Joe Biagini

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2⁄3 total innings in 20 starts. He posted a 7–6 record, 5.03 ERA, and 79 strikeouts. [2]

In 2014, Biagini was promoted to the Advanced-A San Jose Giants, and made 23 starts for the team, finishing the year with a 10–9 record, 4.01 ERA, and 103 strikeouts in 128 innings pitched. [2] He would play the entire 2015 season with the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels and threw a career-high 1301⁄3 innings over 23 appearances (22 starts). Biagini finished the season with a 10–7 win–loss record, 2.42 ERA, and 84 strikeouts. [2]

Toronto Blue Jays

On December 10, 2015, Biagini was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the Rule 5 draft. [5]

Major leagues

On March 30, 2016, manager John Gibbons announced that Biagini had made the Opening Day roster, and would pitch out of the bullpen. [6] He made his Major League debut on April 8, pitching a perfect 9th inning against the Boston Red Sox, and struck out David Ortiz for his first career strikeout. [7] He earned his first win on May 3, pitching a perfect 10th inning in an eventual 3–1 walk-off victory over the Texas Rangers. [8] On May 19, Biagini earned his first save, pitching the 11th inning in a 3–2 win over the Minnesota Twins. [9] Biagini did not yield a home run until September 3, when Kevin Kiermaier of the Tampa Bay Rays hit a two-run shot in a 7–5 loss for the Blue Jays. [10] Biagini finished his first MLB season with a 4–3 record, 3.06 ERA, and 62 strikeouts in 672⁄3 innings pitched. [11]

Biagini began the 2017 season in the Blue Jays' bullpen. With injuries and ineffective performances in Toronto's starting rotation, Biagini made his first career start on May 7 and held Tampa Bay to a single unearned run on two hits in four innings, leading the Blue Jays to a 2–1 victory. [12] [13] From May to early July, Biagini made 11 starts filling in for the injured Aaron Sanchez and Francisco Liriano. He was then moved back to the bullpen. [14] On August 4, Biagini was optioned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. [15] He returned to the major leagues, and the rotation, on August 27, allowing 5 runs over 32⁄3 innings in a 7–2 loss to the Minnesota Twins. [16] On September 1, in a game against the Baltimore Orioles, Biagini had his best start as a Blue Jay to date, throwing 7 shutout innings and striking out a career-high 10 batters, though Toronto would eventually lose 1–0 in the 13th. [17] Biagini finished the season splitting time between the rotation and the bullpen, finishing with a record of 3–13 in 44 games, 18 starts. In 119+2⁄3 innings, he struck out 97.

Following the signing of Jaime García to be their fifth starter, the Blue Jays optioned Biagini to Buffalo to begin the 2018 season, where he was named the Opening Day starter for the Bisons. [18] The Blue Jays called up Biagini to make a spot start on April 17, for the second game of their doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals. [19] Following the game, he was returned to the Bisons. After returning to the major leagues, Biagini spent the majority of the season in the Blue Jays bullpen, appearing in 50 games while making 4 spot starts. He finished the season with a 4–2 record and an ERA of 6 over 72 innings. [20]

Houston Astros

On July 31, 2019, Biagini was traded to the Houston Astros (along with Aaron Sanchez and Cal Stevenson) in exchange for Derek Fisher. [21] In his first appearance with the Astros, Biagini pitched an inning of relief in a combined no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners. The final score was 9–0. [22] With the 2020 Houston Astros, Biagini appeared in 4 games, compiling a 0–0 record with 20.77 ERA and 4 strikeouts in 4.1 innings pitched. [23] On September 29, Biagini was designated for assignment. [24] Biagini rejected his outright assignment and elected free agency on October 9, 2020. [25]

Chicago Cubs

On December 17, 2020, Biagini signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization. [26] He played with the Iowa Cubs and was temporarily added to the team's roster as a COVID-19 replacement and was removed on October 18, 2021. [27]

Second stint with the Blue Jays

On March 10, 2022, Biagini signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. [28] He was released on July 26, 2022.

International career

Born in the United States and of Italian descent, Biagini played for the Italy national baseball team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic. [29]

Personal life

Biagini's father, Rob, played for the San Francisco Giants organization from 1981 to 1982. [30] [31]

In November 2016, Biagini was a member of the audience at a taping of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . During the show, Fallon passed Biagini in the audience and attempted to high-five him along with other audience members, but missed Biagini's hand. During the November 18 episode, Fallon stated that he had taken criticism on Twitter for botching the high-five, and brought Biagini out on stage briefly to complete their high-five. [32]

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Joe Biagini
Joe Biagini 2016.jpg
Biagini with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2016
Pitcher
Born: (1990-05-29) May 29, 1990 (age 33)
Menlo Park, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 8, 2016, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 2021, for the Chicago Cubs
Awards and achievements
Preceded by No-hit game
August 3, 2019
(with Sanchez, Harris & Devenski)		Succeeded by
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