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Adam Ottavino
Ottavino with the Colorado Rockies
New York Yankees – No. 0
Pitcher
Born: (1985-11-22) November 22, 1985 (age 39)
Brooklyn, New York City
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 29, 2010, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
(through 2018 season)
Win–loss record17–20
Earned run average3.68
Strikeouts464
Saves17
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Adam Robert Ottavino (born November 22, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher who plays for the New York Yankees. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2010 and the Colorado Rockies from 2012 through 2018.

Amateur career

Ottavino was born in Brooklyn, New York City. He attended the P.S. 39, The Henry Bristow School in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn[1] and graduated from the Berkeley Carroll School in Park Slope in 2003.[2] The Tampa Bay Rays selected Ottavino in the 30th round of the 2003 MLB draft, but he did not sign.[3]

Ottavino enrolled at Northeastern University, where he played college baseball for the Northeastern Huskies baseball team. Ottavino holds both the Northeastern career and single season records for strikeouts. In 2005, he was named America East Conference's Pitcher of the Year.[4]

Ottavino pitched for Team Italy in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He pitched three scoreless innings against Venezuela in his lone appearance in the tournament.[5]

Professional career

St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Ottavino out of Northeastern University in the first round, with the 30th overall selection, of the 2006 MLB draft.[3] That year, he pitched for the Swing of the Quad Cities of the Class A Midwest League.[6] He pitched for the Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League in 2008.[7] In 2009, Ottavino pitched for the Memphis Redbirds of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL). He had an 0–9 win-loss record in the first half of the season, but had a 7–3 record in the second half.[8]

Ottavino pitching for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2010 spring training

After the 2009 season, the Cardinals added Ottavino to their 40-man roster.[7] He began the 2010 season with Memphis.[9] On May 29, 2010, Ottavino made his major league debut for the Cardinals as a starter. He appeared in five games for the Cardinals in 2010, three of them starts.[10] After the 2010 season, the Cardinals outrighted Ottavino off of their 40-man roster.[11] He pitched for Memphis in 2011, and the Cardinals readded him to their 40-man roster after the season.[12]

Colorado Rockies

On April 3, 2012, the Colorado Rockies claimed Ottavino off of waivers.[13] The Rockies assigned him to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the PCL. They promoted him to the majors later that season, and developed into a relief pitcher.[3]

In 2013, Ottavino switched his uniform number to 0.[14] Despite posting a 5–1 win-loss record, his earned run average (ERA) was close to 5 in 79 innings. In 2013, Ottavino appeared in 51 games, pitching in 78.1 innings and lowering his ERA from the previous season by 2 runs, registering an ERA of 2.64 for the Rockies. In 2014, Ottavino went 1–4 with a 3.60 ERA in a career high 75 games.

After closer LaTroy Hawkins struggled to open the 2015 season, Ottavino was named the new closer.[15] On May 4, 2015, it was revealed that Ottavino had a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow,[16] which required Tommy John surgery, ending his 2015 season.[17]

After the 2015 season, the Rockies and Ottavino agreed on a three year contract worth $10.4 million.[18] Ottavino began the 2016 season on the disabled list.[19] After returning, he completed 37 scoreless appearances, in 31 innings pitched, which set a Rockies' franchise record.[20] In 2018, he was 6–4 with a 2.34 ERA, and shared the major league lead in holds, with 34.[21]

New York Yankees

On January 24, 2019, The New York Yankees signed Ottavino to a 3 year contract worth $27 million, through the 2021 season.[22] Ottavino will be the first Yankee to wear number 0, the last single digit number available by the Yankees.[23]

Personal life

Ottavino's mother, Eve, teaches at PS 39. His father, John, is an actor.[1] Adam is an only child.[24]

References

  1. ^ a b "Colorado Rockies reliever Adam Ottavino remains in a New York state of mind". Denver Post. May 6, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. ^ PEARSON, JAKE. "Big leagues are in Cards for Brooklyn son: Local kid Adam Ottavino makes MLB debut with St. Louis - NY Daily News". nydailynews.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Former St. Louis Cardinals first-round pick Adam Ottavino took long road to big league success with Colorado Rockies – MiLB.com News – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  4. ^ "Northeastern University Athletics". gonu.com. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  5. ^ "Italy vs. Venezuela – Boxscore – March 10, 2009 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  6. ^ Steve Batterson (August 31, 2006). "Ottavino, hot bats send Swing to sixth straight win | Sports". qctimes.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "8 Springfield Cardinals added to 40-Man Roster". MiLB.com. November 20, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  8. ^ DERRICK GOOLD • dgoold@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8285 (March 22, 2010). "Cardinals consider putting Adam Ottavino in the bullpen | St. Louis Cardinals". stltoday.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Goold, Derrick (May 18, 2010). "Ottavino sparkles at Memphis | St. Louis Cardinals". stltoday.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  10. ^ "2010 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. January 1, 1970. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  11. ^ Joe Strauss (November 19, 2010). "Ottavino outrighted as Cards clean up 40-man roster | St. Louis Cardinals". stltoday.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  12. ^ "Cardinals add three pitchers to 40-man roster | St. Louis Cardinals". Mlb.com. May 24, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  13. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/rhp-adam-ottavino-claimed-by-colorado-rockies-off-waivers-from-st-louis-cardinals/2012/04/03/gIQAF3aptS_story.html
  14. ^ "Colorado Rockies' Adam Ottavino to switch to No. 0 for MLB season". Denver Post. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  15. ^ "Adam Ottavino replaces LaTroy Hawkins as Colorado Rockies closer". Espn.com. April 15, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  16. ^ Todd, Jeff. "Ottavino had partially torn UCL in right elbow". mlbtraderumors.com. MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  17. ^ Gleeman, Aaron. "Ottavino needs Tommy John". hardballtalk.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  18. ^ Wiley, Matt (December 21, 2015). "Ottavino and Rockies agree to $10.4M, 3-year contract | Sports Coverage". gazette.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  19. ^ AP Published 2:40 p.m. ET February 18, 2016 (February 18, 2016). "Rockies claim catcher Tony Wolters from Indians". Usatoday.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ Harding, Thomas (May 24, 2018). "Adam Ottavino's scoreless games streak ends | Colorado Rockies". Mlb.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  21. ^ "Major League Leaderboards » 2018 » Pitchers » Standard Statistics | FanGraphs Baseball". Fangraphs.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  22. ^ https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1088558189338083329. Retrieved January 24, 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ^ https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/1088558669896257536. Retrieved January 24, 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  24. ^ Ladson, Bill (May 24, 2018). "Q&A with Rockies reliever Adam Ottavino | Colorado Rockies". Mlb.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
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