Brooks Pounders

Brooks Pounders

Pounders pitching for the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2016
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – No. 62
Pitcher
Born: (1990-09-26) September 26, 1990
Temecula, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 5, 2016, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Win–loss record 2–1
Earned run average 9.24
Strikeouts 13
Teams

Brooks Casey Pounders (born September 26, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Kansas City Royals in 2016.

Career

Pounders graduated from Temecula Valley High School in Temecula, California. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Pounders in the second round of the 2009 MLB draft. After the 2011 season, the Pirates traded Pounders and Diego Goris to the Kansas City Royals for Yamaico Navarro.[1][2] Pounders underwent Tommy John surgery after the 2013 season, and missed the 2014 season while rehabilitating. He missed the first half of the 2015 season after tearing a latissimus dorsi muscle.[1]

The Royals promoted Pounders to the major leagues from the Omaha Storm Chasers of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League on July 5, 2016,[3] and he pitched in relief that night against the Toronto Blue Jays. He recorded his first career win on July 7, 2016 after pitching an inning of relief against the Mariners.[4] He finished the 2016 season with a 9.24 earned run average (ERA) in 12 23 innings pitched for Kansas City, and a 3.14 ERA in 80 13 innings pitched for Omaha.[5]

After the 2016 season, the Royals traded Pounders to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Jared Ruxer.[5]

Personal life

His father, Brad, played Minor League Baseball in the San Diego Padres organization for five years.[6]

References

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