Reid Detmers

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55+2⁄3 innings pitched as a freshman. [11] He spent the following summer playing for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he focused on correcting his mechanics. In seven games, Detmers went 1–3 with a 4.55 ERA and 29 strikeouts. He was named East Division MVP at the league's All-Star Game. [12] [13] [14]

Detmers was named the Cardinals' Friday night starter going into his sophomore year. [15] He finished the season with 2.78 ERA and 167 strikeouts in 113+1⁄3 innings and tied the school record for wins in a season with 13 to four losses and was named the Atlantic Coast Conference's (ACC) Pitcher of the Year, first-team All-ACC, a first-team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. [16] [17] [18] In 2019, He was selected for the United States collegiate national team. [19]

Detmers entered his junior season on the watch list for the Golden Spikes Award and as a top prospect for the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. [20] He went 4–0 with a 1.23 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 22 innings pitched before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. [21] He was named a first-team All-American by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper . [22]

Professional career

Draft and minor leagues

The Los Angeles Angels selected Detmers in the first round, with the 10th overall selection, in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. [23] He signed with the Angels on June 28 for a $4.67 million signing bonus. [24] Detmers was assigned to the Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas at the beginning of the 2021 minor league season. [25] In June 2021, Detmers was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game. [26] He was promoted to the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees after posting 3.50 ERA with 97 strikeouts against 18 walks in 54 innings with the Trash Pandas. [27] In his only start for the Bees, on July 24, Detmers allowed only three hits in six scoreless innings while striking out nine in a 6–0 victory over Las Vegas. [28]

Major leagues

2021: August call-up, debut

On August 1, 2021, the Angels selected Detmers' contract to make his MLB debut against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium. [29] In his first three batters faced, he recorded an out against Mark Canha, walked Starling Marte, and struck out Matt Olson. The first hit Detmers gave up was a Ramón Laureano single in the second inning. He exited the game after 4+1⁄3 innings, allowing six runs and striking out two batters. [30] [31] Detmers earned his first career win on August 15, 2021, pitching six innings with one earned run and striking out six batters against the Houston Astros. [32] He was the fifth-youngest player to appear in a game in the American League in 2021. [33] Detmers finished his brief 2021 season with a 1–3 record, 7.40 ERA, and 19 strikeouts over five starts. [34]

2022: Rookie no-hitter

During spring training in 2022, Angels manager Joe Maddon announced that Detmers had beat out Jaime Barría for the team's sixth starting rotation spot. [35] His turn in the rotation was moved up to the Angels' second game on April 8 against the Houston Astros when Patrick Sandoval missed his scheduled start. [36] On May 10, 2022, Detmers pitched the 12th no-hitter in Angels history, recording two strikeouts and one walk against the Tampa Bay Rays in his 11th major league start. [37] He went 0–2 with a 5.67 ERA over the next six starts after the no-hitter and was optioned to the Salt Lake Bees on June 22. [38] During his time with Salt Lake, minor league pitching instructor Buddy Carlyle noticed an issue with Detmers's mechanics during a 15-minute film session and helped him correct it. [39] Detmers was recalled by the Angels on July 8. [40] In the four starts following his minor league stint, Detmers pitched to a 1.13 ERA, allowing only three earned runs with 31 strikeouts in 24 innings. [41] On July 31, Detmers pitched an immaculate inning against the Texas Rangers at Angel Stadium. [42] Detmers followed Sandy Koufax and Mike Fiers as the third player in MLB history to throw a no-hitter and an immaculate inning in the same season, and was the first to do so as a rookie. [2] Detmers finished his rookie 2022 season with a 7–6 record, 3.77 ERA, and 122 strikeouts in 129 innings across 25 starts. His 2.4 Wins Above Replacement (WAR) was third-best among Angels starting pitchers. [43]

2023: Second full season

Detmers was placed fourth in the Angels' starting rotation for the 2023 season, behind Shohei Ohtani, Patrick Sandoval, and free agent signee Tyler Anderson. [44] In his first 10 starts of the year, Detmers went 0–5 and posted a 5.15 ERA. He earned his first win of the season on June 8 against the Chicago Cubs. [45] On June 20, Detmers threw seven innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving up two hits and no runs. Angels manager Phil Nevin said it was the best he had ever seen Detmers pitch and Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, who also threw seven scoreless innings in the game, said that Detmers pitched better than he did. [46] [47] Detmers threw quality starts against the Chicago White Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks in his next two outings but then posted an 0–4 record with a 10.30 ERA across 25+1⁄3 innings pitched in six games from July 8 to August 11. [45] On August 16, during a game against the division-leading Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field, he carried another no-hit bid into the 8th inning before surrendering a hit to Marcus Semien with one out. [48] Detmers left the game with 7+1⁄3 innings pitched, one hit, no runs, and was credited with the win. [49] He finished the season with a 4–10 record, 4.48 ERA, and 168 strikeouts in 148+2⁄3 innings. [43]

2024

Following the departure of two-way player Shohei Ohtani in the 2023–24 offseason, the Angels returned to a traditional five-man pitching rotation that allowed Detmers and other starters to pitch more frequently. [50] Detmers made his first start of the season on March 31 against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards, pitching five innings and allowing one run with seven strikeouts in the team's first win of the season. [51]

Pitching style

Detmers relies primarily on the four-seam fastball, using it nearly half the time in his first two major league seasons. He also uses a slider, curveball, and changeup as secondary pitches. [52]

As a prospect, MLB Pipeline scouts graded Detmers's fastball at 55, slider at 50, curveball at 60, changeup at 50, control at 55, and overall profile at 55 on the site's 20–80 scale. Detmers struggled with his slider while at Louisville, but credited Angels coaching with helping him adjust the pitch when he entered the organization. [53] Following a mechanics adjustment during a minor league stint in July 2022, Detmers saw improved results with his slider and began using it as his strikeout pitch. [54]

Personal life

Detmers's father, Kris Detmers, played minor league baseball in the St. Louis Cardinals' organization. [4]

See also

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Reid Detmers
Reid Detmers 2022.jpg
Detmers with the Los Angeles Angels in 2022
Los Angeles Angels – No. 48
Pitcher
Born: (1999-07-08) July 8, 1999 (age 24)
Nokomis, Illinois, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 1, 2021, for the Los Angeles Angels
Awards and achievements
Preceded by No-hitter pitcher
May 10, 2022		Succeeded by
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