Jeurys Familia
| Jeurys Familia | |
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| New York Mets – No. 27 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 10, 1989 Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 4, 2012 for the New York Mets | |
| Career statistics (through April 29, 2013) |
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| Win-loss record | 0-0 |
| Earned run average | 4.82 |
| Strikeouts | 15 |
| Saves | 1 |
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Jeurys Familia (born October 10, 1989) is a Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Mets. Familia was signed by the New York Mets as a non-drafted free agent on July 13, 2007. On September 4, 2012 he was promoted to the major leagues and made his debut.[1]
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Professional career [edit]
Familia is 6'4" and 230 lbs; he bats and throws right-handed. Familia was signed by the New York Mets as a non-drafted free agent on July 13, 2007.
Minor leagues [edit]
2008-10 [edit]
Familia pitched for the Gulf Coast Mets in 2008, compiling a 2-2 record with a 2.79 ERA in 51.2 innings pitched. In 2009 he pitched for the Single-A Savannah Sand Gnats, going 10-6 with a 2.69 ERA in 134 innings pitched. In 2010, Familia was promoted to the St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League. He went 6-9 with a 5.58 ERA through 121 innnings and struck out 10.2 batters per nine innings in a full season with St. Lucie. Also in 2010, Familia was selected to represented the Mets at the All-Star Futures Game where he pitched for the World Team.[2]
2011-12 [edit]
Due to his sub-par performance in 2010, Familia began the 2011 season with the Single-A St. Lucie Mets. After six starts he went 1-1 with a 1.49 ERA in 36.1 innings. Familia was then promoted to the Double-A Binghamton Mets of the Eastern League. After his promotion to Binghamton, Familia went 4-4 with a 3.49 ERA in 87.2 innings. He finished the 2011 season across 2 minor league levels at 5-5 with a 2.9 ERA. Familia's performance made him an EAS Mid-Season All-Star. On November 18, 2011, Familia was added to the Mets 40 man roster.[3]
After getting back on track in 2011, Familia was promoted to the Mets Triple-A affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons of the International League, in 2012. Prior to starting his minor league season, Familia was invited to the Mets Spring Training Camp.[4] Familia was also ranked at 84th on MLB.com's best 100 prospects list and 3rd in the Mets organization prior to the start of the 2012 campaign.[5] Through 28 starts with Buffalo, Familia went 9-9 with a 4.73 ERA. On September 4th, Familia was called up the New York Mets due to expanded September rosters.[1]
Major leagues [edit]
On September 4, 2012, Familia made his major league debut against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. He pitched a scoreless eighth inning, striking out the first batter he faced, Lance Berkman.[6] Although Familia has predominantly started in the minors, he was used out of the bullpen as a reliever in his inaugural season.
Familia made the Mets' roster for Opening Day in 2013.[7]
Awards and honors [edit]
Minor leagues [edit]
- EAS Mid-Season All-Star (2011)
- All-Star Futures Game Selection (2010)
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Mets call up six players from Triple-A Buffalo". MLB.com. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Familia gets call to Anaheim for Futures Game". MLB.com. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Mets add 7 prospects to 40-man roster". MLB.com. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Mets prospects give rotation bright future". Mets.com. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "2012 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "Mets unable to back Harvey in loss to Cards". MLB.com. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2013/04/eight_mets_players_enjoying_op.html
External links [edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
