Dillon Gee

Dillon Gee
New York Mets — No. 35
Pitcher
Born: April 28, 1986 (1986-04-28) (age 25) Cleburne, Texas
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 2010 for the New York Mets
Career statistics (through 2011)
Win–loss record	15-8
Earned run average	4.04
Strikeouts	131
Teams
New York Mets (2010–present)

Dillon Kyle Gee (born April 28, 1986 in Cleburne, Texas) is an American professional baseball player. He is a starting pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball.

Early career

Dillon Gee played baseball at Cleburne High School.^[1] In his first start in his senior year, Gee pitched a no-hitter, falling one out short of a perfect game.^[1] He later threw a second no-hitter, finishing the year as the team's Most Valuable Player and earning first team all-state and all-district honors.^[1]

College career

In 2005, Gee attended the University of Texas at Arlington and played baseball for the Mavericks.^[1] At UT Arlington, Gee helped the Mavericks to a berth in the 2006 NCAA tournament. He ranks second on the school's career list with 298.1 innings pitched and was a two-time honorable mention All-Southland Conference recipient (2005 and 2006).

Professional career

Gee was drafted by the New York Mets in the 21st round of the Major League Baseball Draft and began his professional career with the Class-A Brooklyn Cyclones of the New York-Penn League.^[2] He initially worked mostly out of the bullpen yet by seasons end, Gee was starting and amassed a 3-1 record with a 2.28 ERA as a starter.^[3] In 2008, Gee had a break out year with the Class-A St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League (FSL), winning the Sterling Award and being named to the FSL All-Star team. Later in 2008, Gee was promoted to the Class-AA Binghamton Mets of the Eastern League where he went 2-0 with a 1.33 ERA in 4 games.^[2][4] In 2009, Gee started the season with the Class-AAA Buffalo Bisons of the International League yet was shut down May 25th due to a torn labrum in his right shoulder.^[5]

2010

In 2010, Gee had a bounce back season and recouped his health after his season ending injury in 2009. He went 13-8 for Buffalo, and led Class-AAA with 165 strikeouts in 161 1/3 innings, yet he gave up more than a hit per inning and finished with a 4.96 ERA.^[6]

Gee made his major league debut with the Mets on September 7, 2010,^[7] marking the first time in Mets history that two starting pitchers made their major league debuts in the same game, as Gee faced Yunesky Maya of the Washington Nationals.^[7] Gee also became the first Mets pitcher to record an RBI in his major league debut. He pitched brilliantly in his debut, taking a no-hitter into the 6th inning. He finished giving up only two hits and one run in seven innings.^[6] Gee stayed with Mets until the end of the season, compiling a 2-2 record with a 2.18 ERA.

2011

The Mets recalled Gee to the major leagues on April 17, 2011 from the Buffalo Bisons.^[8] Gee then went on to go 7-0 with a 2.86 ERA in his first nine games as a starting pitcher.^[9] Gee was off to the best start by a New York Mets rookie to open a season in franchise history, exceeding Jon Matlack's 6-0 start in 1972.^[9]

Personal

Dillon Gee was born to parents Kevin and Kelly Gee on April 26, 1986.^[1] Gee is married to Kari Ann and his hobbies include hunting and golf.^[10]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "University of Texas at Arlington profile". University of Texas at Arlington. http://www.utamavs.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/gee_dillon00.html. Retrieved 12 September 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Dillon Gee Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights". mets.com. http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=518716. Retrieved 29 June 2011. 
3. ^ "Dillon Gee Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=gee---001dil. Retrieved 29 June 2011. 
4. ^ Costa, Brian (March 28, 2009). "Dillon Gee to start for New York Mets; Livan Hernandez to pitch in 'Timbuktu'". The Star-Ledger. http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2009/03/dillon_gee_to_start_for_new_yo.html. Retrieved 6 September 2010. 
5. ^ "Mets Top Prospects: #20 Dillon Gee". amazinavenue.com. http://www.amazinavenue.com/2009/12/29/1219234/mets-top-prospects-20-dillon-gee. Retrieved 29 June 2011. 
6. ^ ^{a b} Kaplan, Thomas (September 7, 2010). "Mets Call-Up Pitches Like Ace in Debut". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/08/sports/baseball/08mets.html. Retrieved September 8, 2010. 
7. ^ ^{a b} Rubin, Adam (September 6, 2010). "Gee, Maya will make Mets history". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/9809/gee-maya-will-make-mets-history. Retrieved 6 September 2010. 
8. ^ Mets recall RHP Gee, designate Misch, Canada.com, April 17, 2011.
9. ^ ^{a b} Adam Rubin. "Gee's hot start part skill, part luck". espn.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/columns/story?columnist=rubin_adam&id=6684555. Retrieved 29 June 2011. 
10. ^ Mark Newman. "Gee shows at Fan Cave with shaved head". mets.com. http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110622&content_id=20858508&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym. Retrieved 29 June 2011. 

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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Name	Gee, Dillon
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Date of birth	April 28, 1986
Place of birth	Cleburne, Texas
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