Steve Geltz
| Steven Geltz | |||
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| Tampa Bay Rays – No. 54 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: November 1, 1987 Newfane, New York |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 16, 2012, for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | |||
| MLB statistics (through May 19, 2016) |
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| Win–loss record | 2–9 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.80 | ||
| Strikeouts | 88 | ||
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Steven Geltz (born November 1, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Amateur career
Geltz was born in Newfane, New York to Roxanne, a registered nurse, and John, an electrician.[1] Geltz was raised in Ransomville, New York, a small town with merely 1,400 inhabitants. Geltz attended Wilson High School in Wilson, New York. Only 5'9" as a senior in high school, Geltz was overlooked by most college baseball teams and all Major League Baseball clubs despite his talents as a pitcher, and attended nearby University at Buffalo.[2]
Professional career
Geltz signed with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as an undrafted free agent in 2008 out of the University at Buffalo and was assigned to the Orem Owlz.[3]
Geltz was called up to the majors for the first time on August 10, 2012.[4]
Before the 2013 season, the Angels traded Geltz to the Tampa Bay Rays for pitcher Dane De La Rosa.[5] Geltz spent all of 2013 in the International League with the Durham Bulls.
In May of 2014, Geltz received a 50-game suspension without pay after testing positive for a drug of abuse for the second time in his career in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.[6]
Geltz pitched his first full Major League season in 2015. On April 14, Geltz faced four Toronto Blue Jays batters and got four outs for his first Major League win.[7] On April 22 against the Boston Red Sox, Geltz picked up his first save in the Major League.[8] Geltz set a Rays franchise record later in the season by retiring 32 batters in a row. He lost the streak on June 24 by allowing an extra-inning single to Ezequiel Carrera.[9]
Amid a rough start to the 2016 season, Geltz received death threats from fans via social media.[10]
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Pages using baseballstats with unknown parameters
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim players
- Tampa Bay Rays players
- Buffalo Bulls baseball players
- Orem Owlz players
- Arizona League Angels players
- Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players
- Arkansas Travelers players
- Salt Lake Bees players
- Durham Bulls players
- Mesa Solar Sox players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from New York
- Major League Baseball players suspended for drug offenses
