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'{{short description|American baseball player}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Josh Phegley |image=Josh Phegley on August 16, 2015.jpg |image_size=240px |caption=Phegley with the Oakland Athletics |team=Oakland Athletics |number=19 |position=[[Catcher]] |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{birth date and age|1988|2|12}} |birth_place=[[Terre Haute, Indiana]] |debutleague = MLB | debutdate = July 5 | debutyear = 2013 | debutteam = Chicago White Sox | statyear = May 29, 2019 |statleague = MLB | stat1label = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]] | stat1value = .232 | stat2label = [[Home run]]s | stat2value = 29 | stat3label = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]] | stat3value = 131 | teams = * [[Chicago White Sox]] ({{baseball year|2013}}–{{baseball year|2014}}) * [[Oakland Athletics]] ({{baseball year|2015}}–present) }} '''Joshua Aaron Phegley''' (born February 12, 1988) is an American [[professional baseball]] [[catcher]] for the [[Oakland Athletics]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). ==Amateur career== Phegley attended [[Terre Haute North Vigo High School]] in [[Terre Haute, Indiana]]. He was named Indiana's Mr. Baseball in 2006<ref>{{cite web|last=Hughes |first=David |url=http://www.tribstar.com/sports/local_high_school_sports/north-s-josh-phegley-wins-indiana-s-mr-baseball-honor/article_f860072d-67b8-5893-aca1-00296f6de431.html |title=North’s Josh Phegley wins Indiana's Mr. Baseball honor - Terre Haute Tribune Star: Local High School Sports |publisher=Tribstar.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-12}}</ref> after hitting .592 with 13 home runs and 50 RBIs.<ref>https://www.tribstar.com/sports/local_college_sports/th-native-phegley-selected-th-in-mlb-draft-by-chicago/article_b885710c-28a9-51b7-93ee-7ce75d6a1c9d.html</ref> After high school, he attended [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University]] where he played [[college baseball]] for the [[Indiana Hoosiers baseball]] team.<ref>{{cite web |author=Josh Phegley |url=http://www.iuhoosiers.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/josh_phegley_266508.html |title=Josh Phegley Bio - Indiana University Official Athletic Site |publisher=Iuhoosiers.com |date=1988-02-12 |accessdate=2015-06-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614135044/http://www.iuhoosiers.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/josh_phegley_266508.html |archivedate=2015-06-14 |df= }}</ref> In 2009, his junior year at Indiana, he slashed .344/.467/.633 with 17 home runs and 66 RBIs in 59 games. ==Professional career== ===Minors=== Phegley was drafted by the [[Chicago White Sox]] in the first round (38th overall) of the [[2009 MLB Draft]]. Phegley started his professional career in 2009 at [[Class A (baseball)|Class A]] with the [[Kannapolis Intimidators|Kannapolis]] hitting .224 with 9 home runs and 33 RBI in 52 games. Then during an injury-plagued 2010 season, Phegley spent time at three different levels in the White Sox system, rookie league [[Bristol White Sox|Bristol]], [[Class A-Advanced]] [[Winston-Salem Dash|Winston-Salem]] and [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] [[Birmingham Barons|Birmingham]]. His totals for the 2010 season were .284, 5 home runs and 26 RBI in 48 games.<ref name="milb.com">{{cite web | url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=572033#/career/R/hitting/2015/ALL | title=Josh Phegley Stats, Highlights, Bio | publisher=Minor League Baseball | work=milb.com | accessdate=12 June 2015}}</ref> He did not play the full season because he was put on the disabled list more than once as he suffered from [[Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura]] (ITP), an uncommon blood [[autoimmune disorder]] that lowers [[platelet count]] and prevents blood from clotting.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://m.mlb.com/player/572033/josh-phegley Josh Phegley Stats, Fantasy & News | MLB.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.wsoctv.com/sports/baseball/rare-blood-disorder-almost-kept-knights-catcher-ou/112876742 Rare blood disorder almost kept Knights catcher out of baseball | WSOC-TV<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In November 2010 surgery he had his [[spleen]] removed, because doctors were of the view that the non-vital organ which is mainly a blood filter was where his platelets were being destroyed.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Phegley then began the 2011 season at Double-A Birmingham but was promoted to [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] [[Charlotte Knights|Charlotte]] for the last month of the season. He hit a combined .242, 9 home runs and 56 RBI in 116 games in 2011. Phegley spent the entire 2012 season at Triple-A Charlotte where he hit .266, 6 home runs, 48 RBI in 102 games.<ref name="milb.com" /> ===Chicago White Sox=== [[File:Josh Phegley on September 7, 2013.jpg|240px|thumb|Phegley during his tenure with the [[2013 Chicago White Sox season|Chicago White Sox in 2013]]]] On July 5, 2013, Phegley was promoted from Triple-A after hitting .316 with 15 home runs, 18 doubles and 41 RBI. He collected his first Major League hit and RBI on a single off of [[Tampa Bay Rays]] pitcher [[Jeremy Hellickson]] on July 5, 2013. On July 7, 2013, Phegley recorded his first major league home run off of [[David Price (baseball)|David Price]].<ref>{{cite news|title=David Price throws 8-hit complete game as Rays sweep White Sox|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=330707130|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=July 25, 2013|date=July 7, 2013}}</ref> Phegley's first [[Grand slam (baseball)|grand slam]] came four days later against Detroit's [[Aníbal Sánchez]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.mlb.com/player/572033/josh-phegley/2013/gamelogs/R/hitting/MLB |title=Josh Phegley Stats, Fantasy & News &#124; athletics.com |publisher=M.mlb.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614093537/http://m.mlb.com/player/572033/josh-phegley/2013/gamelogs/R/hitting/MLB |archivedate=2015-06-14 |df= }}</ref> In 2013, he batted .206/.223/.299 in 65 games.<ref>[http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Josh-Phegley Josh Phegley Baseball Statistics [2007-2016&#93;<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2014, he batted .216 with three home runs and seven RBIs in 11 games.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> ===Oakland Athletics=== After the 2014 season, the White Sox traded Phegley, [[Marcus Semien]], [[Chris Bassitt]], and [[Rangel Ravelo]] to the [[Oakland Athletics]] for [[Jeff Samardzija]] and [[Michael Ynoa]].<ref>{{cite news|title=A's trade pitcher Jeff Samardzija to White Sox|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=12004608|accessdate=December 9, 2014|agency=Associated Press|publisher=ESPN.com|date=December 9, 2014}}</ref> In 2015, he batted .249 with nine home runs and 34 RBIs in 73 games.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> His season concluded in mid-September because he suffered a [[concussion]] when Billy Butler inadvertently hit him in the back of his head with a bat during [[batting practice]] as Phegley was standing around the [[batting cage]] area.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>[http://www.athleticsnation.com/2015/9/20/9359891/athletics-call-up-bryan-anderson-to-spell-concussed-josh-phegley Oakland A's call up Bryan Anderson to spell concussed Josh Phegley - Athletics Nation<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://m.athletics.mlb.com/news/article/150517176/athletics-josh-phegley-has-a-concussion/ Athletics Josh Phegley has a concussion | MLB.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/athletics/article/A-s-pitching-probables-Sept-23-25-6522857.php A’s Josh Phegley out for the season after concussion - SFGate<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2016, he batted .256/.314/.372 with a home run and 10 RBIs in 26 games, as his season was shortened by 97 games because he was twice on the disabled list with a strained and inflamed right knee suffering from [[synovitis]] (an inflammatory disease inside the membrane that lines the [[knee joint]]) for which he had surgery.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>[http://m.athletics.mlb.com/news/article/188145548/josh-phegley-has-knee-surgery-to-remove-cyst/ Josh Phegley has knee surgery to remove cyst | MLB.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/athletics-josh-phegley-dealing-with-sore-knee/ Athletics' Josh Phegley: Dealing with sore knee - CBSSports.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.athleticsnation.com/2016/8/27/12674220/oakland-as-catcher-josh-phegley-has-setback-with-knee Oakland A's catcher Josh Phegley has setback with knee - Athletics Nation<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://m.mlb.com/news/article/198026136/as-josh-phegley-hospitalized-with-synovitis/ A's Josh Phegley hospitalized with synovitis | MLB.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He threw out 11% (1 of 9) of runners attempting to steal.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> On May 7, 2019; he called [[Mike Fiers]]' second career [[No-Hitter]]. It was the first No-Hitter of the 2019 MLB season and the 300th No-Hitter in MLB history.[http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/26697533 99] == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Josh Phegley}} {{Baseballstats|mlb=572033|espn=30600|br=p/phegljo01|fangraphs=9308|cube=24367|brm=phegle001jos}} *{{Twitter}} {{2009 MLB Draft}} {{Chicago White Sox first-round draft picks}} {{Oakland Athletics roster navbox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Phegley, Josh}} [[Category:1988 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Terre Haute, Indiana]] [[Category:Chicago White Sox players]] [[Category:Oakland Athletics players]] [[Category:Indiana Hoosiers baseball players]] [[Category:Kannapolis Intimidators players]] [[Category:Bristol White Sox players]] [[Category:Winston-Salem Dash players]] [[Category:Birmingham Barons players]] [[Category:Charlotte Knights players]] [[Category:Baseball players from Indiana]] [[Category:Major League Baseball catchers]] [[Category:Nashville Sounds players]]'