Timothy Manus Cooney (born December 19, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals selected him in the third round of the 2012 amateur draft after attending Wake Forest University and playing college baseball for the

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. He made his major league debut on April 30, 2015.

Career

Amateur

Cooney attended Malvern Preparatory School in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Pitching for Malvern's baseball team, Cooney won the Pennsylvania state championship in 2009. Though Cooney received scholarship offers from Ivy League universities, he chose to enroll at Wake Forest University to play college baseball for the

in the

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(ACC). As a sophomore, Cooney was named to the All-ACC second team. After the 2011 season, he played

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with the Chatham Anglers of the

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St. Louis Cardinals

The Cardinals chose Cooney in the third round, with the 117th overall selection, of the

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. He made his professional debut that year with the Batavia Muckdogs of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League. In 2013, Cooney began the season with the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Class A-Advanced

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, and was promoted to the Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League. The Cardinals invited Cooney to

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in 2014. With Springfield, he was a mid-season All-Star for the Texas League. Next, Cooney pitched for the Memphis Redbirds of the Class AAA

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(PCL) in 2014, and opened the season with Memphis in 2015. Entering the 2015 season, ''

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'' rated Cooney as having the best control in the Cardinals organization. Cooney made his major league debut on April 30,

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, replacing the injured Adam Wainwright in the Cardinals' starting rotation. Cooney struggled in his debut, and was optioned back to Memphis the next day. On May 17, he was named the PCL Pitcher of the Week after allowing a 0.66 ERA in IP against the

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and Omaha Storm Chasers. He also held batters to a .143 batting average against (7-for-49). In his first 14 starts of the season with Memphis, Cooney completed IP, allowing 27 ER for a 2.74 ERA. He also struck out 63 batters and was 6–4 in won–loss decisions. He was named to the 2015 PCL All-Star squad on July 1. The Cardinals recalled him the next day when they placed outfielder Jon Jay on the disabled list. On July 24 against the Atlanta Braves, Cooney earned his first major league victory by pitching a career-high seven innings in a 4−2 outcome. He had previously received no-decisions in each of his first five major league starts. Further, he had a 12-inning scoreless streak that ended in the sixth inning. The Cardinals withheld Cooney from play for the remainder of the season starting on September 1 due to appendicitis. His major league totals for the season included a 1–0 record, 3.16 ERA, 28 hits, 10 walks allowed and 29 strikeouts in innings. Prior to the 2016 season, ''Baseball America'' rated Cooney as the second-best prospect in the Cardinals organization. However, Cooney missed the whole 2016 season due to a shoulder injury.

Cleveland Indians

On November 18, 2016, Cooney was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Indians. The Indians released Cooney on April 2, 2017. Cooney signed a minor league deal with the Indians on April 6, 2017. He pitched only four games in 2017, with the

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where he posted a 6.00 ERA, due to injury. He elected free agency following the season on November 6.

Awards

All-ACC second team (2011) * ''

Best Control (2015) * ''Baseball America'' St. Louis Cardinals' organization Best Control (2015) * 2× Minor League Baseball All-Star ** Pacific Coast League (2015) ** Texas League mid-season (2013) * 2× Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week (June 1, 2014; May 17, 2015)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cooney, Tim 1990 births Living people People from Collegeville, Pennsylvania Baseball players from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Major League Baseball pitchers St. Louis Cardinals players Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball players Chatham Anglers players Batavia Muckdogs players Palm Beach Cardinals players Springfield Cardinals players Memphis Redbirds players Malvern Preparatory School alumni Arizona League Indians players