Aaron Poreda
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Poreda with the Texas Rangers
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| Free agent | |||
| Relief pitcher | |||
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Born: October 1, 1986 Walnut Creek, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 12, 2009, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2014 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 3–1 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.67 | ||
| Strikeouts | 33 | ||
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Aaron Anderman Poreda (born October 1, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent.
A first-round pick of the Chicago White Sox in the 2007 draft who threw a 97 mile-per-hour fastball, Poreda was named by Baseball America in the offseason as the White Sox minor leaguer who was closest to the major leagues. He also began 2008 ranked by Baseball America as the White Sox organization's #1 prospect, and as having the best fastball. For the season, he ranked third in the organization in both ERA and strikeouts.
Poreda debuted in the major leagues at the age of 22 with the White Sox in June 2009. In July 2009, he was traded to the San Diego Padres. In December 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him in the Rule 5 draft. He underwent Tommy John surgery in October 2012, and missed all of the 2013 season while he was recovering. In October 2013, Poreda signed a minor league deal with the Texas Rangers, who brought him up to the major leagues in April 2014.
Poreda was born in Walnut Creek, California, to John Poreda and Barbara Anderman. He is Jewish, as is his mother, and was raised Jewish, and grew up in Moraga, California.
He attended Campolindo High School, where he played baseball, pitched a no-hitter, and was named Most Valuable Pitcher in the Diablo Foothill Athletic League (DFAL) in 2003–04. He also played football for the Cougars – his primary focus in high school – as a defensive end/tight end, and was named second team All-DFAL defensive line. He graduated in 2004.
Poreda played college baseball at the University of San Francisco. He finished the 2005 season 2–0, with a 2.16 ERA (the fifth-lowest in team history) in 14 appearances including 2 starts.
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