Zach Pop | |
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Toronto Blue Jays – No. 56 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Brampton, Ontario, Canada | September 20, 1996|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 3, 2021, for the Miami Marlins | |
MLB statistics (through May 17,2024) | |
Win–loss record | 6–1 |
Earned run average | 3.85 |
Strikeouts | 95 |
Teams | |
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Zachery Michael Pop (born September 20,1996) [1] is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021 with the Miami Marlins.
Pop attended Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School in Brampton,Ontario. [2] He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 23rd round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft,but did not sign and played college baseball at the University of Kentucky. In 2016,he played collegiate summer baseball for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [3]
Pop was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the seventh round of the 2017 MLB Draft. [4] He signed and made his professional debut with the AZL Dodgers,pitching five scoreless innings. In 2018,he began the year with the Great Lakes Loons before being promoted to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.
On July 18,2018,Pop was traded to the Baltimore Orioles along with Breyvic Valera,Dean Kremer,Yusniel Diaz,and Rylan Bannon in exchange for Manny Machado. [5] He was assigned to the Bowie Baysox and finished the season there. In 44 relief appearances between Great Lakes,Rancho Cucamonga,and Bowie,he compiled a 2–3 record with a 1.53 ERA. [6] He returned to Bowie to begin 2019, [7] and went 1–0 with a 0.84 ERA in 10.2 innings. On May 14,he underwent Tommy John surgery,and missed the rest of the 2019 season. [8] Pop did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [9]
Pop was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2020 Rule 5 Draft. [10] Shortly after,Pop was traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Tyler Jones. [11] [12] Pop made the Marlins' Opening Day roster. [13] On April 3,2021,Pop made his MLB debut,pitching a scoreless inning of relief against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Marlins traded Pop,Anthony Bass,and a player to be named later (named Edward Duran on August 31) [14] to the Toronto Blue Jays for prospect Jordan Groshans on August 2,2022. [15]
Pop made the Blue Jays' Opening Day roster in 2023. [16] In 15 games for Toronto,he struggled to a 6.59 ERA with 14 strikeouts across 13+2⁄3 innings pitched.
Pop was optioned to the Triple–A Buffalo Bisons to begin the 2024 season. [17]
Below are lists of Rule 5 draft results since 1997. Players selected in the Major League Baseball (MLB) phase of the Rule 5 draft must be kept on their new team's active roster for the entire following MLB season, or they are placed on waivers and offered back to their original team if not claimed. Players chosen in the Minor League Baseball phase(s) of the Rule 5 draft remain with their new organization without restrictions.
Below is a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the Los Angeles Dodgers system.
Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Miami Marlins system:
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