Troy Neiman | |
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Free agent | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Castaic, California, U.S. | November 13, 1990|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Troy Davenport Neiman (born November 13,1990) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He is 6' 6",and weighs 230 pounds. [1]
Neiman pitched in college for the Chico State Wildcats,finishing his career there with the second-lowest ERA in university history (1.89),and the 10th-best career winning percentage (.722) and number of strikeouts (126). In July 2013 the Colorado Rockies signed him as a free agent to a minor league contract. Through 2017,in his minor league career—exclusively as a relief pitcher—he was 23-10 with a 3.34 ERA,had struck out 304 batters in 301.2 innings,and kept opposing batters to a batting average of .230.
Neiman pitched for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
Neiman was born in Castaic,California,and is Jewish. [1] [2] His paternal grandfather is a sound technician who has won an Academy Award for technical innovation and two Emmy Awards. [3] He pitched for Valencia High School in Santa Clarita,California. [1]
Neiman pitched in college for the Chico State Wildcats,finishing his career there with the second-lowest ERA in university history (1.89),and the 10th-best career winning percentage (.722) and number of strikeouts (126). [4] [3] In February 2013 he pitched the first six innings of the first no-hitter in team history,and was only removed because he was on a strict pitch count. [5] For February 4–10,2013,he was named Rawlings/California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Baseball Pitcher of the Week. [6] [7] He was voted to the 2013 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-West-Region Second Team and the 2013 All-CCAA Baseball Second Team. [8] [9]
Neiman was undrafted out of Chico State University in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. [10] [11] In July 2013 the Colorado Rockies signed him as a free agent to a minor league contract. [12]
He began his professional career in 2013 with the Tri-City Dust Devils of the A−Northwest League. [13] In 12 games he was 2-1 with a 3.86 ERA. [1]
In 2014 Neiman pitched for the Asheville Tourists of the A South Atlantic League. [13] In 47 games he was 7-1 with a 1.59 ERA,and in 79 innings he struck out 89 batters. [1] In 2015 and 2016 he pitched for the Modesto Nuts of the A+ California League. [14] [13] In 2015,in 40 games he was 3-2 with a 4.76 ERA,and in 2016 in 45 games he was 7-4 with a 3.55 ERA and struck out 83 batters in 71 innings. [1] [3]
In 2017 he pitched for the Hartford Yard Goats of the Double-A Eastern League,again playing for Manager Jerry Weinstein who had managed him months earlier as manager of Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic. [3] In 35 relief appearances he was 4-2 with a 3.66 ERA. [1] [3]
Through 2017,in his minor league career—exclusively as a relief pitcher—he was 23-10 with a 3.34 ERA,had struck out 304 batters in 301.2 innings,and kept opposing batters to a batting average of .230. [15] [3] On December 19,2017,Neiman was released by the Rockies.
Neiman was on the roster for Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifier, [16] but he did not make an appearance during the tournament.
He pitched for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic,in March 2017. [17] [18] Neiman pitched against Chinese-Taipei and the Netherlands. [3]
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