Donn Roach

Not to be confused with Don Roach.
Donn Roach

Roach pitching for the Lake Elsinore Storm in 2012
KT Wiz
Pitcher
Born: (1989-12-14) December 14, 1989
Las Vegas, Nevada
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 2, 2014, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through August 2, 2016)
Win–loss record 3–1
Earned run average 5.77
Strikeouts 20
Teams

Donn Mitchell Roach (born December 14, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher with the KT Wiz of the KBO League. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2014 with the San Diego Padres, and has also played for the Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners.

Career

Roach graduated from Bishop Gorman High School in Summerlin, Nevada in 2008. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim selected Roach in the 40th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. He did not sign, and attended the University of Arizona, where he played college baseball for the Arizona Wildcats. After one year at Arizona, Roach transferred to the College of Southern Nevada, a junior college, to play for the Southern Nevada Coyotes. He was then drafted again by the Angels, in the third round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.[1][2] Roach chose to sign with the Angels.

On May 4, 2012, the Angels traded Roach and Alexi Amarista to the San Diego Padres for Ernesto Frieri.[3] He was added to the Padres' 40-man roster after the 2013 season to protect him from being selected by another team in the Rule 5 draft.[4] He made the Padres' Opening Day roster in 2014 and made his MLB debut on April 2, 2014.[5] Roach was designated for assignment by the Padres on November 3, 2014.[6] The Chicago Cubs claimed Roach on waivers on November 12, 2014.[7] He was designated for assignment by the Cubs on December 19, 2014,[8] and began the season with the Iowa Cubs of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.[9] The Cubs promoted Roach to the majors in June. He allowed eight hits and four runs in  3 1⁄3 innings in his Cubs debut on June 27 as a starter, in a loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.[10]

Roach was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds on July 13, 2015. He was designated for assignment on August 23, and claimed by the Toronto Blue Jays on August 25.[11] He was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on September 30, and elected free agency on October 14.[12]

He signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners in December 2015. On August 6, 2016, Roach was designated for assignment.[13]

Roach was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Tigers on August 9, 2016.[14] On September 3, 2016, the Tigers designated Roach for assignment. On September 5, 2016, he was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics.

Roach signed with the KT Wiz of the KBO League on November 7, 2016.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Several Las Vegans selected on second day of MLB Draft". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Eight of Harper's college teammates drafted". MLB.com. March 27, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ernesto Frieri traded to Angels". Espn.go.com. May 4, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Three Minor Leaguers join JJ on 40-man roster". Sandiego.padres.mlb.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  5. ↑ Kantowskilas, Ron. "Former Gorman ace breaks in with Padres". Review-Journal. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Padres reinstate 4; designate Roach, Stults". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Cubs claim Donn Roach off waivers from Padres - HardballTalk". nbcsports.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Cubs claim catcher Ryan Lavarnway and outfielder Shane Peterson off waivers". MLB.com. December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Donn Roach making the most of chance with Cubs". Des Moines Register. April 21, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  10. ↑ Chicago Tribune (June 27, 2015). "Cubs rotation troubles exposed once again as Donn Roach falters". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  11. ↑ Chisholm, Gregor (August 25, 2015). "Blue Jays claim Roach from Reds; righty to join Triple-A". MLB.com. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  12. ↑ "International League Transactions". milb.com. p. October 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Mariners' Donn Roach: Designated for assignment". cbssports.com. August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Tigers claim RHP Donn Roach off waivers". The Detroit News. August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  15. ↑ Adams, Steve (November 7, 2016). "Donn Roach Signs With KBO's KT Wiz". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
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