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Born: College Station, Texas | October 18, 1993|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Riley Cole Ferrell (born October 18,1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He played college baseball at TCU.
Ferrell attended in A&M Consolidated High School in College Station,Texas. [1] [2] After high school,he attended Texas Christian University (TCU) to play college baseball. As a freshman in 2013,he appeared in 23 games and had a 2.20 earned run average (ERA),39 strikeouts and three saves. As a sophomore,Ferrell became TCU's closer and had a school record 15 saves. [3] He also had a 0.79 ERA with 70 strikeouts. Returning as the closer again his junior season in 2015,Ferrell set TCU's career saves record. [4] [5] [6] He finished the year with 14 saves,a 2.83 ERA and 45 strikeouts.
Ferrell was drafted by the Houston Astros in the third round of the 2015 MLB draft. [7] Ferrell was assigned to the Quad Cities River Bandits,where he pitched to a 1.08 ERA in 16.2 innings pitched.
In 2016,he spent with the Lancaster JetHawks,where he posted a 1.80 ERA in 10 innings pitched,but he underwent shoulder surgery in May,thus ending his 2016 season.
In 2017,he returned and pitched for both the Buies Creek Astros and Corpus Christi Hooks,posting a combined 2–2 record and 3.67 ERA in 38 games between both teams. [8] Ferrell split the 2018 season between the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies and Corpus Christi,accumulating a 4.53 ERA in 43 appearances between the two teams.
Ferrell was selected by the Miami Marlins with the 4th selection in the 2018 Rule 5 draft. [9]
In 2019,he opened the season on the injured list with biceps tendinitis. [10] On May 16,he began his rehab with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, [11] appearing in two games before being promoted to the New Orleans Baby Cakes on May 21. [12] On June 21,2019,the Marlins placed Ferrell on outright waivers.
Ferrell was returned to the Houston Astros on June 24,2019,before playing a single game in the majors. [13] He finished the year pitching in 12 games between the Triple-A Round Rock Express and Corpus Christi. Ferrell did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [14] In 2021,Ferrell spent the year with the Triple-A Sugar Land Skeeters,posting a 2.93 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 40.0 innings pitched across 38 games. He elected free agency following the season on November 7,2021. [15]
On March 12,2022,Ferrell signed with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association of Professional Baseball. [16] Ferrell made 27 appearances for Sioux Falls in 2022,registering a 1-3 record and 1.73 ERA with 36 strikeouts and 11 saves in 26.0 innings pitched. He was released by the team on March 20,2023. [17]
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