Jay Groome

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61+1⁄3innings pitched for the school's baseball team. He transferred to the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, before his junior year, and committed to attend Vanderbilt University on a college baseball scholarship. [2] Groome pitched to a 5–0 record and a 1.22 ERA with 81 strikeouts and nine walks in 43 innings as a junior. [3]

Due to feeling homesick, Groome opted to return to Barnegat for his senior year. [4] However, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association ruled that Groome was ineligible to pitch for Barnegat in April 2016 because the transfer did not involve a change of address. [5] He regained his eligibility after 30 days, or half of Barnegat's games. [6]

Professional career

Boston Red Sox

Groome was a potential first overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft, [7] [8] [9] and worked out for the Philadelphia Phillies, who had the first pick. [10] Prior to the draft, Groome changed his college commitment from Vanderbilt to Chipola College, a junior college in Florida. [11] [12] He was selected 12th overall by the Boston Red Sox in the draft, [13] falling in part due to a reported signing bonus demand of $4 million and because of his change in college commitment; teams had signability concerns. [12] [14] The Red Sox and Groome agreed to a $3.65 million signing bonus. [15]

In 2016, Groome made two starts for the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Red Sox before being promoted to the Lowell Spinners of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League. [16] He posted a combined 2.70 ERA in three games for the Red Sox and Spinners. He spent 2017 with both Lowell and the Greenville Drive of the Class A South Atlantic League, going 3–9 with a 5.69 ERA in 14 games between both teams. [17]

At the start of the 2018 season, Groome did not play, with what was initially thought to be a flexor strain. On May 9, 2018, the Red Sox announced that Groome would undergo Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow. [18] In April 2019, Groome was projected to return mid-way through the 2019 season; [19] he made his first appearance on August 21, pitching an inning for the Gulf Coast League Red Sox. [20] After another one-inning appearance in the Gulf Coast League, Groome made one appearance with Lowell; overall for the season he pitched four innings, allowing five hits and one run (2.25 ERA). [17] After the 2020 minor league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Groome was invited to participate in the Red Sox' fall instructional league. [21] Following the 2020 season, Groome was ranked by Baseball America as the Red Sox' number six prospect. [22]

On November 20, 2020, Groome was added to the 40-man roster. [23] In May 2021, he was assigned to Greenville, now a High-A team. [17] In early September, he was promoted to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs. [24] Overall for the 2021 season, Groome made 21 starts and compiled a 5–8 record with a 4.81 ERA. [25]

Groome returned to Portland to start the 2022 season. [26] [27] The Red Sox promoted him to the Worcester Red Sox of the Triple-A International League on July 14. [28]

San Diego Padres

On August 2, 2022, the Red Sox traded Groome to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Eric Hosmer, Max Ferguson, Corey Rosier, and cash considerations. [29] [30] The Padres assigned Groome to the El Paso Chihuahuas of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. [31] He made 10 starts for El Paso after the trade, posting a 3–2 record and 3.16 with 44 strikeouts in 51+1⁄3 innings pitched.

Groome was optioned to Triple-A El Paso to begin the 2023 season, and was one of San Diego's final roster cuts after pitching to a 1.29 ERA with 13 strikeouts in 5 spring appearances. [32] He spent the year with Triple–A El Paso, struggling to a 4–10 record and 8.55 ERA with 137 strikeouts across 30 starts.

Groome was again optioned to El Paso to begin the 2024 season. [33] In 3 starts, he compiled a 3.60 ERA with 5 strikeouts across 5 innings pitched. On June 4, 2024, MLB suspended Groome for one year for violating their gambling policy. [34]

Pitching style

At the time of the MLB draft, Groome threw a four-seam fastball between 92–96 miles per hour (148–154 km/h), a changeup, and a curveball. [7] After recovering from Tommy John surgery, his fastball velocity declined to 90–94 miles per hour (145–151 km/h), but he also developed a cut fastball and a two-seam fastball. [31]

Personal life

Groome has two older sisters and two younger brothers. [6] As of November 2020, Jay Groome was living in Fort Myers, Florida. [35] In December 2020, Groome married Amanda Muller, also of Barnegat, New Jersey; the two were expecting their first child in July 2021. [36]

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Further reading

Jay Groome
San Diego Padres – No. 55
Pitcher
Born: (1998-08-23) August 23, 1998 (age 26)
Barnegat Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
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