Eric Orze | |
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New York Mets – No. 53 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Elk Grove, Illinois, U.S. | August 21, 1997|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 8, 2024, for the New York Mets | |
MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
Win–loss record | 0–1 |
Earned run average | 21.60 |
Strikeouts | 1 |
Teams | |
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Eric Paul Orze (born August 21,1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Orze attended Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream,Illinois,and the University of New Orleans,where he played college baseball for the New Orleans Privateers. While at New Orleans,he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and skin cancer. [1] [2]
The New York Mets selected Orze in the fifth round,with the 150th overall pick,of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. [3] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] Orze made his professional debut in 2021 with the High–A Brooklyn Cyclones and was promoted to the Double–A Binghamton Rumble Ponies and Triple–A Syracuse Mets during the season. [5] Over 34 relief appearances between the three teams,Orze went 4–2 with a 3.08 ERA and 67 strikeouts over 49+2⁄3 innings. [6]
Orze spent the majority of 2022 with Syracuse, also making two scoreless appearances for the Single–A St. Lucie Mets. In 32 appearances out of the bullpen for Syracuse, he recorded a 5.13 ERA with 64 strikeouts across 47+1⁄3 innings pitched. [7] Orze returned to Syracuse in 2023, making 39 appearances and posting a 3–4 record and 5.31 ERA with 81 strikeouts over 61 innings. [8]
Orze began the 2024 campaign with Syracuse, compiling a 3.76 ERA with 56 strikeouts and two saves across 38+1⁄3 innings pitched. On July 6, 2024, Orze was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [9]
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