John Ely (baseball)
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Ely with the Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Starting pitcher | |||
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Born: May 13, 1986 Harvey, Illinois, USA |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 28, 2010, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 16, 2012, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 4-13 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.70 | ||
| Strikeouts | 92 | ||
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John Daniel Ely (born May 13, 1986) is an American right-handed starting pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers in April, 2010 and played with them through 2012.
Ely was born in Harvey, Illinois to Laura and Jack Ely. He attended Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois, where he compiled a 27-5 career record, including one perfect game. As a senior, he was selected as a first-team all-state pitcher in Illinois.
Ely attended Miami University. As a freshman in 2005, Ely led the Mid-American Conference in strikeouts (108 in 103-1/3 innings) and complete games (six) and tied for the conference lead in wins with ten. He won seven straight decisions during the months of April and May 2005 and compiled a 2.87 earned run average. He was also selected to the Collegiate Baseball/Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America Team.
As a sophomore in 2006, Ely was selected as a first-team All-Mid-American Conference player after striking out 80 batters in 75-2/3 innings. He struck out a career-high 14 batters against Birmingham-Southern on March 5, 2006.
Ely played for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League during the summer of 2006.
Ely was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the third round of the 2007 MLB Draft. He began his professional career with the Great Falls White Sox in the Pioneer League. He appeared in 13 games for Great Falls, compiling a 6-1 record and a 3.86 ERA, and striking out 56 batters in 56 innings pitched. In 2008, he played with the Winston-Salem Warthogs in the Carolina League, appearing in 27 games, compiling a 10-12 record, 4.71 ERA, and 134 strikeouts in 145-1/3 innings pitched.
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