Erick James Fedde (born February 25, 1993) is an American

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for the NC Dinos of the

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. He previously played for the

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(MLB). He played

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UNLV The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada. The campus is about east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969. It includes the S ...

Amateur career

Fedde attended

Las Vegas High School Las Vegas High School is a public high school in Sunrise Manor, Nevada, part of the Clark County School District. It is the oldest high school in Las Vegas and originally opened in 1905 on what was then the outskirts of town. The school's first c ...

in Sunrise Manor, Nevada. He was a

and an

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. Among his teammates was Bryce Harper, a

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who would later become the

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's top overall pick, as well as Fedde's future Nationals teammate. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 24th round of the

2011 Major League Baseball draft The 2011 Major League Baseball draft was held from June 6 through June 8, 2011, from Studio 42 of the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Gerrit Cole out of the University of California, Los Angeles, with the first ...

, but did not sign and attended the

University of Nevada, Las Vegas The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada. The campus is about east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969. It includes the S ...

(UNLV). Fedde started 15 games as a freshman in 2012. He finished the year 6–5 with a 3.59

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(ERA) and 66 strikeouts in innings. As a sophomore in 2013, he again started 15 games, going 7–5 with a 3.92 ERA and 83 strikeouts in innings. During the summer he pitched for the United States collegiate national team, and briefly played

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in the

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for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox. In his first start of the 2014 season he struck out a career high 11 batters and allowed only one hit. In May 2014, Fedde underwent

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, ending his season. He finished the season, 8–2 with a 1.76 ERA and 82 strikeouts in innings.

Professional career

Washington Nationals

Fedde was considered a top prospect for the

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, and the Nationals selected him in the first round, 18th overall. He signed with the Nationals on July 18, for $2.51 million. Fedde did not play at all in 2014 due to injury. He spent 2015 with both the Auburn Doubledays and the Hagerstown Suns, where he posted a combined 5–3 record and 3.38 ERA between the two clubs. Fedde began the 2016 season with the Potomac Nationals, and was promoted to the Harrisburg Senators in August. Fedde ended 2016 with an 8–5 record along with a 3.12 ERA. During the Nationals' 2017 season, with the team struggling with its bullpen during the first half, Fedde was temporarily moved to a relief role. While pitching out of the bullpen, he was promoted from Class-AA Harrisburg to the Class-AAA Syracuse Chiefs on June 13, 2017. After less than a month, Fedde was switched back to starting. The move proved fortuitous for the Nationals, who lost Joe Ross from their rotation in July after he tore his

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and saw veteran starter Stephen Strasburg lose time due to a nerve impingement in his throwing arm. Fedde was promoted to the major leagues to start the first game of a double-header against the

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on July 30, 2017. On August 7, Fedde was optioned back to Syracuse after the return of Gio González from paternity leave. Fedde improved on his 9.39 ERA from the previous year in 2018, pitching to a 5.54 ERA with 46 strikeouts across 50.1 innings of work. In the 2019 season, Fedde continued his improvement, registering a 4.50 ERA with 41 strikeouts in a career-high 78.0 innings of work. In 2020 he was 2-4 with a 4.29 ERA. He gave up a ball hit off of him with the highest

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of all balls hit off of major league pitchers in the 2020 season, at 121.3 mph by Giancarlo Stanton. On November 18, 2022, Fedde was non tendered and became a free agent.

NC Dinos

On December 20, 2022, Fedde signed with the NC Dinos of the

.https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/kbos-nc-dinos-sign-erick-fedde.html

References

External links

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UNLV Rebels bioFast-working Fedde setting standard for UNLVChampions on the rise
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fedde, Erick 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from the Las Vegas Valley Baseball players from Nevada Major League Baseball pitchers Washington Nationals players UNLV Rebels baseball players Auburn Doubledays players Hagerstown Suns players Potomac Nationals players Harrisburg Senators players Syracuse Chiefs players Fresno Grizzlies players Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox players Las Vegas High School alumni