Josh Collmenter

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1⁄3 innings that season. He split the 2010 season between the Rawhide, Mobile Bay Bears and Reno Aces, going a combined 14–8 with a 3.38 ERA in 25 starts. [6]

Major leagues

Arizona Diamondbacks

Collmenter made his major league debut on April 17, 2011, against the San Francisco Giants. Collmenter entered the game in the 11th inning of a 5–5 game. He pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts. The Diamondbacks would go on to win the game in the bottom of the 12th when Stephen Drew drove in Justin Upton for the game's winning run, cementing Collmenter's first big league win.

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Collmenter at Chase Field in 2011

Collmenter has caught the eye of some observers due to his unusual over-the-top delivery. It is thought that the deceptiveness of the delivery has attributed to much of his success thus far. [7] He is the first pitcher since earned runs were recorded in 1912 to have given up four or fewer total earned runs and 20 or fewer total hits in his first six starts. Although he does not possess superior velocity to his fastball (average 87 MPH), he relies on throwing a sizable amount of cutters and changeups to keep hitters off-balance. He also throws a curveball less frequently.

In 2011, Collmenter got his first chance to pitch in the playoffs when he faced the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 3 of the Division Series. The D-Backs won the game 8–1 and Collmenter got the win. However, the Brewers would go on to win the best-of-five series, 3–2. Collmenter began the 2012 season in the rotation, but after going 0–2 with a 9.82 ERA in 4 starts and an average of less than 5 innings per start, Collmenter was demoted to the long relief role on April 30, and Patrick Corbin was called up to take his place in the rotation. [8] On November 3, 2015, the Diamondbacks exercised Collmenter's 2016 option. [9]

On July 30, 2016, the Diamondbacks designated Collmenter for assignment, [10] and released him on August 7. [11] On August 10, the Cubs signed Collmenter to a minor league deal. [12]

Atlanta Braves

He was traded to the Atlanta Braves on September 14. [13] Collmenter made his Braves debut three days later, starting a game for the first time since June 7, 2015, and earning a win against the Washington Nationals. [14] He was the sixteenth pitcher to have made a start for the Braves during the 2016 season, breaking a franchise record for the number of starting pitchers used in a single season. [15] The team re-signed Collmenter to a one-year deal worth $1.2 million in November 2016. [16] He pitched well to start the 2017 season, but began struggling in May and was designated for assignment on May 25. [17] He was outrighted to the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves on May 29, 2017. After pitching in five games for Gwinnett at the end of the season, he elected free agency on September 30, 2017.

Career MLB statistics

In 7 MLB seasons, Collmenter posted a 38-35 won-loss record with a 3.64 ERA. He appeared in 214 games, started 78 games and finished 56 games. In 695.1 innings pitched, he allowed 665 hits, 168 walks and struck out 494. Defensively, he handled 134 total chances (49 putouts, 85 assists) without an error for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. [18]

Auckland Tuatara

In 2018, Collmenter has been added to the New Zealand national baseball team U15 development squad as pitching coach. [19] On August 27, 2018, Collmenter was the first player signed by the Auckland Tuatara, a new expansion team of the Australian Baseball League based in Auckland, New Zealand, for the 2018–19 season. [20] He returned to the club for the 2019–20 season. [21]

Post-playing career

Collmenter was named as the New Zealand pitching coach for the 2021 World Baseball Classic Qualifier. [22] He was also announced as a broadcaster for a series of Spring Training webcasts of Diamondbacks games in 2023. [23]

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Josh Collmenter
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Collmenter with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2016
Pitcher
Born: (1986-02-07) February 7, 1986 (age 37)
Homer, Michigan, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 17, 2011, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Last MLB appearance
May 24, 2017, for the Atlanta Braves
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