Louis Coleman | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S. | April 4, 1986|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 21, 2011, for the Kansas City Royals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 29, 2018, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 12–6 |
Earned run average | 3.51 |
Strikeouts | 272 |
Teams | |
Harold Louis Coleman III (born April 4,1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals,Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers.
Coleman was born in Greenwood,Mississippi,to Hal and Kathy Coleman. He graduated from Pillow Academy in Greenwood and attended Louisiana State University (LSU),where he played college baseball for the LSU Tigers baseball team. [1] Coleman earned his agricultural business degree in May 2009. [2]
Coleman was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the fifth round of the 2009 MLB Draft, [3] and was called up to the majors for the first time on April 21,2011. [4] That night,he pitched two scoreless innings against the Cleveland Indians in his major league debut. On May 11,2011,Coleman recorded his first major league save by pitching a perfect 11th inning against the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium. [5]
The Royals placed Coleman on waivers in April 2015 with the purpose of removing him from their 40-man roster. [6] He was re-added to the roster on September 7. On February 3,2016,Coleman was released by the Royals.
On February 19,he signed a one-year,$725,000,free agent contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. [7] As a member of the Dodgers bullpen in 2016,he pitched in 61 games with a 2–1 record and 4.69 ERA. [8]
On January 10,2017,Coleman signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds. [9] He was released on June 19,2017.
On June 23,2017,Coleman signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. [10] He was released on August 26,2017. [11]
On February 23,2018,Coleman signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers. [12] On May 12,2018,the Tigers purchased Coleman's minor league contract and added him to the major league roster. [13] In 51+1⁄3 relief innings for the 2018 Tigers, Coleman posted a 4–1 record with a 3.51 ERA and 41 strikeouts. On November 29, 2018, Coleman re-signed to a minor league deal with the Tigers. [14] He was assigned to AAA Toledo Mud Hens to start the 2019 season. Coleman was released by the organization on July 4, 2019.
Coleman mostly throws a four-seam fastball (88 to 92 miles per hour (142 to 148 km/h)) and slider (78 to 81 miles per hour (126 to 130 km/h)), with an occasional changeup to left-handed hitters. [15]
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