CJ Van Eyk

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56+2⁄3 innings, earning ACC All-Freshman honors. [5] [6] As a sophomore in 2019, he started 17 games, going 10–3 with a 3.80 ERA, compiling 120 strikeouts over 94+2⁄3 innings, [7] earning All-ACC Third Team honors. [8] For the 2020 season, he was named the Seminoles' opening day starter. [9] He appeared in four games before the college baseball season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10]

Professional career

Van Eyk was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the second round with the 42nd overall pick of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. [11] He signed with the Blue Jays on June 18 and received a $1.8 million bonus. [12]

Van Eyk made his professional debut and spent all of the 2021 season with the Vancouver Canadians of the High-A West, starting 19 games and pitching to a 4–6 record, a 5.83 ERA, and 100 strikeouts over 80+1⁄3 innings. [13] He underwent Tommy John surgery after the season, forcing him to miss all of 2022. [14]

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  1. ↑ "MLB 2024 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  2. ↑ Weiler, Curt. "Florida State baseball enters 2018 full of talent, potential". Tallahassee Democrat.
  3. ↑ III, Wayne E. McGahee; III, Wayne McGahee. "Florida State baseball preview: Pitching". Tallahassee Democrat.
  4. ↑ Weiss, Kevin (June 22, 2017). "Locals fare well in 2017 MLB Draft". The Laker/Lutz News.
  5. ↑ "Van Eyk named to All-Freshman team". www.wctv.tv. July 5, 2018.
  6. ↑ Weiler, Curt. "CJ Van Eyk embracing changes around FSU baseball entering his money year". Tallahassee Democrat.
  7. ↑ "Locals lead Florida State's charge to College World Series". Tampa Bay Times.
  8. ↑ "ACC Baseball Honors: FSU lands six on All-Conference teams". Noles247.
  9. ↑ Keel, Fletcher (February 13, 2020). "Seminoles rotation set ahead of season opener". www.wctv.tv.
  10. ↑ "Inbox: Looking ahead to Draft, future aces". MLB.com.
  11. ↑ Tolentino, Josh. "'He's always working': Blue Jays take college arm CJ Van Eyk..." The Athletic.
  12. ↑ Matheson, Keegan (June 18, 2020). "Blue Jays sign RHP draftees Van Eyk, Palmer". MLB.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  13. ↑ "On eve of Blue Jays' minor-league season, intrigue lies in New Hampshire".
  14. ↑ "Blue Jays ICYMI: CJ van Eyk out for 2022 after Tommy John surgery". February 22, 2022.
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CJ Van Eyk
Toronto Blue Jays
Pitcher
Born: (1998-09-15) September 15, 1998 (age 25)
Tampa, Florida
Bats: Right
Throws: Right