Aaron Bummer
Aaron Bummer | |
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Chicago White Sox – No. 39 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Valencia, California | September 21, 1993|
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
MLB debut | |
July 27, 2017, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics (through September 23, 2018) | |
Win–loss record | 1–4 |
Earned run average | 4.53 |
Strikeouts | 47 |
Teams | |
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Aaron James Bummer (born September 21, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Bummer attended Sunrise Mountain High School in Peoria, Arizona and was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 31st round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft. He did not sign and played college baseball the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He was then drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 19th round of the 2014 MLB Draft.[1]
After signing with the White Sox, Bummer made his professional debut that same year with the Great Falls Voyagers where he compiled a 2.45 ERA in 22 innings pitched. He missed all of 2015 due to injury. In 2016, he pitched for the AZL White Sox, Great Falls, and Winston-Salem Dash where he was a combined 1-2 with a 4.86 ERA in 15 relief appearances between the two teams. He began 2017 with Winston-Salem, was promoted to the Birmingham Barons in May, and was promoted to the Charlotte Knights in July.[2]
Chicago selected Bummer's contract on July 27, 2017, and he made his Major League debut that same night against the Chicago Cubs, striking out the first batter he faced, Anthony Rizzo. In 49 innings pitched between Winston-Salem, Birmingham and Charlotte prior to his call up, he was 1-5 with a 3.31 ERA. Bummer spent the remainder of 2017 with the White Sox, compiling a 1-3 record and 4.50 ERA in thirty relief appearances. In 2018, Bummer made 37 appearances, collecting an ERA of 4.26 in 31+2⁄3 innings.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Valencia, Santa Clarita, California
- Baseball players from California
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Chicago White Sox players
- Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball players
- Great Falls Voyagers players
- Arizona League White Sox players
- Winston-Salem Dash players
- Birmingham Barons players
- Charlotte Knights players
- American baseball pitcher stubs