Jonny Venters
| Jonny Venters | |||
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Venters with the Atlanta Braves
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| Free agent | |||
| Relief Pitcher | |||
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Born: March 20, 1985 Pikeville, Kentucky |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 17, 2010, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2013 season) |
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| Win–Loss record | 15–10 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.23 | ||
| Strikeouts | 258 | ||
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Jonathan William Venters (born March 20, 1985) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher who is currently a free agent. Venters attended high school at Lake Brantley High School. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves.
Venters was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 30th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft. He began his professional career with the Rookie League GCL Braves in 2004. During the 2004 season in the Rookie League, Venters started 8 games making 11 appearances total going 1-6 with a 5.74 ERA and 3 saves. In 2005, Venters was promoted to the Class-A Rome Braves. In 23 games (12 starts) with the Class-A team, Venters had a 8-6 record and a 3.93 ERA. After undergoing Tommy John surgery in late 2005, Venters missed the entire 2006 season. In 2007, Venters was promoted to the Class-A Advanced Myrtle Beach Pelicans. He appeared in 17 games (12 starts) going 3-3 with a 3.39 ERA and 1 save in the Class-A Advanced system. Venters was demoted all the way down to the Rookie League level to begin the 2008 season where he posted a 4.70 ERA in 4 starts. He was promoted to Class-A Advanced, where he went 1-2 with a 4.08 ERA in 5 games (3 starts). He was then promoted to the Double-A Mississippi Braves, where he finished the season by going 1-0 with a 1.00 ERA in 3 games (2 starts). All together in the 2008 campaign, Venters posted a 3.41 ERA, 1 save, and a 2-2 record in 12 total games combined with the 3 affiliate levels. Venters started the 2009 season in Double-A posting a 4-4 record in 12 starts with a 2.76 ERA. He was promoted to the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves, where he finished 4-7 with a 5.62 ERA in 17 starts. Combined with both Minor League levels in 2009, Venters went 8-11 in 29 total starts with a 4.42 combined ERA.
The Braves added Venters to their 40-man roster with an invitation to spring training. After spring training, Venters started the 2010 season in Triple-A. After 2 games (1 start), Venters went 1-0 with a 1.35 ERA until being called up to the Majors on April 17, 2010.
He was called up to the majors for the first time on April 17, 2010. He made his debut that day against the Colorado Rockies, allowing one hit and no runs over three innings.
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