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| Andrew Thurman | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:December 10, 1991 Orange, California | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Andrew M. Thurman (born December 10,1991) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
Thurman attended Orange Lutheran High School in Orange,California,and played for the school's baseball team. [1] He enrolled at the University of California,Irvine where he played college baseball for the UC Irvine Anteaters. [2] [3] In 2011 and 2012,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [4] [5]
The Houston Astros selected Thurman in the second round,with the 40th overall selection,of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. [6] [7] Thurman signed with the Astros,receiving a $1.4 million signing bonus. [8]
Thurman made his professional debut with the Tri-City ValleyCats of the Low–A New York–Penn League after he signed. [9] In 2014,he played for the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Single–A Midwest League. [10]
The Astros traded Thurman,Mike Foltynewicz,and Rio Ruiz to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Evan Gattis and James Hoyt on January 14,2015. [11] [12] Thurman began the 2015 season with the Carolina Mudcats of the High–A Carolina League,but went on the disabled list after the Mudcats' team bus flipped over on May 12. [13] He missed two months of the season. Thurman began the 2016 season with the Mississippi Braves of the Double–A Southern League. [14] He was demoted to Carolina on July 20,and released on August 18. [15] [16]
Thurman signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 24,2016. [17] He appeared in 17 games between the Single–A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and Double-A Tulsa Drillers and was 2–1 with a 1.91 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 33.0 innings of work. [18] He elected free agency following the season on November 6,2017. [19]
On April 19,2018,Thurman signed with the Sioux City Explorers of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He was released prior to the season on May 15.
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