Colin Poche

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Colin Poche
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Poche with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2019
Tampa Bay Rays – No. 38
Pitcher
Born: (1994-01-17) January 17, 1994 (age 28)
Flower Mound, Texas
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
June 8, 2019, for the Tampa Bay Rays
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record5–5
Earned run average4.70
Strikeouts72
Teams

Colin Michael Poche (/poʊˈʃeɪ/ poh-SHAY;[1] born January 17, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Amateur career[]

Poche pitches for the 2013 Arkansas Razorbacks

Poche attended Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas. As a senior in 2012, he went 7-3 with a 0.21 ERA.[2]He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the fifth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft out of high school, but did not sign and attended the University of Arkansas, where he played college baseball.[3][4] In June 2014, he underwent Tommy John Surgery and did not pitch in 2015.[5] After two years at Arkansas, he transferred to Dallas Baptist University. In 2016, as a redshirt junior, he pitched to a 9-1 record with a 2.38 ERA in 16 starts. After the year, Poche was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 14th round of the 2016 MLB draft.[6]

Professional career[]

Arizona Diamondbacks[]

Poche signed, made his professional debut that same season with the Hillsboro Hops, and spent the whole season there, going 1-2 with a 3.19 ERA in 31 innings. He pitched 2017 with the Kane County Cougars and Visalia Rawhide where he compiled a combined 3-1 record and 1.25 ERA in 50.1 innings pitched out of the bullpen.[7] After the season he pitched in the Arizona Fall League.[8] He started 2018 with the Jackson Generals.

Tampa Bay Rays[]

On May 1, 2018, Poche was acquired by the Tampa Bay Rays as a player to be named later to complete the Steven Souza trade from February 2018.[9] After three games with the Montogmery Biscuits, Poche was promoted to the Triple-A Durham Bulls of the International League.[10] Poche was named to the 2018 MLB Pipeline team of the year after pitching to a 0.82 ERA in 66 innings between both levels.[11] Poche was also named the Rays minor league reliever of the year.[12]

Poche returned to Durham to begin 2019[13] On June 8, his contract was selected and he was called up to the major leagues for the first time.[14] He made his debut that night versus the Boston Red Sox.[15]

On July 21, 2020, the Rays announced Poche would miss the entire abbreviated 2020 season with a torn UCL that required Tommy John surgery.[16] On February 17, 2021, Poche was placed on the 60-day injured list as he continued to recover from Tommy John surgery.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ University of Arkansas Razorbacks Baseball 2014 Media Guide – University of Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2019
  2. ^ "Marcus' Colin Poché named Baseball Pitcher of the Year; Wakeland's Willie Schwanke Hitter of the Year". Sports Day Dallas News. 21 June 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Poche, fifth-rounder, will attend Arkansas". Arkansasonline.com. July 6, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "UA coach eager to see how far Poche has come". WholeHogSports. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "Poche sidelined after Tommy John surgery". WholeHogSports. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "The Official Site of Dallas Baptist University Athletics". Dbupatriots.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  7. ^ "Colin Poche Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  8. ^ "Game Day: Diamondbacks hold on for win over Dodgers". Azcentral.com. August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  9. ^ Beery, Kyle (May 24, 2018). "Rays acquire Colin Poche, Sam McWilliams". MLB.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  10. ^ "The Most Unhittable Arm in the Minors | FanGraphs Baseball". www.fangraphs.com. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  11. ^ "2018 Pipeline's Prospect Team of the Year". MLB.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  12. ^ "Marc Topkin on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  13. ^ "Rays' Colin Poche: Dispatched to minors". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  14. ^ RotoWire Staff (June 8, 2019). "Rays' Colin Poche: Set for big-league debut". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  15. ^ Mark Townsend (June 8, 2019). "Rays pitcher loses MLB debut after being forced to walk final mile to Fenway Park". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  16. ^ "Rays' Colin Poche: Will miss 2020 season". CBS Sports. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Rays secure contracts with RHP Drake, LHP Hill". 18 February 2021.

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