Jake Buchanan
| Jake Buchanan | |||
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| Chicago Cubs – No. 43 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: September 24, 1989 Charlotte, North Carolina | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 21, 2014, for the Houston Astros | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | |||
| Win–loss record | 2–3 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.75 | ||
| Strikeouts | 29 | ||
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Jake T. Buchanan (born September 24, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Houston Astros.
Career
Buchanan attended North Gaston High School in Dallas, North Carolina. He then enrolled at North Carolina State University (NC State), where he played college baseball for the NC State Wolfpack. By his junior year at NC State, Buchanan emerged as the team's best pitcher.[1]
The Houston Astros selected Buchanan in the eighth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] In 2011, Buchanan pitched for the Lancaster JetHawks of the Class A-Advanced California League and the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Class AA Texas League. Pitching to a 3.80 earned run average, the Astros named Buchanan their Minor League Pitcher of the Year.[3]
In 2012, 5.25 ERA with Corpus Christi and the Oklahoma City RedHawks of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.[2] Assigned to Corpus Christi to start the 2013 season, Buchanan led the Texas League in ERA and walks plus hits per innings pitched during the first half of the season, and the Astros promoted him to Oklahoma City after he participated in the Texas League All-Star Game.[4] Buchanan was assigned to Oklahoma City to start the 2014 season.[5]
He made his MLB debut on June 21, 2014. Buchanan was designated for assignment by Astros on September 1, 2015, to make room for Joe Thatcher on the 40 man roaster.
On March 31, 2016, Buchanan signed a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs. He was promoted to the major-league roster from the Triple-A Iowa Cubs when rosters expanded on September 1.[6] Buchanan appeared in two games for the Cubs to finish 2016, and had a 1-0 record with a 1.50 ERA. The Cubs eventually won the 2016 World Series, giving Buchanan his first championship title, although he did not play in the postseason.[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/06/03/512802/buchanan-packs-rock.html
- 1 2 http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2013/06/10/hooks-jake-buchanan-david-martinez-give-astros-two-more-promising-young-arms/#10991101=0&12997103=0
- ↑ http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/091611aaa.html
- ↑ http://www.gastongazette.com/sports/mlb/north-gaston-product-one-call-away-from-major-leagues-1.163138
- ↑ http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140521&content_id=76178698&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
- ↑ Comitor, Lauren (September 1, 2016). "Cubs add Joe Smith, Jake Buchanan, Chris Coghlan; Pedro Strop suffers setback". Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ↑ Bastian, Jordan; Muskat, Carrie. "Chicago Cubs win 2016 World Series". MLB. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Jake Buchanan on Twitter
