Parker Dunshee

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71+23 innings which were split between starting, closing, and long relief. [5] After the 2015 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star. [6] In 2016, Dunshee's junior year, he pitched to a 10–5 record with a 3.20 ERA in 16 games (15 starts). [7] After his junior year, he was drafted in the 14th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Chicago Cubs. [8] However, he did not sign and chose to return to Wake Forest for his senior year. [9] During his senior year, he started 17 games and went 9–1 with a 3.91 ERA, helping lead Wake Forest to their first super regional appearance since 1999. [10] After his senior year, Dunshee was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the seventh round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. [11]

Professional career

Oakland Athletics

Dunshee signed with Oakland and made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Athletics where he pitched in one game before being promoted to the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Class A Short Season New York-Penn League, where he was named an All-Star. [12] In 38+13 innings pitched for Vermont, he did not allow a run. [13] In 2018, he began with the Stockton Ports of the Class A-Advanced California League and was named an All-Star before being promoted to the Midland RockHounds of the Class AA Texas League in June. [14] [15] In 24 games (22 starts) between the two clubs, he went 13–6 with a 2.33 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. [16] To begin the 2019 season, he returned to Midland before he was promoted to the Las Vegas Aviators of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League in May. [17] [18] Over 26 games (25 starts) between the two clubs, Dunshee pitched to a 6–7 record with a 4.36 ERA, striking out 124 over 130 innings. [19] After the season, he was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12. [20] Over two starts, he compiled a 1.59 ERA covering 5+23 innings. [21]

Dunshee did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [22] To begin the 2021 season, he returned to the Aviators, now members the Triple-A West. [23] After five starts, he was placed on the injured list with a collarbone injury. [24] He was activated in early September. [25] Over ten games (nine starts) with the Aviators for the 2021 season, Dunshee went 1-5 with a 6.65 ERA and 38 strikeouts over 43+13 innings. [26]

Dunshee returned to Las Vegas for the 2022 season. [27] Over 31 games (twenty starts), he went 5-11 with a 9.22 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 111+13 innings and led the minors in home runs allowed with 38. [28] He made one appearance for Las Vegas in 2023, allowing two runs in an inning of work before he was released on April 14, 2023. [29]

San Francisco Giants

On April 24, 2023, Dunshee signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization. [30] He elected free agency on November 6. [31]

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Parker Dunshee
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1995-02-12) February 12, 1995 (age 28)
Zionsville, Indiana
Bats: Right
Throws: Right