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Brad Goldberg
Chicago White Sox
Pitcher
Born: (1990-02-21) February 21, 1990 (age 34)
Cleveland, Ohio
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Bradley Andrew Goldberg (born February 21, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox organization.

In high school, he was a 2008 preseason Baseball America All-American, 2008 First Team All-Ohio, and the 2008 MVP of the Chagrin Valley Conference. In college, his senior year at Ohio State University he was an All-Big Ten third-team selection. Selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 10th round of the 2013 MLB draft, that year Baseball America named him "Closest To The Majors" (with Tyler Danish) and "Best Fastball in the White Sox draft class". In 2016 he was an International League All Star with the Charlotte Knights in Class AAA. He pitched for Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifier, saving Team Israel's first two games.

Early and personal life

Goldberg was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Marla Goldberg and Bryan Goldberg, lives in Beachwood, Ohio, and is Jewish.[1][2][3] He went to Hebrew school, and was bar mitzvah at Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple in Beachwood.[4][5] He has two younger twin brothers, Rob and Todd.[6][4]

High school

He attended Beachwood High School in Beachwood, Ohio, graduating in 2008.[6] Playing baseball for the school, he was 5-1 with a school record 64 strikeouts as a junior, and 9-2 with a 1.64 earned-run average and 102 strikeouts as a senior; that season he also batted .450 with 35 RBIs.[6][7]

He was 2008 First Team All-Ohio, was All-Chagrin Valley Conference all four years, and as a senior was the 2008 Most Valuable Player of the Chagrin Valley Conference.[8][9][2][10][6][11] He was also a 2008 preseason All-American by Baseball America and Under Armour, a two-time All-Sun Press Southeast Pitcher, and a Cleveland Plain Dealer Player of the Week in 2006.[7] He was named to the Beachwood Hall of Fame.[11] Steve Baraona, who coached Goldberg at Beachwood High School, believes Goldberg is the first Beachwood player to be picked in the MLB draft.[4]

College

He enrolled at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina to play college baseball for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, and initially majored in Sports Management.[6][12] He played for Coastal Carolina in 2009 and 2010, making 18 appearances (17 in relief) in those two seasons.[6][13]

He then transferred to Ohio State University, to play for the Ohio State Buckeyes, switching his major to Sociology.[6][12] He sat out the 2011 season in accordance with transfer "redshirt" rules,[6] but also missed the 2012 season because some of his credits did not transfer, rendering him academically ineligible.[4]

He pitched for the Buckeyes as a starter in 2013, and was 6-1 with a 2.99 earned run average in 15 starts.[3][4][13] He was an All-Big Ten third-team selection, and was twice named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week.[2] In college, he threw his fastball in the mid-90s, relied heavily on a sinking fastball, had a very good slider in the 82-84 mph range, and threw a curveball.[2][14][15]

Minor leagues

He was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 10th round of the 2013 MLB draft.[9][16] White Sox assistant scouting director Nick Hostetler, who saw Goldberg in college, said: "A big, strong power-arm guy, with a live fastball. He's going to be a guy who can flash a breaking ball every now and then. I loved ... the competitiveness."[12]

In 2013, he was 3-0 with a 1.54 ERA and 3 saves, and averaged 12.6 strikeouts per 9.0 IP, in 14 relief appearances with the Advanced Rookie Great Falls Voyagers of the Pioneer League, Class A Kannapolis Intimidators of the South Atlantic League, and A-Advanced Winston-Salem Dash of the Carolina League.[3][13] Baseball America named him "Closest To The Majors" (with Tyler Danish) and "Best Fastball in the White Sox draft class".[3]

In early 2014 White Sox assistant general manager Buddy Bell said: "We like his arm. He's got some sink. Big, [Curt] Schilling-type looking body."[12] That season he was 4-4 with a 5.23 ERA with Winston-Salem, as he pitched in 35 games, including 7 starts.[3][13]

In 2015, pitching for the Winston-Salem Dash, he was 1-4 in 39 games with a 2.97 ERA, and 11 saves (tied for 4th in the league) in 12 opportunities, and struck out 58 batters in 57.2 innings, all in relief.[1][3][13]

Goldberg began the 2016 season with the Birmingham Barons of the Class AA Southern League, for whom he was 0-0 with a 1.50 ERA, and was promoted to the Charlotte Knights of the Class AAA International League for whom he was 3-5 with a 2.84 ERA and 10 saves (a team high) in 11 opportunities, in 43 relief appearances.[17][1][18][13] He was Charlotte's lone 2016 mid-season International League All Star.[1][18]

World baseball classic; Team Israel

Goldberg pitched for Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifier.[19] He picked up saves in Team Israel's first two games.[20] During the first game Goldberg threw 21 pitches while recording all 3 outs in the ninth inning, giving up a hit and a walk, while recording two strikeouts.[21] The next day Goldberg faced the minimum number of batters on 11 pitches with a strikeout, for his second save.[22]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Brad Goldberg Stats, Highlights, Bio" | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball
  2. ^ a b c d "White Sox draft former Beachwood pitcher Goldberg" | Features | clevelandjewishnews.com
  3. ^ a b c d e f "2016 Charlotte Knights Media Guide"
  4. ^ a b c d e White Sox draft former Beachwood pitcher Goldberg | Features | clevelandjewishnews.com
  5. ^ "Interview with Jewish White Sox prospect Brad Goldberg"
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "Brad Goldberg Bio" , OhioStateBuckeyes.com, The Ohio State University Official Athletic Site: Baseball
  7. ^ a b "Brad Goldberg Bio", , GoCCUsports.com, Coastal Carolina Official Athletic Site - CCU Chanticleers Baseball
  8. ^ Baseball All-Ohio 2008
  9. ^ a b newsnet5.com, Scott Piker, (June 8, 2013). "Beachwood native and former Buckeye Brad Goldberg selected by the White Sox". Retrieved July 14, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Wittenberg, Ed. "White Sox draft former Beachwood pitcher Goldberg". Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  11. ^ a b Hall of Fame
  12. ^ a b c d White Sox pitching prospect Brad Goldberg one to keep an eye on | whitesox.com
  13. ^ a b c d e f Brad Goldberg Baseball Statistics [2009-2016]
  14. ^ Relentless consistency’ fueling Brad Goldberg, Ohio State baseball’s early success | The Lantern
  15. ^ 2013 MLB Draft: White Sox Day 2 recap - South Side Sox
  16. ^ "White Sox pitching prospect Brad Goldberg one to keep an eye on". mlb.com. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  17. ^ ""RHP Brad Goldberg Promoted to Charlotte"". MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  18. ^ a b "Brad Goldberg Earns World Baseball Classic Berth with Team Israel",, OhioStateBuckeyes.com, The Ohio State University Official Athletic Site
  19. ^ "Rosters for WBC Qualifier in Brooklyn"
  20. ^ "Beachwood's Brad Goldberg 'saves' day for Israel baseball team", clevelandjewishnews.com
  21. ^ Great Britain vs Israel
  22. ^ Brazil vs Israel
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