Drew Parrish
Parrish with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2023
Atlanta Braves
Pitcher
Born: (1997-12-08) December 8, 1997
Rockledge, Florida
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Andrew Patrick Parrish (born December 8, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization.

Amateur career

Parrish attended Rockledge High School in Rockledge, Florida, and Florida State University, where he played college baseball for the Florida State Seminoles.[1]

Professional career

Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals selected Parrish in the eighth round, with the 229th overall selection, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft,[2] and he signed with the Royals.[3] Parrish made his professional debut with the rookie–level Burlington Royals, and posted a 2.52 ERA across 9 appearances.[4]

Parrish did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Parrish began the 2021 season with the High–A Quad Cities River Bandits, and was promoted to the Double–A Northwest Arkansas Naturals during the season. In 22 games (18 starts) between the two affiliates, he accumulated a 6–4 record and 2.83 ERA with 118 strikeouts in 98+2⁄3 innings pitched.[6] In May 2021, Parrish was named to the roster of the United States national baseball team for the Americas qualifying tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7] He was not included on the roster for the Olympics.[8]

Parrish began the 2022 season with Northwest Arkansas and was promoted to the Triple–A Omaha Storm Chasers in June.[9] In 27 games (25 starts) between the two clubs, he registered a combined 7–11 record and 4.13 ERA with 99 strikeouts in 128+2⁄3 innings pitched.[10] In 2023, Parrish made 28 appearances (24 starts) split between Northwest Arkansas and Omaha, but struggled to a 7–8 record and 6.54 ERA with 96 strikeouts in 117.0 innings of work.[11] On September 26, 2023, Parrish was released by the Royals organization.[12]

Atlanta Braves

On November 10, 2023, Parrish signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Unexpected struggles testing the resolve of FSU pitcher Drew Parrish". Tallahassee.com. March 30, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Brevard's Brady McConnell, Drew Parrish Selected in 2019 Major League Baseball Draft". Spacecoastdaily.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Parrish agrees to deal with Royals". The Osceola. June 30, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ Bob Sutton (August 24, 2019). "Parrish the thought: Royals pitcher makes it work - Sports - The Times-News - Burlington, NC". The Times-News. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  5. ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Royals minor league report: Drew Parrish is dominating Texas League hitters Kansas City News". Bally Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  7. ↑ "Tallahassee Democrat". Tallahassee.com. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  8. ↑ Keel, Fletcher (2021-07-02). "Former Seminole Parrish left off USA baseball Olympic roster". Wctv.tv. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  9. ↑ Schinzel, Gene. "Drew Parrish's debut with Storm Chasers wasn't the first time he's played in Omaha". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Drew Parrish - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Drew Parrish - Baseball Stats". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  12. ↑ https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-09-26
  13. ↑ "Braves' Drew Parrish: Signs minors deal with ATL". cbssports.com. Retrieved December 26, 2023.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.