Nate Karns
| Nate Karns | |||
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 Karns with the Seattle Mariners | |||
| Seattle Mariners – No. 13 | |||
| Starting pitcher | |||
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Born: November 25, 1987 Franklin, Pennsylvania | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 28, 2013, for the Washington Nationals | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | |||
| Win–loss record | 14–9 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.41 | ||
| Strikeouts | 270 | ||
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Nathan Alan "Nate" Karns (born November 25, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Washington Nationals and Tampa Bay Rays.
Career
Karns attended James W. Martin High School in Arlington, Texas, where he played for the school's baseball team.[1] He enrolled at Texas Tech University, where he played college baseball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team.
Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals selected Karns in the 12th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. His professional career was delayed as he had shoulder surgery in 2010, and didn't make his minor league debut until 2011.[2]
In 2012, he started at Class A Hagerstown, and then was promoted to Class A Advanced Potomac. His combined record was 11–4,[3] and was named the Nationals Minor Pitcher of the Year in 2012.[4] He was added to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2012.
When Ross Detwiler suffered an injury, Karns was called up to take his place in the pitching rotation, and made his major league debut on May 28, 2013.[5] He started, and lasted 4 1⁄3 innings, allowing three earned runs, five hits, and two walks, in a game the Nats won, 9–3.[6]
Tampa Bay Rays
On February 13, 2014, Karns was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for José Lobatón, Felipe Rivero and Drew Vettleson.[7] Karns spent the majority of the season in the Rays' AAA system. He finished the season appearing in 2 starts only.
Due to numerous injuries to begin the 2015 season, the Rays gave Karns a rotation spot for opening day. On July 21, 2015 pitching against the Philadelphia Phillies in Philadelphia, Karns hit his first Major League home run as Rays defeated the Phillies, 1–0.[8] It was the first time since 1962 that an American League pitcher had homered in a 1-0 game.[9] Karns appeared in 26 starts for the Rays, averaging nine strikeouts per nine innings despite just logging under 6 innings per start.
Seattle Mariners
On November 5, 2015, the Rays traded Karns, C. J. Riefenhauser, and Boog Powell to the Seattle Mariners for Brad Miller, Danny Farquhar, and Logan Morrison.[10]
Personal Life
Nathan Karns was married in December 2015 to Jennifer Karns (formerly Jennifer Boecker).
References
- ↑ MacMahon, Tim (April 20, 2006). "Arlington Martin: Top two pitchers succeed in different fashions". dallasnews.com. (registration required (help)).
- ↑ Reddington, Patrick. "Washington Nationals' Tuesday Night Lineup: Nathan Karns vs The Baltimore Orioles". Federal Baseball. SB Nation. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ↑ "Nate Karns Baseball Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ↑ Nationals name Matthew Skole minor league player of the year, Nathan Karns minor league pitcher of the year
- ↑ Kilgore, Adam (May 27, 2013). "Nationals choose Nathan Karns to start Tuesday in place of Ross Detwiler". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ↑ Hughs, Chase (29 May 2013). "Karns strong in debut, will start Sunday". CSN Washington. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ↑ Comack, Amanda (February 13, 2014). "Nationals acquire catcher Jose Lobaton, LHP Felipe Rivero and OF Drew Vettleson from Tampa Bay". Curly W Live. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Rarefied air: Karns' bat, arm lead Rays". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ SABR Records Committee newsletter, October 2015
- ↑ Stecker, Brent (November 5, 2015). "Mariners send Brad Miller, Logan Morrison to Rays in 6-player trade". mynorthwest.com. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Texas Tech Red Raiders bio
- Nate Karns on Twitter
