 2011 he split the year between the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League (1.17 in 15 games, 9 saves) and the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern League (2.48 in 28 games, 5 saves).
Ames spent the 2012 season with the Lookouts, where he appeared in 54 games and had a 1.56 ERA and 18 saves. He was also selected to the Southern League Mid-Season All-Star team. The Dodgers added him to the 40 man roster after the season and promoted him to the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes to start the 2013 season.
Miami Marlins
On July 6, 2013 he was traded to the Miami Marlins (along with Josh Wall and Ángel Sánchez) for Ricky Nolasco. He began with the New Orleans Zephyrs and was promoted to the Majors for the first time on July 28.[1] He made four appearances for the Marlins that season over a two week span, posting a 4.50 ERA and 4 Ks while earning one loss.
Ames was outrighted off the 40 man roster on October 4, 2013 and spent the entirety of the 2014 season pitching through the Marlins minor league chain. Over 5 starts with the Gulf Coast Marlins and 9 appearances each with the AA Jacksonville Suns and AAA New Orleans Zephyrs, he went 3-3 with a 3.56 ERA and 1.29 WHIP. [2]
The Marlins released Ames on April 2, 2015.
Bridgeport Bluefish
Ames signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the 2015 season. In 33 games, Ames was 1-2 with a 4.45 ERA and 28 Ks in 28 1⁄3 innings pitched.[3]
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Pages using baseballstats with unknown parameters
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Miami Marlins players
- Ogden Raptors players
- Arizona League Dodgers players
- Great Lakes Loons players
- Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- Albuquerque Isotopes players
- New Orleans Zephyrs players
- Gonzaga Bulldogs baseball players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Gulf Coast Marlins players
- Bridgeport Bluefish players
