Joe Biagini
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Biagini with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2016
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| Toronto Blue Jays – No. 31 | |||
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Born: May 29, 1990 Redwood City, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 8, 2016, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| MLB statistics (through April 13, 2017) |
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| Win–loss record | 4–3 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.87 | ||
| Strikeouts | 67 | ||
| WHIP | 1.26 | ||
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Joseph Carlo Biagini (born May 29, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Biagini attended The King's Academy in Sunnyvale, California. After graduation, he attended the College of San Mateo and later the University of California, Davis. While attending the College of San Mateo in 2010, Biagini underwent Tommy John surgery.
Biagini was selected in the 26th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft by the San Francisco Giants. He made his professional debut with the Class-A Augusta GreenJackets in 2012, and struggled in his 9 starts with the team, pitching to a 0–4 win–loss record, 7.41 earned run average (ERA), and 36 strikeouts in 34 innings. He was demoted to the Short Season-A Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in June, where he made 14 appearances (12 starts) and pitched to a 2–4 record, 4.27 ERA, and 63 strikeouts in 59 innings. Biagini played the entire 2013 season with the GreenJackets, pitching 96 2⁄3 total innings in 20 starts. He posted a 7–6 record, 5.03 ERA, and 79 strikeouts.
In 2014, Biagini was promoted to the Advanced-A San Jose Giants, and made 23 starts for the team, finishing the year with a 10–9 record, 4.01 ERA, and 103 strikeouts in 128 innings pitched. He would play the entire 2015 season with the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels and threw a career-high 130 1⁄3 innings over 23 appearances (22 starts). Biagini finished the season with a 10–7 win–loss record, 2.42 ERA, and 84 strikeouts. On December 10, 2015, Biagini was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the Rule 5 draft.
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