Jon Duplantier
| Jon Duplantier | |
|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 11, 1994 Newark, Delaware | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right |
Jon Christopher Duplantier (born July 11, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He is rated #1 on the Arizona Diamondbacks prospect list at the end of the 2018 season according to MLB.com and #80 in all of baseball.
Duplantier attended Seven Lakes High School in Katy, Texas and played college baseball at Rice University.[1] After missing the 2015 season due to a shoulder injury, Duplantier returned in 2016, and was named the Conference USA Pitcher of the Year.[2]
Duplaintier was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft.[3] He made his professional debut with the Hillsboro Hops in June 2016, and pitched one inning there, striking out the side. He started 2017 with the Kane County Cougars[4] and was later promoted to the Visalia Rawhide, posting a combined 12–3 record with a 1.39 ERA in 25 games, including 24 starts between both teams.[5] He played in the 2017 All-Star Futures Game.[6] MLB Pipeline named him their Pipeline Pitcher of the Year.[7]
Duplantier became one of the Minor Leagues top prospects before the 2018 season. He began the season pitching for the Jackson Generals.[8]
References
- ^ "BASEBALL: Seven Lakes' Duplantier eager for Rice career". chron.com.
- ^ "Rice's Jon Duplantier has to wait to learn his draft fate". mysanantonio.com.
- ^ "D-backs draft pitcher Jon Duplantier". MLB.com.
- ^ Johnson, Paul. "Rice thrower: Jon Duplantier looks good in pitching debut for Cougars". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "Jon Duplantier Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ Johnson, Paul. "Futures Game gives former Cougar Jon Duplantier a taste of the big time". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "D-backs' Duplantier is Pitcher of the Year". MLB.com.
- ^ "Diamondbacks' Jon Duplantier: Set for Double-A debut". cbssports.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Rice Owls bio