Tommy Eveld

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Tommy Eveld
Miami Marlins – No. 83
Pitcher
Born: (1993-12-30) December 30, 1993 (age 28)
Coral Springs, Florida
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Thomas Patrick Eveld (born December 30, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization.

Professional career[]

Arizona Diamondbacks[]

Eveld attended Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida. He played baseball and American football at Jesuit, giving up baseball to focus on football after the 10th grade. Without a scholarship offer from an NCAA Division I school, he accepted an offer from the University of South Florida to attempt to walk on to the South Florida Bulls football team as a quarterback.[1] He made the Bulls as a wide receiver, but tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in 2014, requiring surgery. He joined the South Florida Bulls baseball team in 2015. He was later diagnosed with a re-tear of the ACL, and had a second surgery.[2]

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Eveld in the ninth round, with 269th overall selection, of the 2016 MLB draft.[3] He made his professional debut that year with the Hillsboro Hops, going 2-1 with a 1.86 ERA in 29 relief innings pitched. In 2017, he had an 0.33 ERA and 14 saves for the Kane County Cougars before earning a midseason promotion to the Visalia Rawhide. In 19 relief appearances for Visalia, he was 0-5 with a 5.73 ERA.[4] He began the 2018 season with Visalia[5] and was promoted to the Jackson Generals in July.

Miami Marlins[]

On July 31, 2018, Eveld was traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Brad Ziegler.[6] He was assigned to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp and finished the year there. In 45 relief appearances between Visalia, Jackson, and Jacksonville, he was 4-3 with a 1.07 ERA and a 0.93 WHIP.[7]

Personal life[]

Eveld has two brothers, Bobby and Wesley. Bobby and Wesley played baseball for Jesuit and South Florida, while Bobby also played for their football teams.[8][1] Eveld's fiancé, Erica, played for the South Florida Bulls softball team.[8][9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Ward, Bill (February 10, 2012). "Jesuit QB Tommy Eveld accepts USF walk-on offer, joins brother". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on July 6, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Arms don't get much fresher than USF right-hander Tommy Eveld's". Tampabay.com. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Diamondbacks draft USF closer Tommy Eveld". Tampabay.com. June 10, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Tommy Eveld Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  5. ^ "Cal notes: Eveld brings football mentality". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  6. ^ "Marlins reliever Brad Ziegler returning to Diamondbacks". ESPN.com. July 31, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  7. ^ "Tommy Eveld Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Knight, Joey (May 9, 2017). "A USF union sealed with a pitch". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "Kane County's Eveld notches fiancee, save".
  10. ^ "Cougars reliever Tommy Eveld proposes, earns save on same day - Naperville Sun". Chicagotribune.com. May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

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