Joey DeNato (born March 17, 1992) is an American former

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who played internationally for the

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Career

Amateur career

DeNato attended Torrey Pines High School in the North County section of

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. He attended

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and played

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for the Indiana Hoosiers. In 2011 and 2012, he played

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with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the

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. In 2014, he was named the

Big Ten Conference The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representati ...

's Pitcher of the Year.

Professional career

The

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

selected DeNato in the 19th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. DeNato signed with Philadelphia and spent 2014 with the Williamsport Crosscutters and Lakewood BlueClaws, posting a combined 4–1 record with a 1.93 ERA in 23 games. In 2015, he pitched for both Lakewood and the Lehigh Valley IronPigs and compiled a 2–3 record, 1.67 ERA and 0.97 WHIP in 46 total relief appearances between the two clubs. After the season, he played for the

in the

2015 WBSC Premier12 The 2015 WBSC Premier12 was an international baseball championship sponsored by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the inaugural event of the WBSC Premier12. It was held from November 8 to 21 in Taiwan and Japan. The South Korean ...

. DeNato spent 2016 with the

Clearwater Threshers The Clearwater Threshers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. They are located in Clearwater, Florida, and have played their home games at BayCare Ballpark since 2 ...

and the Reading Fighting Phils, pitching to a 4.76 ERA in 56.2 relief innings. In 2017, he played with Reading and Lehigh Valley, compiling a 6–2 record and 2.65 ERA in 33 total games between both teams. In 2018, DeNato made four scoreless appearances for Reading before he was released from the organization on May 29, 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Denato, Joey 1992 births Living people Baseball pitchers Baseball players from San Diego Clearwater Threshers players Indiana Hoosiers baseball players Lakewood BlueClaws players Lehigh Valley IronPigs players Reading Phillies players United States national baseball team players Williamsport Crosscutters players Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox players