Kodi Medeiros

Kodi Medeiros

Medeiros pitching for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in 2015
Milwaukee Brewers
Pitcher
Born: (1996-05-25) May 25, 1996
Hilo, Hawaii
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Kodi Mitsugi-Kaiana Medeiros (born May 25, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He was drafted by the Brewers in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.

Career

Medeiros attended Waiakea High School in Hilo, Hawaii. In August 2013, he pitched in the Perfect Game All-American Classic at Petco Park.[1] As a senior, he was the Hawaii Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year after going 7–1 with a 0.97 earned run average (ERA) and 83 strikeouts in  43 1⁄3 innings pitched.[2][3] He also had a .486 batting average, one home run and 13 runs batted in.

Medeiros signed with Pepperdine University in December 2013.[4] He was considered one of the top prospects for the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.[5][6][7] The Milwaukee Brewers selected Medeiros with the 12th overall selection in the first round.[8] He signed on June 14.[9] Medeiros spent 2014 with the AZL Brewers where he went 0-2 with a 7.13 ERA. He spent 2015 with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, where he posted a 4-5 record with a 4.44 ERA. In 2016, Medeiros played for the Brevard County Manatees where he went 4-12 with a 5.93 ERA in 85 innings pitched.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Medeiros shines in Perfect Game All-American Classic
  2. ↑ Medeiros honored as the Gatorade Hawaii Baseball Player of the Year
  3. ↑ All-BIIF Division I baseball: Medeiros delivers on promise
  4. ↑ Medeiros signs with Pepperdine
  5. ↑ Lefty Medeiros makes scouts' Hawaii trips worthwhile
  6. ↑ High school baseball: Waiakea’s Kodi Medeiros lost game but won scouts’ favor
  7. ↑ Waiakea Grad Medeiros Invited to MLB Draft
  8. ↑ Brewers grab prep lefty Medeiros with 12th pick
  9. ↑ Brewers come to terms with top three Draft picks
  10. ↑ http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=656727#/career/R/pitching/2016/ALL

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