Mark Montgomery (baseball)
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Mark Montgomery | |
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Boston Red Sox | |
Relief pitcher | |
Born: Williamsburg, Virginia | August 30, 1990|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Mark Montgomery (born August 30, 1990) is a minor league baseball pitcher in the Boston Red Sox organization.
A native of Williamsburg, Virginia, Montgomery attended Bruton High School,[1] and was drafted by the Yankees out of Longwood University in the 11th round of the 2011 MLB draft. He won the Yankees' Kevin Lawn Award for 2012.
Career
New York Yankees
Montgomery began his career with the Class A- Staten Island Yankees of the New York–Penn League in 2011 where he pitched four games before being promoted to the Class A Charleston RiverDogs for the rest of the year. Between the two teams, he had a 1.91 ERA, 51 strikeouts, 13 walks, and 15 saves in 26 games with 28.1 innings pitched, with no win-loss record.
The next year, Montgomery pitched for the Yankees' A+ and AA teams, the Tampa Yankees and Trenton Thunder. He went 7-2 with a stellar 1.54 ERA in 46 games/64.1 innings pitched with 99 strikeouts, 22 walks, and 15 saves once again.
In 2013, Montgomery started the year with the AAA club of the Yankees, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Besides a four-game stint with the GCL Yankees, he spent the whole season with the RailRiders. For the season, his ERA regressed slightly from his first two years, settling at a still-respectable 3.38 in 29 games (four of which were starts with the GCL Yankees) and 45.1 innings pitched to go along with his 59 strikeouts, 25 walks, and 2-3 record.
Montgomery's 2014 season was split between Trenton and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, with 17 appearances in AA and 22 in AAA. For the season between the two teams, he held a 2-1 record, 2.10 ERA (including a microscopic 0.81 for Trenton), 51 strikeouts, 26 walks, and 4 saves in 51.1 innings pitched.
Detroit Tigers
Montgomery signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers on November 25, 2017. The deal included an invitation to the Tigers' 2018 spring training camp.[2] Montgomery was assigned to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens, where he made 12 appearances with a 1.98 ERA in 13+2⁄3 innings pitched. He was released on July 8, 2018,[3] reportedly after suffering a potentially season-ending elbow injury.[4]
Boston Red Sox
On July 20, 2018, Montgomery signed with the Boston Red Sox,[5] in a minor league deal to run through the 2019 season.[4] In August, Montgomery pitched for the Gulf Coast League Red Sox and the Class A-Advanced Salem Red Sox on rehabilitation assignments.[6]
References
- ^ "Inside the BRD: Former Bruton baseball star Mark Montgomery appears poised for move to New York Yankees in 2013". Daily Press. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "Tigers sign Blaine Hardy, avoid arbitration". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ "Mark Montgomery: Given release Sunday". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
- ^ a b Dydyn, Damian (July 22, 2018). "Red Sox sign minor league journeyman Mark Montgomery". bosoxinjection.com. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ "Red Sox sign reliever Mark Montgomery to minor-league deal, per source". masslive.com. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
- ^ "Mark Montgomery". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
Further reading
- Mark Montgomery could slide into Yankees bullpen on can't-hit pitch from New York Daily News
- Striking Out the Side, and Then Some from The New York Times
- Yankees relief prospect Mark Montgomery uses 'unhittable' slider to rise through minors from NJ.com
- Yankees name Tyler Austin and Mark Montgomery "Kevin Lawn Award" Winners from NJ.com
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- SoxProspects.com
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Virginia
- Charleston RiverDogs players
- Gulf Coast Red Sox players
- Gulf Coast Yankees players
- Leones del Caracas players
- Longwood Lancers baseball players
- Memphis Redbirds players
- Salem Red Sox players
- Sportspeople from Williamsburg, Virginia
- Scottsdale Scorpions players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players
- Staten Island Yankees players
- Tampa Yankees players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Trenton Thunder players