Parker Bridwell

Parker Bridwell
Baltimore Orioles – No. 68
Pitcher
Born: (1991-08-02) August 2, 1991
Hereford, Texas
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 21, 2016, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Win–loss record 0–0
Earned run average 13.50
Strikeouts 3
Innings Pitched 3.1
Teams

Parker Alan Bridwell (born August 2, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Bridwell attended Hereford High School in Hereford, Texas, where he was a three-sport athlete, playing baseball, American football, and basketball. In American football, he played quarterback and punter.[1] In baseball, he played as a pitcher, and was named to the All-State third-team by the Texas Sports Writers Association.[2] He committed to attend Texas Tech University and pitch for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.[1]

The Baltimore Orioles selected Bridwell in the ninth round of the 2010 MLB draft.[3] Rather than enroll at Texas Tech, Bridwell signed with the Orioles. In 2011, Bridwell played for the Aberdeen Ironbirds of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League, and was named their Opening Day starting pitcher.[4] Bridwell spent two seasons with the Delmarva Shorebirds of the Class A South Atlantic League. In 2014, he pitched for the Frederick Keys of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League.[3] On May 19, he was named the Carolina League's pitcher of the week.[5] The Orioles assigned Bridwell to the Arizona Fall League after the 2014 season.[6] Bridwell played for the Bowie Baysox of the Class AA Eastern League in 2015, and was added to the Orioles' 40-man roster after the season.[7]

Bridwell began the 2016 season with the Norfolk Tides of the Class AAA International League. The Orioles promoted him to the major leagues on August 21.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Lee Passmore. "Texas Tech recruit Bridwell a three-sport star for Herd". amarillo.com. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Class 4A high school baseball all-state team - WacoTrib.com: High Schools". WacoTrib.com. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Parker Bridwell's improvement in Frederick driven by focus, rediscovered changeup – Baltimore Sun". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Steve Melewski: Bridwell will be Aberdeen's opening night starter". MASNsports. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bowie's Christian Walker, Frederick's Parker Bridwell receive weekly honor". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Orioles announce Arizona Fall League 2014 prospects, including Parker Bridwell, Zach Davies". Yahoo! Sports. August 26, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  7. ↑ Baltimore Sun (November 20, 2015). "Chris Lee, Andrew Triggs and Parker Bridwell added to Orioles' 40-man roster". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  8. ↑
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