Frank Mozzicato
| Frank Mozzicato | |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 19, 2003 Ellington, Connecticut | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Frank Mozzicato (born June 19, 2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.
Amateur career[]
Mozzicato attended East Catholic High School in Manchester, Connecticut, and pitched for the school's baseball team.[1] He committed to attend the University of Connecticut on a college baseball scholarship with the Connecticut Huskies baseball team.[2] In his senior year of high school, Mozzicato’s draft stock rose significantly after he threw four consequetive no-hitters. That year, he led his team to a Connecticut Class M State Championship, in which he struck out 17 and only allowed one hit. As a senior, Mozzicato recorded a 0.16 earned run average with 135 strike outs over 55.2 innings.
Professional career[]
Mozzicato was selected by Kansas City Royals in the first round with the seventh overall selection of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[3][4][5] He signed with the Royals on July 17, 2021, receiving a $3.55 million signing bonus.[6]
Personal life[]
Mozzicato's brother, Anthony, also pitched for East Catholic High School's baseball team. Anthony currently pitches for the Central Connecticut Blue Devils baseball team.[7]
References[]
- ^ McFarland, Shawn. "Inside the rise of East Catholic's Frank Mozzicato, one of the country's top high school pitchers and emerging MLB draft pick". courant.com.
- ^ kmaher@journalinquirer.com, Kyle Maher. "Mozzicato's college choice is icing on the cake". Journal Inquirer.
- ^ "East Catholic Pitcher Frank Mozzicato Selected in First Round of MLB Draft". NBC Connecticut. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ McFarland, Shawn. "East Catholic's Frank Mozzicato picked seventh overall by Kansas City Royals in MLB draft". courant.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "KC takes high-upside lefty Mozzicato at No. 7". MLB.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ https://www.courant.com/sports/high-schools/hc-sp-frank-mozzicato-signs-with-kansas-city-royals-20210717-u2vxczsj4bb4lfj7tbk3bx5egq-story.html
- ^ "Mozzicato Brothers Carry Tradition of Excellence From Bakery to Baseball Diamond".
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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