Orion Kerkering

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67+2⁄3 innings pitched. [1] In 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [2]

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Kerkering in the fifth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. [3] After signing with the team, he was assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Phillies and was later promoted to the Single-A Clearwater Threshers.[ citation needed ]

Kerkering was returned to Clearwater at the beginning of the 2023 season and was promoted to the High-A Jersey Shore BlueClaws after pitching 10+1⁄3 scoreless innings with 18 strikeouts over nine relief appearances to begin the season. [4] Kerkering was later promoted to the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils, and then to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs. [5] In 49 combined appearances between Clearwater, Jersey Shore, Reading, and Lehigh Valley, Kerkering accumulated a 4–1 record and 1.51 ERA with 79 strikeouts and 14 saves in 53+2⁄3 innings pitched. For his efforts, Kerkering was named the winner of the organization's Paul Owens Award for pitcher for the 2023 season. [6]

On September 22, 2023, Kerkering was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [7] He made his MLB debut two days later pitching a 1-2-3 8th inning, including two strikeouts, against the New York Mets. [8] On September 27, he picked up his first Major League win, after pitching a scoreless inning in a 7–6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.[ citation needed ] Kerkering would be named to the team's Wild Card Series roster, and in Game 2 facing the Miami Marlins he pitched another 1-2-3 inning, again occurring in the 8th inning. [9]

Personal life

Kerkering shares his given first name, Richard, with his father and paternal grandfather, but they all go by their middle names, all of which are different. [10]

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  2. ↑ "#44 Orion Kerkering". pointstreak.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Phillies select USF pitcher Orion Kerkering in 5th round of MLB draft".
  4. ↑ "Phillies prospect Orion Kerkering: Plus slider, triple-digit fastball, and a fast-riser?".
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Orion Kerkering
Philadelphia Phillies – No. 50
Pitcher
Born: (2001-04-04) April 4, 2001 (age 23)
Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 24, 2023, for the Philadelphia Phillies
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