Locke St. John | |
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Free agent | |
Relief pitcher | |
Born: Pell City, Alabama, U.S. | January 31, 1993|
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
MLB debut | |
June 25, 2019, for the Texas Rangers | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 7.27 |
Strikeouts | 9 |
Teams | |
Kenton Locke St. John (born January 31,1993) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs.
St. John attended Pell City High School in Pell City,Alabama. [1] He played college baseball at Southern Union Community College for two years and then transferred to the University of South Alabama for one season. [2] He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 32nd round,with the 970th overall selection,of the 2014 MLB draft. [3]
St. John spent the 2014 through 2017 seasons in the Tigers organization. [4] During his time with them,he played for the GCL Tigers,Connecticut Tigers,West Michigan Whitecaps,and Lakeland Flying Tigers. [5] [4] During the 2017 season,he converted from a conventional over the top pitcher,into a side-armer. [4]
St. John was selected by the Texas Rangers in the Triple-A phase of the 2017 Rule 5 draft. [6] He split the 2018 season between the Down East Wood Ducks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League and the Frisco RoughRiders Double-A Texas League,going a combined 6–3 with a 2.67 ERA in 60.2 innings. [7] [4] He opened the 2019 season back with Frisco, [8] and on June 6 he was promoted to the Nashville Sounds of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. [4] Between the two levels,St. John went 5–4 with a 4.38 ERA in 48 innings.
On June 20,2019,St. John had his contract selected and he was promoted to the major leagues. [9] He made his major league debut on June 25,retiring the two batters he faced. [10] On September 1,2019,St. John was designated for assignment after going 0–0 with a 5.40 ERA over 6.2 innings. [11] He was outrighted to Nashville on September 3. [12] He became a free agent on November 2,2020.
On January 4,2021,St. John signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers. [13] Over 36 games for the Toledo Mud Hens in 2021,he posted a 2.58 ERA.
On November 29,2021,St. John signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs. [14] He was assigned to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs to begin the season,posting a 5.14 ERA across five appearances. On April 16,2022,the Cubs selected St. John's contract. [15] St. John appeared in 1 game for Chicago,but surrendered 3 runs off of 2 home runs against the Milwaukee Brewers. He was designated for assignment on May 3 following the promotion of Robert Gsellman. [16]
On May 10,2022,St. John was claimed off waivers from the Chicago Cubs by the New York Mets,who designated him for assignment. The team opened up a spot on the 40-man roster for St. John when Jacob deGrom was transferred to the 60-day IL. [17] He didn’t appear in a major league game for New York before he was designated for assignment on June 26. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Syracuse Mets on July 1. [18] He spent the remainder of the season with Syracuse,struggling to a 2-5 record and 6.00 ERA with 25 strikeouts in 42.0 innings pitched across 29 appearances. On October 14,St. John elected to become a free agent.
On February 3,2023,St. John signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins organization. [19] St. John was released by the organization on March 24. [20]
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