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Zeke Spruill

Zeke Spruill

American baseball player (born 1989)

Ezekiel Stephen Spruill (born September 11, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, in the KBO League for the Kia Tigers, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Lamigo Monkeys.

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Career

Atlanta Braves

Spruill was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round, 70th overall, in the 2008 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the GCL Braves. Spruill spent the 2008–2012 seasons in the Braves minor league system, reaching as high as Double-A with the Mississippi Braves. The Braves added Spruill to the team's 40-man roster on November 20, 2012.[1]

Arizona Diamondbacks

After the 2012 season, the Braves traded Spruill, Nick Ahmed, Martín Prado, Randall Delgado, and Brandon Drury to the Diamondbacks for Justin Upton and Chris Johnson.[2]

Spruill made his MLB debut on June 21, 2013, against the Cincinnati Reds at Chase Field.[3] He pitched one inning in relief, giving up one hit, no runs, and picked up his first career strikeout.

In August, Spruill made 2 starts, pitching a combined 7 innings while allowing 10 runs; in both starts he received the loss.

Boston Red Sox

On December 12, 2014, he was traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Myles Smith.[4] He was designated for assignment on July 3, 2015, to create room for Noe Ramirez on the 40 man roster.

Kia Tigers

On December 2, 2015, Spruill signed a one-year, $700,000 deal with the Kia Tigers of the KBO.[5] In 2016 with Kia, Spruill registered a 5.27 ERA and 10–13 record with 125 strikeouts in 30 appearances.

Lamigo Monkeys

On February 15, 2017, Spruill signed with the Lamigo Monkeys of the CPBL.[6] On June 18, 2017, Spruill threw a no-hitter against the Fubon Guardians. However, the game was not scored as a no-hitter because the game was called in the 7th inning due to rain.

Texas Rangers

On December 14, 2017, Spruill signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.[7] He was released in March 2018 without making any official spring training appearances.

Return to Lamigo Monkeys

On April 10, 2018, Spruill signed with the Lamigo Monkeys as the team's foreign backup pitcher. He will pitch for the club's farm team and can only be promoted if one of the three other foreign pitchers on the active roster is released.[8] On May 27, 2018, Spruill was called up to the Monkeys following the release of Darin Downs.[9] Spruill later re-signed with the Monkeys for the 2019 season.[10] He was later released on May 20, 2019.[11]

References

  1. [1]
    Bowman, Mark (November 20, 2012). "Bethancourt among five added to Braves' 40-man". MLB.com. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  2. [2]
    Baum, Bob (January 24, 2013). "East Longmeadow's Nick Ahmed headed to Arizona Diamondbacks organization in Justin Upton trade". MassLive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Paul Goldschmidt launches 2 homers again as D-backs pummel Reds". ESPN.com. Associated Press. June 21, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Red Sox pick up 3 starters for rotation". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 12, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  5. [5]
    "Kia Tigers sign two ex-MLB pitchers". Yonhap News. December 2, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  6. [6]
    "12強美國隊投手史博威 加盟桃猿隊" (in Chinese). cna.com.tw. February 15, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Rangers' Zeke Spruill: Joins Rangers on minor-league deal". cbssports.com. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  8. [8]
    "Zeke Spruill Will Return to Lamigo Monkeys for 2018 Season". April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  9. [9]
    "Monkeys Release Darin Downs, Call Up Zeke Spruill". May 27, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  10. [10]
    "Lamigo Monkeys Re-Sign Zeke Spruill for 2019 season". January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  11. [11]
    "Lamigo Monkeys Release Zeke Spruill, Call up Roger Bernadina". May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
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