- Clayton Mortensen
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Clay Mortensen Colorado Rockies — No. 59 Pitcher Born: April 10, 1985 Bats: Right Throws: Right MLB debut June 29, 2009 for the St. Louis Cardinals Career statistics
(through 2011 season)Wins-Losses 3-4 Strikeouts 31 ERA 5.19 Teams - St. Louis Cardinals (2009)
- Oakland Athletics (2009–2010)
- Colorado Rockies (2011–present)
Clayton Grant Mortensen (born April 10, 1985 in Rexburg, Idaho) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals 36th overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.[1] After graduating from Madison High School, Mortensen went on to play at Treasure Valley Community College, then Gonzaga University before being drafted by the Cardinals. He is 6' 4", 180 lbs.
He was invited to Spring Training 2009,[2] but began the season in the minors. He was called up to the major leagues for the first time on June 29, 2009.[3]
On July 24, 2009, Mortensen was traded to the Oakland Athletics along with Brett Wallace and Shane Peterson for Matt Holliday. He was called up to the A's to replace Russ Springer on August 8.[4]
On the night of 2 October 2009, Mortensen was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and spent the night in the Santa Clara County jail.[5]
Mortensen was married December 10, 2010 to Janna Burtrum, exactly 1 year after their first date.
Mortensen was designated for assignment in January 2011 and was eventually traded to the Colorado Rockies for minor league pitcher Ethan Hollingsworth.
References
- ^ 2007 MLB.com Draft tracker
- ^ "Cards offer 20 non-roster invites: Rasmus and Wallace among those to attend big-league camp". MLB.com. January 23, 2009. http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090123&content_id=3768070&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
- ^ Cards' Greene back on disabled list (June 29, 2009)
- ^ Slusser, Susan (August 8, 2009). "Springer claimed by Tampa Bay - updated". The San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/athletics/detail?blogid=21&entry_id=45170.
- ^ Slusser, Susan (October 4, 2009). "Mortensen arrested for suspected drunk driving - updated". The San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/athletics/detail?entry_id=48904&tsp=1.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Colorado Rockies current roster Active roster 1 Eric Young, Jr. | 2 Troy Tulowitzki | 5 Carlos González | 6 Tommy Field | 7 Seth Smith | 9 Ian Stewart | 10 Chris Nelson | 12 Wilin Rosario | 16 Huston Street | 17 Todd Helton | 20 Chris Iannetta | 21 Ty Wigginton | 22 Héctor Gómez | 23 Jason Giambi | 24 Dexter Fowler | 27 Matt Lindstrom | 34 Matt Belisle | 37 Greg Reynolds | 41 Cole Garner | 43 Alex White | 45 Jhoulys Chacín | 46 Jason Hammel | 47 Drew Pomeranz | 48 Esmil Rogers | 49 Rex Brothers | 56 Josh Roenicke | 58 Jordan Pacheco | 59 Clayton Mortensen | 61 Edgmer Escalona | 63 Rafael Betancourt | -- Andrew Brown | -- Casey Weathers
Inactive roster Disabled list 8 Charlie Blackmon | 18 Jonathan Herrera | 19 Ryan Spilborghs | 29 Jorge de la Rosa | 44 Juan Nicasio
Restricted list Coaching Staff Manager 4 Jim Tracy | Bench Coach 11 Tom Runnells | 1st Base Coach 30 Glenallen Hill | 3rd Base Coach 25 Rich Dauer | Hitting Coach 13 Carney Lansford | Pitching Coach 36 Bob Apodaca | Bullpen Coach 52 Jim Wright
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