A. J. Cole
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Cole with the Washington Nationals in 2016
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| Washington Nationals – No. 22 | |||
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Born: January 5, 1992 Winter Springs, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 28, 2015, for the Washington Nationals | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 1–2 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.29 | ||
| Strikeouts | 48 | ||
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Andrew Jordan Cole (born January 5, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Cole attended Oviedo High School in Oviedo, Florida. He played for the school's baseball team, and committed to attend the University of Miami on a college baseball scholarship. Considered a potential first-round pick in the 2010 Major League Baseball draft, Cole fell in the draft due to his commitment to Miami and reportedly due to a high signing bonus demand. The Washington Nationals selected Cole in the fourth round of the draft. He received a $2 million signing bonus to forgo his commitment to Miami, a record bonus for a fourth-round pick.
Cole pitched for the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League after he signed with the Nationals in 2010, and for the Hagerstown Suns of the Class A South Atlantic League in 2011. In those two seasons, Cole recorded 109 strikeouts in 90 innings pitched.
On December 23, 2011, Cole was traded with Derek Norris, Tommy Milone, and Brad Peacock to the Oakland Athletics for Gio Gonzalez and Robert Gilliam. Assigned to the of the Class A-Advanced California League to start the 2012 season, Cole struggled, pitching to a 0–7 win–loss record with a 7.82 earned run average, allowing a batting average against of .364 in eight games. The Athletics demoted him to the Burlington Bees of the Class A Midwest League, where he made 19 starts, pitching to a 2.07 ERA and recording 102 strikeouts compared to 19 walks in 95 2⁄3 innings.
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