Robbie Ray (baseball)
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Ray with the Arizona Diamondbacks
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| Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 38 | |||
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Born: October 1, 1991 Brentwood, Tennessee |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 6, 2014, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics (through May 25, 2017) |
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| Win–loss record | 18–34 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.47 | ||
| Strikeouts | 430 | ||
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Robert Glenn Ray (born October 1, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Detroit Tigers.
Ray was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 12th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft out of Brentwood High School in Brentwood, Tennessee.
Ray pitched in one game for the Vermont Lake Monsters in 2010, striking out two in one inning pitched. Pitching for the Hagerstown Suns in 2011, he went 2–3 with a 3.13 earned run average with 95 strikeouts in 89 innings pitched. Ray struggled pitching for the Potomac Nationals in 2012, going 4–12 with a 6.56 ERA. He returned to Potomac for the start of the 2013 season. After going 6–3 with a 3.11 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 84 innings, he was promoted to the Double-A Harrisburg Senators. He posted a 5–2 record with a 3.72 ERA at Harrisburg.
On December 2, 2013, Ray was traded to the Detroit Tigers, along with Ian Krol and Steve Lombardozzi Jr., for Doug Fister.
Ray started the 2014 season with the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens. The Tigers announced he would be called up to the Major League team following an April 26 injury to starter Aníbal Sánchez. Ray made his Major League debut on May 6, 2014, earning his first big-league win in the Tigers' 11–4 victory over the Houston Astros. On August 12, he was recalled to replace an injured Aníbal Sánchez again. Ray pitched five innings, allowing four runs on six hits, while striking out five and walking two, in a 4–2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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