Kirby Snead

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Kirby Snead
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Snead with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2016
Toronto Blue Jays – No. 60
Pitcher
Born: (1994-10-07) October 7, 1994 (age 27)
Alachua, Florida
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 28, 2021, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average2.35
Strikeouts7
Teams

Kirby Snead (born October 7, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.

High school & college[]

Snead attended Santa Fe High School in his hometown of Alachua, Florida.[1] Undrafted out of high school, he then attended the University of Florida, and played three seasons for the Florida Gators. In his freshman season, Snead appeared in 32 games and pitched to a 3–0 win–loss record, 2.40 earned run average (ERA), and 22 strikeouts in 411⁄3 innings.[2] As a sophomore, Snead went 1–0 in 28 games played, and posted a 3.15 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 341⁄3 innings pitched.[2] In his final season with the Gators, Snead made a NCAA-leading 41 relief appearances, and in 352⁄3 innings went 3–1 with a 2.78 ERA and 33 strikeouts.[2]

Professional baseball[]

Minor leagues[]

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Snead in the tenth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He received a $125,000 signing bonus and was assigned to the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays.[3] After a single appearance for Dunedin he was assigned to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts, where he finished the 2016 season. In 14 total relief appearances, Snead went 0–1 with a 3.62 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 271⁄3 innings.[1] He began the 2017 season with Lansing, and was promoted to Dunedin in mid-June. Snead ended 2017 with a 7–2 record, 1.79 ERA, and 56 strikeouts in 42 appearances, and did not yield a home run.[1] In 2018, Snead played with Dunedin and the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, pitching 51 total innings and posting a 4–5 record, 3.88 ERA, and 51 strikeouts.[1]

Snead continued to progress through the minor league ranks in 2019, appearing for New Hampshire briefly to begin the season before being promoted to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. He went 7–2 with a 3.45 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 622⁄3 innings between the two teams.[1] The 2020 minor league season was cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic, and Snead did not play professional baseball at any level that year.[4] He began the 2021 minor league season with the Bisons, and had posted a 2.01 ERA through 311⁄3 innings before being called-up.[5][1]

Toronto Blue Jays[]

Snead made his Major League debut on July 28, 2021, against the Boston Red Sox retiring the only two hitters he faced. He finished the season with a 2.35 ERA and 7 strikeouts in 7.2 innings.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Kirby Snead Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Kirby Snead Florida Gators Profile". floridagators.com. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "2016 Draft: Signing and Bonus Tracker". MLB.com. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  4. ^ West, Jenna (June 30, 2020). "Minor League Baseball's 2020 Season Canceled". si.com. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  5. ^ Adams, Steve (July 26, 2021). "Blue Jays Select Kirby Snead, Designate Jacob Barnes". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

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