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Phoenix Sanders
Sanders with the Bowling Green Hot Rods in 2018
San Francisco Giants
Pitcher
Born: (1995-06-05) June 5, 1995 (age 29)
Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 2022, for the Tampa Bay Rays
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average3.07
Strikeouts12
Teams

Phoenix Clark Sanders (born June 5, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays.

Early life and amateur career

Sanders was born in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany and grew up in Orlando, Florida. He attended Buchholz High School when his family moved to Gainesville, Florida in 2009. He was a member of the varsity baseball team in his final two years and won seven games with a 0.55 ERA as a senior.[1]

Sanders began his college baseball career at Daytona State College after not receiving any NCAA Division I scholarship offers out of high school.[2] He played collegiate summer baseball for the Willmar Stingers of the Northwoods League after his freshman season and had a 1–0 record over three starts with a 1.89 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 13 innings.[3] As a sophomore, Sanders made 16 appearances with 14 starts and went 6–6 with a 2.50 ERA and 71 strikeouts.[4]

After the season, he transferred to the University of South Florida for his remaining collegiate eligibility.[1] As a junior in 2016, he was 5-5 with a 4.15 ERA and 95 strikeouts (5th in the conference) in 95.1 innings.[5] As a senior, Sanders was named second team All-American Athletic Conference after going 6–2 with a 2.78 ERA and 109 strikeouts (2nd in the conference) in 97 innings over 16 starts, with 4.36 strikeouts per walk (10th).[6]

Professional career

Tampa Bay Rays

Sanders was selected in the 10th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft by the Tampa Bay Rays.[6] After signing with the team, he was assigned to the rookie-level Princeton Rays.[7] Sanders began the 2018 with the Single-A Bowling Green Hot Rods, where he had a 3.02 ERA and struck out 71 batters in 50+2⁄3 innings over 28 relief appearances before being promoted to the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the High-A Florida State League.[8]

He was assigned to the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits at the start of the 2019 season, for whom he was a Southern League Mid-Season All Star, after pitching in 37 games and posting a 3–3 record with a 1.81 ERA and 15 saves he was promoted to the Triple-A Durham Bulls.[9][10] He was invited to Rays' spring training as a non-roster invitee in 2020 but was eventually reassigned to the minor leagues.[11] Sanders did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned to Durham for the 2021 season and had a 5–2 record with a 3.38 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 64 innings pitched over 50 appearances.[12]

Sanders was promoted to the Rays major league roster on April 14, 2022.[13] He made his MLB debut the same day, giving up one earned run and striking out two batters in three innings pitched in a 3–6 loss to the Oakland Athletics.[14] He was designated for assignment on August 22.[15]

Baltimore Orioles

On August 24, 2022, Sanders was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles. On September 3, Sanders was designated for assignment and was sent outright to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides.

Sanders began the 2023 season with Triple-A Norfolk, making 9 appearances and registering a 2.0 ERA with 11 strikeouts in 9.0 innings pitched. On May 19, 2023, Sanders was released by the Orioles organization.[16]

San Francisco Giants

On May 24, 2023, Sanders signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b Portell, Vinnie (March 30, 2016). "USF's Phoenix Sanders embodies a winning culture". The Oracle. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  2. ^ Berry, Adam (April 14, 2022). "Phoenix's rise to bigs 'a dream' for USF alum". MLB.com. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "Phoenix Sanders Recognized as Top Player In The Northwood's League". DSCFalcons.com. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "NWL: Hughston tops list of former Stingers eligible for draft". West Central Tribune. May 14, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ a b "Rays select USF pitcher Phoenix Sanders in 10th round". Tampa Bay Times. June 13, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "Sanders is Princeton P-Ray of the day". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. July 6, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  8. ^ "Hot Rods' rally falls short against South Bend". The Daily News. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  9. ^ [2]
  10. ^ Murnin, Shawn (April 29, 2020). "2018 Hot Rods: Where Have They Gone?". The Daily News. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  11. ^ "Gone for now, but USF pitching pair could soon be back with Rays". Tampa Bay Times. March 12, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  12. ^ "Rays' Drew Rasmussen worked on expanding his pitching repertoire in offseason". Tampa Bay Times. March 19, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  13. ^ "Rays' Phoenix Sanders: Moves up to bigs". CBS Sports. RotoWire. April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  14. ^ "Irvin pitches into 7th, A's take 3 of 4 from Rays, 6-3". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  15. ^ McDonald, Darragh. "Rays Reinstate, Option Nick Anderson; Designate Phoenix Sanders". mlbtraderumors. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  16. ^ https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-05-19/p-2
  17. ^ https://www.mlb.com/giants/roster/transactions
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