Caleb Paul Ferguson ( born Caleb Paul Ferguson , July 2, 1996 , Columbus ) is an American baseball player and reliever for Major League Baseball club Los Angeles Dodgers .
| Caleb Ferguson | |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers - No. 64 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 2, 1996 (23 years old) Columbus , Ohio , USA | |
| Beats: right | Throws: Left |
| Professional debut | |
| June 6, 2018 for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Selected Statistics (October 5th, 2018) | |
| Wins / losses | 7-2 |
| ERA | 3.49 |
| Strike outs | 59 |
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Career
Ferguson grew up and graduated from high school in West Jefferson. In May 2014, in his final year of study, he tore his elbow ligaments and, after graduation, underwent Tommy John surgery. Immediately after that, Caleb put forward his candidacy for the Major League Baseball draft and in the 38th round he was chosen by the Los Angeles Dodgers club. Ferguson signed a contract with the club, refusing to enter the University of West Virginia . Recovery after surgery took eighteen months [1] .
In 2015, Caleb held fourteen games in the Rookie League. Two years later, he played in the "Ranch-Kukamonga" in the A-League. Ferguson started the 2018 season in the Tulsa Drillers AA League, showing an ERA 0.83 transmittance of eight in eight starts. In June, he received a call to the core of the Dodgers [1] . The first three games in Major League Baseball, Caleb held as a starting pitcher, after which he was transferred to bullpen . By August, he was entrenched in the team, and head coach Dave Roberts said he would rely on Ferguson as a player in the starting rotation [2] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Unruh, Jacob. OKC Dodgers: Caleb Ferguson's bet on himself paying off . newsok.com . NewsOK.com (2 June 2018). Date of treatment October 7, 2018. Archived July 19, 2018.
- ↑ Minami, Craig. Caleb Ferguson is pitching himself into bigger role in the bullpen . truebluela.com . Vox Media (August 6, 2018). Date of treatment October 7, 2018. Archived on August 7, 2018.