Mike Fiers | |||
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Fiers pitching for the Houston Astros in 2016
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Houston Astros – No. 54 | |||
Starting Pitcher | |||
Born: Hollywood, Florida |
June 15, 1985 |||
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MLB debut | |||
September 14, 2011, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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Win–loss record | 34–37 | ||
Earned run average | 3.87 | ||
Strikeouts | 542 | ||
WHIP | 1.25 | ||
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Michael Bruce Fiers (born June 15, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers. Fiers pitched a no-hitter on August 21, 2015.
Fiers attended Deerfield Beach High School in Deerfield Beach, Florida, graduating in 2003. Fiers enrolled at Broward College, transferred to the University of the Cumberlands for one year, and then transferred to Nova Southeastern University.
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Fiers in the 22nd round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft.
He began his career playing for the Rookie league Helena Brewers, Class A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, and Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees in 2009. Fiers played the 2010 season at Brevard and with the Double-A Huntsville Stars. He began the 2011 season with Huntsville but was promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds in late May 2011.
Fiers was called up to the majors for the first time on September 10, 2011. On August 7, 2012, Fiers carried a perfect game into the 7th inning in a game against the Cincinnati Reds. He finished going 8 innings allowing 1 run on 3 hits, earning the victory.