- Mike Minor (baseball)
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Mike Minor Atlanta Braves — No. 36 Pitcher Born: December 26, 1987
Chapel Hill, TennesseeBats: Right Throws: Left MLB debut August 9, 2010 for the Atlanta Braves Career statistics
(through August 30, 2011)Win–loss record 7-4 Earned run average 5.04 Strikeouts 95 Teams - Atlanta Braves (2010-present)
Medal record Baseball Competitor for United States
Pan American Games Silver 2007 Rio de Janeiro National team World University Championship Gold 2008 Brno National team Michael David "Mike" Minor (born December 26, 1987) is a left-handed starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. He was selected 7th overall in the 2009 MLB Draft by the Braves.
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Early life
Minor had an outstanding high school career at Forrest School in Chapel Hill, Tennessee and was drafted in the 13th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays after his senior season. However, he did not sign, choosing to attend Vanderbilt University.
College career
Minor played at Vanderbilt University with fellow major leaguers Pedro Alvarez of the Pittsburgh Pirates and David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Awards/Honors
- 2007 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
- 2007 Rivals.com Freshman All-American
- 2007 SEC All-Freshman Team
- 2007 SEBaseball.com SEC Freshman of the Year
- 2007 SEBaseball.com Second Team All-SEC
- 2008 Best pitcher Haarlem Baseball Week
- 2009 Louisville Slugger Second Team Pre-season All-American [2]
- 2009 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Second Team Pre-season All-America Team [3]
- 2009 SEC Pitcher of the Week - Week 8
United States National Team
Minor pitched for the United States National Team (Collegiate) in 2007 and 2008.
One highlight of the 2008 season was his earning the 4-1 win over Cuba in the championship game of the Haarlem Baseball Week tournament in The Netherlands. This victory marked the first time in recorded history that a United States Collegiate National Team has defeated the Cuba Olympic Team in a tournament title game. In the 2008 World University Baseball Championship held in Brno, Czech Republic, Minor led Team USA to its third gold medal alongside Stephen Strasburg. In the tournament, he was 1-0 with a 1.15 ERA and 16 strikeouts, allowing 8 hits in 15 2/3 innings for Team USA.
Awards/Honors
- 2008 Baseball America’s Summer Player of the Year
Pro career
Minor was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the first round (7th overall) in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. [1] and represented the United States in the 2010 All-Star Futures Game.
Atlanta Braves
Minor made his major-league debut on August 9th, 2010 against the Houston Astros. He recorded his first strikeout against Chris Johnson. On the night he went 6 innings giving up 5 hits and 4 runs (3 earned) while walking only 1 and striking out 5 batters; he got no decision. In his next start on August 17th, 2010, Minor went 6 innings giving up 5 hits and 2 earned runs and got his first major league victory. Then, in his third career start against the Chicago Cubs, Minor went 6 innings giving up 3 earned runs while striking out 12 and earning his second career victory. Those 12 strikeouts set a Atlanta Braves rookie strikeout record in a single game; surpassing Tommy Hanson's 11 strikeouts in 2009. On August 18th 2011 in a game against the Giants, Minor pitched six scoreless innings including facing the minimum number of batters over the last four innings. This victory was the first time in 17 major league starts that Minor did not give up a run. [2]
Pitch repertoire
Minor throws a fastball that sits 88-91MPH but can touch up to 95MPH. His best secondary pitch is a slider, that has tight spin and hard bite late in the zone. Also throws a curveball as a show pitch. He throws a change-up as well but needs to improve this pitch to become more effective.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Mike Minor Bio, VUCommodores.com
- Vandy pitching ace Minor now a marked man, Nashville City Paper
- Minor earns second win over Cuba in a week, USABaseball.com
- Minor named to Wallace Watch List, VUCommodores.com
- Vandy's Mike Minor makes pitch to pros, Tennessean
Atlanta Braves first-round draft picks 1965: Dick Grant | 1966: Al Santorini | 1967: Andrew Finlay | 1968: Curtis Moore | 1969: Gene Holbert | 1970: Ron Broaddus | 1971: Taylor Duncan | 1972: Preston Hanna | 1973: Pat Rockett | 1974: Dale Murphy | 1975: Donald Young | 1976: Ken Smith | 1977: Tim Cole | 1978: Bob Horner | 1979: Brad Komminsk | 1980: Ken Dayley, Jim Acker | 1981: Jay Roberts | 1982: Duane Ward | 1983: No first round pick | 1984: Drew Denson | 1985: Tommy Greene | 1986: Kent Mercker | 1987: Derek Lilliquist | 1988: Steve Avery | 1989: Tyler Houston | 1990: Chipper Jones | 1991: Mike Kelly | 1992: Jamie Arnold | 1993: No first round pick | 1994: Jacob Shumate | 1995: Chad Hutchinson | 1996: A. J. Zapp, Jason Marquis | 1997: Troy Cameron | 1998: No first round pick | 1999: No first round pick | 2000: Adam Wainwright, Scott Thorman, Kelly Johnson, Aaron Herr | 2001: Macay McBride, Josh Burrus, Richard Lewis | 2002: Jeff Francoeur, Dan Meyer | 2003: Luis Atilano, Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 2004: No first round pick | 2005: Joey Devine, Beau Jones | 2006: Cody Johnson, Cory Rasmus, Steven Evarts | 2007: Jason Heyward, Jon Gilmore | 2008: Brett DeVall | 2009: Mike Minor | 2010: Matthew Lipka | 2011: Sean GilmartinAtlanta Braves current roster Active roster 5 Freddie Freeman | 7 Brooks Conrad | 8 David Ross | 10 Chipper Jones | 14 Martín Prado | 15 Tim Hudson | 16 Brian McCann | 17 José Constanza | 20 Eric Hinske | 22 Jason Heyward | 23 Matt Diaz | 23 Brandon Hicks | 24 Michael Bourn | 26 Dan Uggla | 28 Tyler Pastornicky | 34 Eric O'Flaherty | 36 Mike Minor | 37 Brandon Beachy | 38 Anthony Varvaro | 39 Jonny Venters | 40 Randall Delgado | 46 Craig Kimbrel | 48 Tommy Hanson | 49 Jair Jurrjens | 50 Cristhian Martínez | 53 Cory Gearrin | 54 Kris Medlen | 56 Jairo Asencio | 57 Julio Teherán | 58 Peter Moylan | 59 Arodys Vizcaíno | 63 Erik Cordier | -- Luis Avilan | -- Jaye Chapman | -- J. J. Hoover | -- Todd Redmond
Coaching Staff Manager 33 Fredi González | Bench Coach 18 Carlos Tosca | 1st Base Coach 9 Terry Pendleton | 3rd Base Coach 51 Brian Snitker | Hitting Coach -- Greg Walker | Pitching Coach 45 Roger McDowell | Bullpen Coach 12 Eddie Pérez | Coach 55 Alan Butts | Coach -- Scott Fletcher
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