| Joe Whitman | |
|---|---|
 Whitman with Hudson High School in 2019 | |
| San Francisco Giants | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:September 17, 2001 Akron, Ohio | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Joseph Daniel Whitman (born September 17,2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.
Whitman grew up in Hudson,Ohio and attended Hudson High School where he set the Ohio state record with ten saves as a junior in 2019. His senior season in 2020 was wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [2] Whitman would start his collegiate career at Purdue. He only pitched 5+2⁄3 innings over two seasons for the Boilermakers before he would decide to transfer to Kent State. [3] In his first season with the team, Whitman went 9–2 with a 2.56 ERA and 100 strikeouts. [4] For his performance on the year Whitman earned first team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC), and was named the MAC Pitcher of the Year. He was also named a first team All-American. [5]
Whitman was selected by the San Francisco Giants with the 69th overall pick in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. [6] [7] He signed with the Giants for $805,575. [8]
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