Jeff Locke
| Jeff Locke | |
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 Locke at the 2007 New Hampshire Baseball Dinner |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 37 | |
| Starting Pitcher | |
| Born: November 20, 1987 North Conway, New Hampshire |
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| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| September 10, 2011 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 Season) |
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| Win–Loss | 0-3 |
| Earned run average | 6.48 |
| Strikeouts | 5 |
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Jeffrey Alan Locke (born November 20, 1987) is a major league left-handed starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 6'2", 180 lb. Locke was the first selection in the second round in the 2006 Atlanta Braves Draft.[1]
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[edit] Early life
Locke graduated June, 2006 from A. Crosby Kennett High School[2] During his high school freshman year (2002–03) Locke was known as "The Kid". On June 6, 2006, The Conway Daily Sun sports editor Lloyd Jones established Locke's new nickname, the "Redstone Rocket". He bestowed the nickname on Locke because of Locke's fastball, the name of his home village (Locke's hometown is Redstone, New Hampshire, which is located in the town of Conway, New Hampshire), and in reference to America's first man in space, Alan Shepard of Derry, New Hampshire, whose Freedom 7 flight was launched by a Redstone rocket.[3] He was the best Kennett Pitcher ever.
[edit] Minor League Career
Locke was assigned to the Gulf Coast Braves (Rookie League) upon signing with the Braves on June 18, 2006.[4] In June 2007 the Atlanta Braves assigned Locke to the Danville Braves in the Advanced Rookie Appalachian League.[4]
On June 3, 2009, the Braves traded Locke to the Pittsburgh Pirates along with Charlie Morton and Gorkys Hernández in exchange for Nate McLouth. The Pirates assigned him to their Class A Advanced affiliate, the Lynchburg Hillcats.[5] In 2010, the Pirates and Cincinnati Reds swapped minor league franchises. As a result, the Reds took control of the Hillcats, while the Pirates received Cincinnati's Sarasota Reds. The Pirates then moved Sarasota's operations to nearby Bradenton, where the club was renamed the Bradenton Marauders. Locke was assigned to the new team and will be the starting pitcher in the team's second-ever game against the Fort Myers Miracle on April 9, 2010.[6]
On July 14, 2010, Locke was promoted to the Pirates' Double A team, the Altoona Curve.[7]
[edit] Major League Career
He made his MLB debut on September 10, 2011 against the Florida Marlins which resulted in a loss. He pitched a total of 4 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates and went 0-3 with an ERA of 6.48 and 5 strikeouts.
[edit] Awards
- Appalachian League Pitcher of the Week (July 17–23, 2007)
- Appalachian League Post-Season All-Star (2007)
- Baseball America Rookie All-Star (2007)
- Carolina League Pitcher of the Week (April 28 - May 4, 2009)
[edit] References
- ^ "Baseball-reference.com". http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=locke-001jef. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ "Jeff Locke wins pro debut". http://cds-gw.rf.ncia.net:3080/cdsarch/searchpublic/story.lasso?-KeyValue=42793&-Token.Action=SEARCH. Retrieved 2006-07-15.
- ^ "Redstone Rocket awaits a major league phone call". http://cds-gw.rf.ncia.net:3080/cdsarch/searchpublic/story.lasso?-KeyValue=42041&-Token.Action=SEARCH. Retrieved 2006-06-15.
- ^ a b First Inning : Jeffrey Locke
- ^ "McLouth expected in Atlanta on Thursday". http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090604&content_id=5136344&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ^ Lembo, Jason (April 9, 2010). "Marauders score resounding win in debut". The Bradenton Herald. http://www.bradenton.com/2010/04/09/2192515/resounding-win.html#ixzz0kcIToAyr. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- ^ Maley, Dennis (July 15, 2010). "Bradenton Marauders' Pitcher Jeff Locke to Get Shot at Double A". The Bradenton Times. http://www.thebradentontimes.com/news/2010/07/14/sports/bradenton_marauders_pitcher_jeff_locke_to_get_shot_at_double_a/. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- "Minor League Baseball". http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Jeff%20Locke&pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=502046. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
