Bryan Sammons
| Bryan Sammons | |
|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers – No. 62 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 27, 1995 Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 29, 2024, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics (through August 14, 2024) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 3.38 |
| Strikeouts | 13 |
| Teams | |
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Bryan Todd Sammons (born April 27, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Sammons attended John T. Hoggard High School in Wilmington, North Carolina,[1] and Western Carolina University, where he played college baseball for the Western Carolina Catamounts. In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2][3]
The Minnesota Twins selected him in the eighth round of the 2017 MLB draft.[4] He was released in September 5, 2022.[5] On January 18, 2023, Sammons signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros.[6] He was released prior to the start of the season.[7]
On April 28, 2023, Sammons signed with a Gastonia Honey Hunters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He pitched in 5 games (4 starts) for Gastonia and recorded a 2.29 ERA while striking out 26 batters in 19+2⁄3 innings.
Detroit Tigers
[edit]On June 4, 2023, Sammons signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers.[8] He spent the season with the Erie SeaWolves and the Toledo Mud Hens, pitching to a combined 3-4 with a 4.83 earned run average between the two levels in 59+2⁄3 innings across 15 games (13 starts). The Detroit Tigers promoted him to the major leagues on July 29, 2024, and he made his debut that day.[9] Sammons pitched 7+1⁄3 innings in his debut, the most for a Tigers pitcher in his debut since Andy van Hekken's complete game shutout.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Hower, Tim (June 13, 2017). "Former Hoggard standout Sammons picked by Twins". Wilmington Star-News. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "#32 Bryan Sammons - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ Detweiler, Eric (August 16, 2016). "Sammons shines on the Cape". Wilmington Star-News. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ GOODE, TYLER NORRIS (June 14, 2017). "WCU's Sammons gets his chance at pro baseball career". The Asheville Citizen Times. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "Former Catamount Bryan Sammons Promoted to MLB". Western Carolina University. July 29, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "Bryan Sammons Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2024/07/bryan-sammons-emotional-mlb-debut-was-a-decade-in-the-making.html
- ^ "Bryan Sammons Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "Tigers Recall Dillon Dingler, Select Bryan Sammons". MLB Trade Rumors. July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "Detroit Tigers Rookie Does Something Not in Last 22 Years of Team History in Debut". Fastball On SI. July 30, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Wilmington, North Carolina
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Detroit Tigers players
- Western Carolina Catamounts baseball players
- Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox players
- Elizabethton Twins players
- Cedar Rapids Kernels players
- Fort Myers Miracle players
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- Pensacola Blue Wahoos players
- Wichita Wind Surge players
- St. Paul Saints players
- Erie SeaWolves players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Gastonia Honey Hunters players