(through 2024 season)
Zach Robert Plesac (born January 21,1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians/Guardians and Los Angeles Angels.
Plesac played college baseball at Ball State University. The Indians selected him in the 12th round of the 2016 MLB draft and he made his MLB debut for them in 2019.
Plesac was born in Crown Point,Indiana,and attended Crown Point High School,where he earned many accolades. [1] Plesac starred in football,basketball,and baseball in high school.
Plesac enrolled at Ball State University in 2014 and played college baseball for the Ball State Cardinals. In his freshman year,he had a 12–2 win–loss record with a 2.11 earned run average (ERA) and six saves in 25 games played,with six games started,to earn Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman Pitcher of the Year honors. He was also named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Midwest Region Team,a National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Freshman All-American,a Louisville Slugger Third Team All-American,the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Freshman Pitcher of the Year and a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American. In 2015,he was 5–5 with a 3.27 ERA in 16 starts to earn All-MAC Second Team honors. [2] He also played for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod League that year,and was 0–2 with an 11.88 ERA. [3]
The Cleveland Indians selected Plesac in the 12th round,with the 362nd overall pick,of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. He signed on June 29,2016,for a $100,000 signing bonus. [4] He began his professional career in 2017 with the Low-A Mahoning Valley Scrappers,and after posting a 1.38 ERA in eight games (seven starts),was promoted to the Single-A Lake County Captains where he finished the season,posting a 1–1 record with a 3.60 ERA in six starts. [5]
In 2018,Plesac played for both the High-A Lynchburg Hillcats and the Double-A Akron RubberDucks,pitching to a combined 11–6 record with a 3.79 ERA in 26 total starts between both teams. [6] He returned to Akron to begin 2019,and was promoted to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers in early May. [5]
The Indians selected Plesac's contract from the Clippers on May 28,2019. [7] He made his MLB debut that day at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox, [4] allowing one run on four hits in