David Peterson (baseball)
| David Peterson | |
|---|---|
| New York Mets | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 3, 1995 Denver, Colorado | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
David John Peterson (born September 3, 1995) is an American baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization. He currently pitches for the Brooklyn Cyclones.
Career
Peterson attended Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado. In 2013, he played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game at Wrigley Field.[1] He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 28th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and attended the University of Oregon, where he played college baseball for the Ducks.[2][3]
Peterson started 14 games as a freshman at Oregon in 2015, going 4–6 with a 4.39 earned run average (ERA) and 81 strikeouts.[4] As a sophomore in 2016, he went 4–5 with a 3.63 ERA and 61 strikeouts over 13 starts.[5] During the summer, he played for the United States national team.[6] Peterson became Oregon's number one starter in 2017.[7] On March 4, he set a school record with 17 strikeouts, breaking the previous record of 14 held by Tyler Anderson.[8] On April 29, he broke his record after recording 20.[9][10]
He was drafted by the New York Mets with the 20th pick in the first round of the 2017 MLB Draft.[11]
References
- ^ "Baseball: Regis Jesuit lefty Peterson picked for 2013 Under Armour All-American Game – Aurora Sentinel". January 23, 2013.
- ^ "Baseball: Regis Jesuit's Peterson picked by Boston on third day of MLB First-Year Player Draft – Aurora Sentinel". June 7, 2014.
- ^ "Baseball: Regis Jesuit lefty David Peterson gives verbal commitment to Oregon – Aurora Sentinel". November 19, 2012.
- ^ "Oregon's Stephen Nogosek and David Peterson try out for USA Baseball team".
- ^ "Peterson wants to shine on Fridays – Sports – Eugene, Oregon". projects.registerguard.com.
- ^ "Former Regis Jesuit star David Peterson named to USA Baseball collegiate team – The Denver Post".
- ^ "Colorado products Michael Baird, David Peterson putting on for their hood with dominant college pitching".
- ^ "Oregon Ducks' David Peterson strikes out 17 to set school record in 1–0 victory over Mississippi State Bulldogs".
- ^ "Oregon Ducks' David Peterson strikes out school record 20 in shutout of Arizona State".
- ^ "Oregon's David Peterson Strikes Out 20 - BaseballAmerica.com". April 29, 2017.
- ^ http://m.mets.mlb.com/news/article/235981306/mets-select-lefty-david-peterson-20th-overall/?topicId=27118392
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Oregon Ducks bio