1991
Born October 7, 1991
Sterling, IL, USA
Mike Foltynewicz Notable
Mike Foltynewicz played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Houston Astros in 2014 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 2021. His longest stay was with the Atlanta Braves, from 2015 to 2020.
He went 46 and 54 with a 4.52 earned run average, pitching 825 innings in 166 games. He struck out 752 and threw 1 shutout. Across 166 games he batted .070, with 14 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 2018, with 1.
He was an All-Star in 2018.
He was born in Sterling, IL, USA on October 7, 1991. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2018 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | HOU | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | ATL | 18 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .071 |
| 2016 | ATL | 22 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .139 |
| 2017 | ATL | 29 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | .048 |
| 2018 | ATL | 31 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | .052 |
| 2019 | ATL | 21 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .057 |
| 2020 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | TEX | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 166 | 201 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 127 | 0 | .070 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | HOU | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 5.30 |
| 2015 | ATL | 4 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 86.2 | 112 | 55 | 29 | 77 | 5.71 |
| 2016 | ATL | 9 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 123.1 | 125 | 59 | 35 | 111 | 4.31 |
| 2017 | ATL | 10 | 13 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 154.0 | 169 | 82 | 59 | 143 | 4.79 |
| 2018 | ATL | 13 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 183.0 | 130 | 58 | 68 | 202 | 2.85 |
| 2019 | ATL | 8 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 117.0 | 109 | 59 | 37 | 105 | 4.54 |
| 2020 | ATL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16.20 |
| 2021 | TEX | 2 | 12 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 139.0 | 139 | 84 | 36 | 97 | 5.44 |
| Career | — | 46 | 54 | 166 | 142 | 0 | 825.0 | 811 | 414 | 275 | 752 | 4.52 |
On this day & linked events
2014
Major-league debut: Mike Foltynewicz
Mike Foltynewicz made a major-league debut on August 2, 2014.
2021
Final major-league game: Mike Foltynewicz
Mike Foltynewicz played a final major-league game on October 3, 2021.
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