Adrian Houser

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Adrian Houser
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Houser at Citizens Bank Park in 2019
Milwaukee Brewers – No. 37
Pitcher
Born: (1993-02-02) February 2, 1993 (age 28)
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 26, 2015, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
(through September 29, 2021)
Win–loss record17–19
Earned run average3.73
Strikeouts274
Teams

Adrian David Houser (born February 2, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career[]

Houston Astros[]

The Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB) selected Houser in the second round, 69th overall, of the 2011 MLB Draft. Dylan Bundy and Archie Bradley, with whom Houser had played baseball before high school, had been selected earlier in the draft.[1] Although he had previously committed to playing college baseball for the Oklahoma Sooners,[2] Houser signed a contract with Houston three days after he was drafted and was subsequently assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League (GCL) Astros.[3] After six GCL games in which he went 1-2 with a 4.03 ERA and 25 strikeouts, the Astros organization promoted Houser to the Greeneville Astros of the Appalachian League, their other Rookie ball team.[4] Between the two teams, Houser went 2-4 in his first season of professional baseball, with a 4.31 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 12 games and 48 innings pitched.[5] Houser spent the entire 2012 season with Greeneville as well, going 3-4 in 11 starts with a 4.19 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 58 innings.[5]

Houser spent 2013 with the Tri-City ValleyCats where he pitched to an 0–4 record and a 3.42 ERA in 14 games (nine starts), and 2014 with the Quad Cities River Bandits where he went 5–6 with a 4.14 ERA in 25 games, 17 being starts. He started 2015 with the Lancaster JetHawks and was promoted to the Corpus Christi Hooks.[6]

Milwaukee Brewers[]

On July 30, 2015, Houser, along with Brett Phillips, Domingo Santana and Josh Hader, were traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Carlos Gómez and Mike Fiers.[7] Milwaukee assigned him to the Biloxi Shuckers. In 26 games (20 starts) between Lancaster, Corpus Christi and Biloxi, he compiled a 7–5 record with a 4.43 ERA.

Houser was promoted to Milwaukee for the annual September call-ups. He made his major league debut on September 26, 2015. In 2016, Houser spent all of the season with Biloxi, going 3–7 with a 5.25 ERA in 13 starts.[8] Houser's 2017 season was limited due to injury, and he pitched only 17.2 innings all season. He began 2018 with Biloxi.

Houser was recalled to the Brewers' major league roster on June 17, 2018, and pitched during the team's game against the Philadelphia Phillies later that day.[9] He also vomited twice on the mound during the game. This would be the first of several occurrences where Houser vomited during a game.[10] On August 11, 2019, in a game against the Texas Rangers, Houser misfielded a ground ball hit at him by Elvis Andrus. Shortly after, Houser walked towards the back of the mound, where he vomited, the second such time Houser had vomited on the mound during a game. After this, he proceeded to notch ten strikeouts and finish the game as the winning pitcher.[11] In 2019 for Milwaukee, Houser appeared in 35 games, pitching to a 6-7 record and a 3.72 ERA with 117 strikeouts in 111.1 innings pitched.[12] In 2020, Houser recorded a 5.30 ERA and 1-6 record with 44 strikeouts in 56.0 innings of work across 12 games.[13]

On April 27, 2021, Houser hit his first major league home run off of Daniel Castano of the Miami Marlins. In a game against the Marlins on May 8, Houser hit his second career home run, also off of Castano.

Personal life[]

Houser is married to Megan Houser.[14] Houser is the nephew of James Knott, a pitcher who was selected by the New York Mets in the 11th round of the 1992 MLB Draft. His older brother Michael played college baseball for Northeastern State.[2] Houser is of Cherokee descent and is a member of the Cherokee Nation. He is close friends with fellow Cherokee Nation member and MLB pitcher Ryan Helsley.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ Aber, Ryan; Przybylo, Robert (June 7, 2011). "MLB Draft notebook: Houston Astros select Locust Grove's Adrian Houser". The Oklahoman. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Hamby, Stephan (August 7, 2010). "Houser commits". Tahlequah Daily Press. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Johnson, Ben (June 12, 2011). "Houser signs with Astros". Tahlequah Daily Press. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "Astros promote Houser to Appalachian League". Tahlequah Daily Press. July 29, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Adrian Houser Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  6. ^ Former Locust Grove pitcher Adrian Houser headed to AA
  7. ^ Milwaukee Brewers. "Milwaukee Brewers on Twitter: "OF Carlos Gomez, RHP Mike Fiers, International Slot 76 to Hou for OF Brett Phillips, OF Domingo Santana, LHP Josh Hader & RHP Adrian Houser."". Twitter.com. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  8. ^ "Adrian Houser Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  9. ^ "Brewers P Houser vomits twice, finishes inning". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  10. ^ "Called up to Crew, Houser gets sick on hill". mlb.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  11. ^ "Brewers' Adrian Houser pukes on field (Again), proceeds to hurl 10-strikeout gem".
  12. ^ "Milwaukee Brewers: Adrian Houser 2019 Season Report Card". October 9, 2019.
  13. ^ "Brewers: Is Adrian Houser a Breakout Candidate in 2021?". December 23, 2020.
  14. ^ "adrianhouser12". Instagram. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  15. ^ Rowley, D. Sean (July 31, 2021). "Cherokee Nation boasts 4 MLB players". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

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