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Jeff Criswell
Colorado Rockies – No. 46
Pitcher
Born: (1999-03-10) March 10, 1999 (age 25)
Portage, Michigan, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 21, 2024, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Win–loss record1–0
Earned run average2.75
Strikeouts27
Teams

Jeffrey Kelley Criswell (born March 10, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Amateur career

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Criswell attended Portage Central High School in Portage, Michigan.[1][2] He was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 35th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and instead enrolled at the University of Michigan where he played college baseball.[3]

In 2018, Criswell's freshman year at Michigan, he went 3–2 with a 2.23 earned run average in 24 relief appearances.[4] In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5] As a sophomore in 2019, he moved into the starting rotation and compiled a 7–1 record and a 2.74 earned run average in 18 games (17 starts).[6][7] In 2020, his junior season, he went 0–1 with a 4.50 earned run average and 26 strikeouts in 24 innings before the season was ended short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]

Professional career

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Oakland Athletics

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Following the season, Criswell was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the second round (58th overall) of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[10][11][12][13] He signed for $1 million.[14] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Lansing Lugnuts of the High-A Central.[16] After his first start, he was placed on the injured list with a shoulder injury.[17] He missed nearly four months before being activated in late August; he pitched a total of 12 innings during the season in which he gave up six earned runs and four walks while striking out 12.[18] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox after the season.[19] He returned to Lansing to begin the 2022 season.[20] In mid-June, he was promoted to the Midland RockHounds of the Double–A Texas League, and he was promoted once again, to the Las Vegas Aviators of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League, near the season's end.[21] Over 24 games (21 starts) between the three teams, he went 4–10 with a 4.03 earned run average and 119 strikeouts in 118+1⁄3 innings.[22]

Colorado Rockies

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On December 6, 2022, the Athletics traded Criswell to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Chad Smith.[23] For the 2023 season, he was assigned to the Albuquerque Isotopes of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League.[24] Over 29 games (26 starts), Criswell went 5-10 with a 7.51 earned run average and 135 strikeouts in 121 innings.[25] He returned to Albuquerque to open the 2024 season.[26] On August 21, 2024, the Rockies selected Criswell's contract.[27] He made his debut later that day against the Washington Nationals, pitching a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning with no strikeouts, no walks and one hit given up to Keibert Ruiz in an eventual 6–1 loss.[28] On August 25, 2024, in Criswell's third career appearance, he came in to face the New York Yankees in the bottom of the seventh inning. After retiring Gleyber Torres on a ground ball to second, Criswell surrendered back-to-back-to-back home runs to Juan Soto, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton before Jazz Chisholm Jr. grounded out to Criswell and Anthony Volpe struck out. The Rockies lost the game 10–3.[29]

References

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  1. ^ "Meet Jeff Criswell, Portage Central senior pitcher and U-M baseball signee". mlive. April 22, 2017.
  2. ^ Goricki, David. "UM commit Jeff Criswell catches eye of MLB scouts". The Detroit News.
  3. ^ Sipple, George. "Detroit Tigers take 21 pitchers among 40 picks in 2017 MLB draft". Detroit Free Press.
  4. ^ Hoppen, Dan. "First or last, Jeff Criswell a powerful weapon on Michigan pitching staff". The Detroit News.
  5. ^ "#41 Jeff Criswell – Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Lockard, Melissa. "A's go the college route on Day 2 of the draft and bolster their pitching depth". The Athletic.
  7. ^ "What to know about the eight teams at the College World Series". KATV. Associated Press. June 12, 2019.
  8. ^ Cohen, Jacob (April 9, 2020). "Jeff Criswell: Learning how to be a champion". The Michigan Daily.
  9. ^ "Bloop hits and bad hops: Interpreting Michigan's starting pitchers with FIP". The Michigan Daily. April 16, 2020.
  10. ^ Petzold, Evan. "Michigan's Jeff Criswell, Jordan Nwogu selected in 2020 MLB draft". Detroit Free Press.
  11. ^ "Michigan's Jeff Criswell taken in second round of MLB Draft". TheMichiganInsider.com.
  12. ^ "Michigan righty Criswell headlines A's Day 2". MLB.com.
  13. ^ Slusser, Susan (June 12, 2020). "A's pick versatile Michigan righty Jeff Criswell, son of former Oakland prospect". San Francisco Chronicle.
  14. ^ "Athletics' Jeff Criswell: Signs deal Monday". CBSSports.com. June 23, 2020.
  15. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
  16. ^ "Michiganders, prospects headline projected Nuts Opening Day Roster". April 30, 2021.
  17. ^ Lockard, Melissa. "A's minor-league notebook: Lugnuts pitchers putting up impressive numbers, Lazaro Armenteros is red-hot in Stockton". The Athletic.
  18. ^ "Athletics' Jeff Criswell: Returns from injured list". August 27, 2021.
  19. ^ "Here are the Arizona Fall League rosters". MLB.com.
  20. ^ "A's No. 1 prospect Soderstrom headlines Lugnuts' 2022 roster".
  21. ^ "Athletics' Denzel Clarke: Makes jump to High-A Lansing". June 14, 2022.
  22. ^ "Jeff Criswell Stats, Fantasy & News".
  23. ^ "A's acquire RHP Chad Smith from Colorado for RHP Jeff Criswell". MLB.com.
  24. ^ "Where the Rockies' Top 30 prospects are starting season". MLB.com.
  25. ^ "Jeff Criswell Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  26. ^ "Isotopes Release 2024 Opening Day Roster". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  27. ^ "Rockies put RHP Victor Vodnik on 15-day IL with biceps inflammation". ESPN.com. August 21, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  28. ^ "Nationals 6-1 Rockies (Aug 21, 2024)". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  29. ^ "Yankees 10-3 Rockies (Aug 25, 2024)". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
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