Joe Whitman
| Joe Whitman | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Whitman with Hudson High School in 2019 | |
| San Francisco Giants | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 17, 2001 Akron, Ohio | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Joseph Daniel Whitman (born September 17, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.
Amateur career
Whitman grew up in Hudson, Ohio and attended Hudson High School where he set the Ohio state record with ten saves as a junior in 2019. His senior season in 2020 was wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] Whitman would start his collegiate career at Purdue. He only pitched 5+2⁄3 innings over two seasons for the Boilermakers before he would decide to transfer to Kent State.[3] In his first season with the team, Whitman went 9–2 with a 2.56 ERA and 100 strikeouts.[4] For his performance on the year Whitman earned first team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC), and was named the MAC Pitcher of the Year. He was also named a first team All-American.[5]
Professional career
Whitman was selected by the San Francisco Giants with the 69th overall pick in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[6][7] He signed with the Giants for $805,575.[8]
References
- ^ "Spring sports spotlight: Hudson baseball". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "Kent State pitcher Joe Whitman drafted by San Francisco Giants". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Whitman shows growth at Kent State". 12 June 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ Willis, Kris (6 July 2023). "FanGraphs projects Kent State lefty Joe Whitman to the Atlanta Braves". BatteryPower.com. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ Kiraly, Matt. "Three Kent State baseball players selected in Major League Baseball Draft". Kent Wired. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ Pavlovic, Alex (10 July 2023). "Giants appropriately use Rodon comp pick to draft southpaw". NBC Sports Bay Area. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ Regodon, Wrenzie (10 July 2023). "SF Giants draft SS Walker Martin and LHP Joe Whitman in the 2nd round". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Giants Draft signing tracker". MLB.com. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Purdue Boilermakers bio
- Kent State Golden Flashes bio
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Date of birth not in Wikidata
- Articles using infobox templates with no data rows
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Ohio
- Cotuit Kettleers players
- Kent State Golden Flashes baseball players
- Lakeshore Chinooks players
- Purdue Boilermakers baseball players
- San Jose Giants players