Trent Thornton
Trent Thornton | |
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Toronto Blue Jays – No. 57 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | September 30, 1993|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
March 31, 2019, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
MLB statistics (through 2021 season) | |
Win–loss record | 7–12 |
Earned run average | 5.00 |
Strikeouts | 207 |
Teams | |
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Trent Edward Thornton (born September 30, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB).
High school and college[]
After graduating from Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte, North Carolina,[1] Thornton played college baseball at the University of North Carolina for the North Carolina Tar Heels. As a freshman he went 12–1 with a 1.37 ERA in 29 games,[2] as a sophomore he went 7–4 with a 2.73 ERA in 16 games, including 14 starts.[3] In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[4] As a junior, he went 3–7 with a 5.08 ERA in 28 appearances (four of which were starts).[5] After his junior year, he was selected by the Houston Astros in the fifth round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft and he signed.[6]
Professional career[]
Houston Astros organization[]
Thornton made his professional debut that season with the Short Season-A Tri-City Valley Cats and spent the whole season there, going 4–0 with a 3.27 ERA in 15 games (12 starts). In 2016, he played for the Advanced-A Lancaster JetHawks and the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks, compiling a combined 10–5 record with a 3.52 ERA in 24 games (21 starts), and in 2017, he pitched for Corpus Christi and the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies, posting a 9–6 record and a 5.21 ERA in 25 games (23 starts) between the two clubs.[7] He spent 2018 with Fresno. He was named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for June 11–17 after pitching 72⁄3 scoreless innings in which he allowed only one hit (given up with two outs in the eighth inning) to go along with two walks.[8] In 24 games (22 starts) for the Grizzlies, Thornton went 9–8 with a 4.42 ERA.[9]
Toronto Blue Jays[]
On November 17, 2018, Houston traded Thornton to the Toronto Blue Jays for Aledmys Díaz.[10] The Blue Jays added him to their 40-man roster a few days later.[11] After participating in 2019 spring training, it was announced that Thornton had made the Opening Day roster on March 26.[12] He made his MLB debut on March 31, starting against the Detroit Tigers. He produced five shutout innings, and his eight strikeouts established a new franchise record for strikeouts in an MLB debut.[13] Thornton earned his first career win on May 14 at the San Francisco Giants, allowing two runs and striking out seven in 52⁄3 innings. He also had two hits and scored two runs in the interleague game, which Toronto won 7–3.[14]
With the 2020 Toronto Blue Jays, Thornton appeared in three games, compiling a 0-0 record with 11.12 ERA and six strikeouts in 52⁄3 innings pitched.[15] In 2021 with the Blue Jays, he pitched to a 1-3 record and 4.78 ERA with 52 strikeouts over 49 innings.[16]
References[]
- ^ "10 Charlotte Area Baseball Players Now in Minor League Baseball". Charlotte Baseball Report. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ "Astros Future Interview: Trent Thornton · Astros Future". astrosfuture.com. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ "UNC Baseball Off To Hot Start". keepingitheel.com. February 20, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ "Trent Thornton - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "On different route to pros". Times Union. 17 August 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ "MLB draft selection an emotional moment for Ardrey Kell, UNC pitcher Trent Thornton". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ "Trent Thornton Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ "Trent Thornton named PCL Pitcher of the Week". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ "Trent Thornton Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ^ "Jays swap Diaz to Astros for pitcher". MLB.com. November 17, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- ^ Armstrong, Laura (November 20, 2018). "Blue Jays exercise right to not share arms". thestar.com. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "Urena, Luciano, Pannone make Jays' Opening Day roster". TSN.ca. March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ Chisholm, Gregor (March 31, 2019). "Thornton's club mark comes in bittersweet loss". MLB.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ^ Longley, Rob (May 15, 2019). "Blue Jays phenom Vlad Guerrero Jr. blasts first two home runs". torontosun.com. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- ^ "Trent Thornton Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
- ^ "Blue Jays recall Ryan Borucki; option Trent Thornton to triple-A Buffalo".
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Trent Thornton on Twitter
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Baseball players from Pittsburgh
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Corpus Christi Hooks players
- Fresno Grizzlies players
- Lancaster JetHawks players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- North Carolina Tar Heels baseball players
- Orleans Firebirds players
- Scottsdale Scorpions players
- Toronto Blue Jays players
- Tri-City ValleyCats players