| Grant Koch | |
|---|---|
 Koch with the Indianapolis Indians in 2024 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Catcher | |
| Born:February 5, 1997 Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 29, 2024, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Career statistics (through June 2,2024) | |
| Batting average | .000 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
Grant Koch (born February 5,1997) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Koch played college baseball at Arkansas from 2016 to 2018. [1]
Koch was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 5th round,with the 144th overall selection,of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft,and signed for a $364,600 signing bonus. [2] He made his professional debut with the Low–A West Virginia Black Bears,hitting .188/.304/.263 with two home runs and 11 RBI over 40 contests. [3]
Koch spent 2019 with the Single–A Greensboro Grasshoppers,playing in 94 games and batting .202/.274/.318 with eight home runs and 34 RBI. [4] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] Koch returned to action in 2021 with Greensboro and the Double–A Altoona Curve,accumulating a .178/.259/.348 slash line with 10 home runs and 36 RBI across 70 games. [6]
Koch split the 2022 campaign between Altoona and the Single–A Bradenton Marauders. In 32 total games,he hit a combined .202/.327/.255 with one home run and eight RBI. [7] Koch spent the 2023 season with the Triple–A Indianapolis Indians,hitting .255/.318/.391 with five home runs and 23 RBI. [8]
Koch began the 2024 season with the Triple–A Indianapolis Indians,hitting .167/.211/.259 with one home run and five RBI across 17 games. On May 28,2024,Koch was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [9] In three games for the Pirates,he went 0–for–7 with one walk. On June 4,Koch was designated for assignment by Pittsburgh. [10] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Indianapolis on June 6. [11]
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