Aaron Bummer

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31+23 innings. The following season, he improved dramatically, making 58 appearances while registering an ERA of 2.13 in 67+13 innings and striking out 60. The White Sox signed him a five-year $16 million contract. [7]

In 2020, Bummer only appeared in only nine games due to a left biceps strain that kept him out for a majority of the season. He was able to return for the final week of the season and was added to the White Sox' 2020 postseason roster. He appeared in two games in the 2020 American League Wild Card Series, not allowing a run in 1+13 innings combined during Chicago's 2–1 series loss to the Oakland Athletics. [8]

In 2021, Bummer appeared in 62 games with an ERA of 3.51 in 56.1 innings while striking out 75 batters as the White Sox made the postseason. Bummer appeared in three games in the 2021 American League Division Series against the Houston Astros posting a 8.10 ERA in 3+13 giving up 5 hits and 3 runs all earned as the White Sox lost in four games. In 2022, Bummer appeared in only 32 games after dealing with a knee injury that kept him out for three months from June to September. He posted an ERA of 2.36 in those 32 games while pitching in 26+23 innings and striking out 30 batters.

Atlanta Braves

On November 16, 2023, the White Sox traded Bummer to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Michael Soroka, Jared Shuster, Nicky Lopez, Braden Shewmake and Riley Gowens. [9] [10] In November 2024, Bummer and the Braves agreed to a restructured contract, guaranteeing Bummer $3.5 million for the 2025 season and $9.5 million in 2026. [11] [12]

Personal life

Bummer earned his bachelor's degree in finance from Nebraska in December 2016. Bummer and his wife, Amber, married in 2018. [13] They had their first child, a daughter, in February 2021. [14]

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Aaron Bummer
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Bummer with the Chicago White Sox in 2017
Atlanta Braves – No. 49
Pitcher
Born: (1993-09-21) September 21, 1993 (age 31)
Valencia, California, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 27, 2017, for the Chicago White Sox