Justin Lawrence (baseball)

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16+1⁄3 innings due to injury. Lawrence spent 2018 with the Lancaster JetHawks, pitching to an 0–2 record and 2.65 ERA with 62 strikeouts in 57+1⁄3 relief innings. [3]

After the 2018 season, Lawrence played in the Arizona Fall League. [4] [5] The Rockies also added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season. [6] Lawrence spent the 2019 season with the Hartford Yard Goats and the Albuquerque Isotopes, going 1–5 with an 8.76 ERA, striking out 32 over 37 relief innings.

On January 17, 2020, Lawrence was suspended without pay for 80 games for testing positive for the performance enhancing substance dehydrochlormethyltestosterone. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]

On April 29, 2021, Lawrence was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [8] He made his MLB debut that day, pitching a scoreless 8th inning. In the game, he notched his first major league strikeout, punching out Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Eduardo Escobar. He posted an ERA of 8.64 in 19 games with 19 walks in 16+2⁄3 innings.

On October 3, 2022, Lawrence tossed a scoreless ninth inning against the New York Yankees to earn his first career save. [9] He ended the season with a 3-1 record in 38 games. He struck out 48 in 42+2⁄3 innings.

Heading into the 2023 season, Lawrence began as the setup man to closer Pierce Johnson. A few months into the season, Lawrence was named closer for the Rockies.

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Dante (April 30, 2019). "For Justin Lawrence, Baseball Was the Key to Education" . Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "12th-rounder Justin Lawrence embraces change". MLB.com. 10 June 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Justin Lawrence Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lawrence shutting down hitters for Salt River". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Rockies prospect Justin Lawrence thriving". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Rockies add 4 players to 40-man roster". MLB.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". MLB Trade Rumors. 30 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Major League Baseball Transactions". Major League Baseball.
  9. ↑ "Rockies' Justin Lawrence: Notches first big-league save". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
Justin Lawrence
Colorado Rockies – No. 61
Pitcher
Born: (1994-11-25) November 25, 1994 (age 29)
Panama
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 29, 2021, for the Colorado Rockies
Manager
21 Luis Ortiz
Coaches
Bench Coach 8 Luis Caballero
Hitting Coach 4 Earl Agnoly
Hitting Coach 76 Victor Preciado
Pitching Coach 73 Enrique Burgos
Pitching Coach 14 Wilfredo Cordoba
First Base Coach Cirilo Cumberbatch
Third Base Coach 44 Vicente Garibaldo
Bullpen Coach 95 Hipolito Ortiz
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