Joel Kuhnel
Joel Kuhnel | |
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Cincinnati Reds | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Goldsboro, North Carolina | February 19, 1995|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 16, 2019, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics (through 2020 season) | |
Win–loss record | 2–0 |
Earned run average | 4.97 |
Strikeouts | 12 |
Teams | |
Joel Kenneth Kuhnel (born February 19, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization.
Amateur career[]
Kuhnel attended Sunrise Mountain High School in Peoria, Arizona. Undrafted in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Central Arizona College where he played college baseball.
As a freshman at Central Arizona in 2014, Kuhnel pitched to a 2–0 record with a 1.62 ERA over 39 innings. After the season, he transferred to the University of Texas at Arlington. In 2015, his first season with UTA, he went 4–4 with a 3.55 ERA over 16 games (12 starts).[1] As a junior in 2016, Kuhnel compiled a 6–4 record with a 2.99 ERA across 12 starts.[2] After the year, he was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 11th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[3]
Kuhnel signed with the Reds and made his professional debut with the Billings Mustangs, pitching to a 0–1 record and a 3.43 ERA over 18 relief appearances.[4] In 2017, he pitched with the Dayton Dragons and compiled a 2–4 record, a 4.36 ERA, and 54 strikeouts over 64 relief innings pitched, and in 2018, he played for the Daytona Tortugas, with whom he was named a Florida State League All-Star,[5] going 1–4 with a 3.04 ERA in 44 games pitched out of the bullpen.[6] Kuhnel began 2019 with the Chattanooga Lookouts, earning Southern League All-Star honors,[7] and was promoted to the Louisville Bats in June.
Professional career[]
On August 15, 2019, the Reds selected Kuhnel's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[8] He made his major league debut on August 16 versus the St. Louis Cardinals.[9] In 2020, Kuhnel pitched to a 6.00 ERA over three games and three innings pitched. On October 26, 2020, he was outrighted off of the 40-man roster.[10]
References[]
- ^ "UTA looking for atonement from disappointing 2015 baseball season". Arlington Voice. February 6, 2016.
- ^ "BSB: Kuhnel selected in 11th round of MLB Draft".
- ^ staff, Selby Lopez, The Shorthorn. "Two UTA baseball players get drafted to MLB". The Shorthorn.
- ^ "Dayton Dragons player profile: Pitcher Joel Kuhnel".
- ^ Dean, Zach. "Tortugas sending eight players to All-Star game on Saturday". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online.
- ^ "Vaqueros in pro baseball: Final 2018 statistics". PinalCentral.com.
- ^ "Five Lookouts tabbed as Southern League midseason all-stars". 2019-06-07.
- ^ John Fay (August 15, 2019). "Joel Kuhnel: The pitching version of Josh VanMeter for the Cincinnati Reds". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds Box Score, August 16, 2019". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/10/reds-outright-joel-kuhnel-waivers.html
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Goldsboro, North Carolina
- Baseball players from North Carolina
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Central Arizona Vaqueros baseball players
- UT Arlington Mavericks baseball players
- Billings Mustangs players
- Dayton Dragons players
- Daytona Tortugas players
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- Louisville Bats players