DJ Herz | |
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Washington Nationals – No. 74 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. | January 4, 2001|
Bats: Right Throws: Left | |
MLB debut | |
June 4, 2024, for the Washington Nationals | |
MLB statistics (through June 15,2024) | |
Win–loss record | 1–1 |
Earned run average | 3.77 |
Strikeouts | 21 |
Teams | |
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Davidjohn Patrick Herz (born January 4,2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Herz attended Terry Sanford High School in Fayetteville,North Carolina. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the eighth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. [1] He signed with the Cubs for $500,000,forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. [2]
Herz made his professional debut with the Arizona League Cubs. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] Herz started 2021 with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans and was later promoted to the South Bend Cubs. [4] [5] Over twenty starts between the two teams,he went 4–4 with a 3.31 ERA and 131 strikeouts over 81+2⁄3 innings. [6] Herz won the Vedie Himsl Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Year award. [7]
On July 31, 2023, Herz and Kevin Made were traded to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Jeimer Candelario. [8]
On November 14, 2023, the Nationals added Herz to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He was optioned to the Triple–A Rochester Red Wings to begin the 2024 season. [9] On June 4, 2024, Herz was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [10] Herz recorded his first major league win in his third start, defeating the Marlins on June 15. With the start, he became the first pitcher since Stephen Strasburg, and the second since 1901, to record 13 strikeouts without walking a batter in one his first three major league appearances. [11]
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