(through 2024 season)
Kent Jeffrey Emanuel (born June 4,1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros and Miami Marlins. Emanuel played college baseball for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Emanuel attended Woodstock High School in Woodstock,Georgia. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 19th round of the 2010 MLB draft,but did not sign. [1] Emanuel attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and played college baseball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. In 2011,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [2] In 2013,Emanuel was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year. [3]
The Houston Astros selected Emanuel in the third round,with the 74th overall selection,of the 2013 MLB draft. [4] He pitched 9 scoreless innings for the GCL Astros in 2013. He split the 2014 season between the Quad Cities River Bandits and the Lancaster JetHawks,going a combined 9–7 with a 4.21 ERA over 124 innings. He spent the 2015 season with the Corpus Christi Hooks,going 1–1 with a 3.68 ERA over