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Allan Winans
Allan Lee Winans (born August 10, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023. Career Amateur career Winans graduated from Frontier High School (Bakersfield, California), Frontier High School in his hometown of Bakersfield, California in 2013, then played college baseball at Bakersfield College for the Bakersfield Renegades, Renegades before transferring to Campbell University and playing for the Campbell Fighting Camels baseball, Fighting Camels baseball team. New York Mets The New York Mets selected Winans in the 17th round, with the 500th overall selection of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. He spent his first professional season with the rookie–level Kingsport Mets, appearing in 11 games and posting a 4.66 ERA with 15 strikeouts in innings of work. He spent 2019 with the Single–A Columbia Fireflies, pitching in 30 contests and recording a 2.74 ERA with 40 strikeouts and 11 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closer. Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League(and later the National League) and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over to the position of designated hitter, a cause of some controversy. The Japanese Central Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
