Blake Ashton Snell ( Eng. Blake Ashton Snell , December 4, 1992 , Seattle ) - American baseball player , reliever of the Major League Baseball club Tampa Bay Flight . Member of the All-Star League 2018 match.
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| Date of Birth | December 4, 1992 (26 years old) | ||
| Place of Birth | Seattle , Washington , USA | ||
| Professional debut | |||
| April 23, 2016 for the Tampa Bay Flight | |||
| Selected Statistics (as of September 5, 2018) | |||
| Wins / losses | 28-20 | ||
| ERA | 3.09 | ||
| Strike outs | 394 | ||
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Career
Snell attended Shorewood High School in Shoreline , Washington. He played for school baseball and basketball teams. Later, as a Major League Baseball player, he came in the offseason and helped the head coach of the basketball team conduct training [1] . After leaving school, in 2011, he was drafted by the Tampa Bay Flight Club under a total number 52 [2] .
He began the 2014 season with Bowling Green Hot Rhodes. In May, he was transferred to Charlotte Stone Krabs. On August 2, in a shortened game due to rain, Blake played the first know-how in the history of the team [3] . At the end of the season, Snell was recognized as the pitcher of the year in the Race farm system [4] .
In 2015, Blake played at three different junior league levels, ending the season with the Durham Bulls in the AAA League. With an ERA transmittance of 1.41 and a rival beat-off rate of 18.2%, he was named the most promising pitcher of the year [4] . In November, Tampa incorporated Snell into an expanded team [5] . In the spring of 2016, he spent three starts at Durham, after which the coaching staff called him to the main team. On April 23, in a game against the New York Yankees , Blake made his debut in Major League Baseball [6] .
In 2018, Snell began the second pitcher of the Tampa launch rotation after Chris Archer . On June 3, in an away game against Seattle Mariners, he repeated the record of the American League, knocking out the first seven strikers of the opponent with strike outs [7] . By the middle of the season, Blake won 12 wins with 4 defeats and had the lowest ERA among all American League pitchers - 2.09. Despite this, he did not qualify for the All-Star Game following a vote. This situation on social networks was criticized by his teammate Chris Archer, who called it abnormal [8] . A few days later, the Major League Baseball leadership announced that Blake would take part in the game, replacing the injured Corey Clubber [9] . He missed the end of July due to a shoulder injury. After returning, Blake scored four victories with an ERA of 1.04 in five August games and was voted Best Pitcher of the Month in the American League [10] .
Notes
- ↑ Lommers, Aaron. Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Blake Snell giving major league assist to his alma mater, Shorewood . seattletimes.com . The Seattle Times (1 January 2017). Date of treatment September 6, 2018. Archived June 19, 2018.
- ↑ Baumann, Michael. Blake Snell Wants to Become the Left-handed Max Scherzer . theringer.com . The Ringer (July 29, 2018). Date of treatment September 6, 2018. Archived on July 28, 2018.
- ↑ Heneghan, Kelsie. Snell notches Stone Crabs' first no-hitter . milb.com . MLB (August 2, 2014). Date of treatment September 6, 2018. Archived June 19, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Mayo, Jonathan. Rays' Snell Pipeline Pitching Prospect of the Year . mlb.com . MLB (September 11, 2015). Date of treatment September 6, 2018.
- ↑ Chastain, Bill. Rays add Snell, 5 others to 40-man roster . mlb.com . MLB (November 20, 2015). Date of treatment September 6, 2018. Archived June 19, 2018.
- ↑ Rays will call up top prospect Blake Snell for Saturday start . si.com . Sports Illustrated (April 22, 2016). Date of treatment September 6, 2018. Archived June 19, 2018.
- ↑ Topkin, Marc. Despite Blake Snell's record-tying start, Rays lose again to Mariners 2-1 . tampabay.com . Tampa Bay Times (June 4, 2018). Date accessed September 6, 2018. Archived June 14, 2018.
- ↑ Chris Archer on Blake Snell's snub from All-Star roster: 'Something like that can't happen' . espn.com . ESPN (July 10, 2018). Date accessed September 6, 2018. Archived July 14, 2018.
- ↑ Becker, Jake. Rays starter Blake Snell added to All-Star roster after initial snub . nydailynews.com . New York Daily News (13 July 2018). Date accessed September 6, 2018. Archived July 14, 2018.
- ↑ Adler, David. Hamels, Snell named August Pitchers of Month . mlb.com . MLB (September 4, 2018). Date of treatment September 6, 2018. Archived on September 5, 2018.