Vance Worley
| Vance Worley | |||
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Worley with the Baltimore Orioles
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| Miami Marlins | |||
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Born: September 25, 1987 Sacramento, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 24, 2010, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 33–30 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.75 | ||
| Strikeouts | 447 | ||
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Vance Richard Worley (born September 25, 1987), nicknamed "The Vanimal", is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Miami Marlins organization. He previously played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Baltimore Orioles.
After graduating from McClatchy High School in Sacramento, California, Worley was drafted by the Phillies in 2005, in the 20th round, but he decided to go to college instead. He attended Cal State Long Beach (Long Beach State) and pitched for the 49ers baseball team.
In 2008, Worley was again selected by the Phillies, this time in the third round (102nd overall) of the MLB amateur draft.
In 2009, Worley moved up to the Double-A Reading Phillies; his record was 7–12 with a 5.34 ERA.
After two poor starts to begin the 2010 season, Worley's next 17 AA starts resulted in a 2.70 ERA over 103.3 innings, ending with a three-hit shutout on July 9. Worley also started eight games for the Philadelphia's AAA club, the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. His full-year minor league mark was 10–7 with a 3.36 ERA.
Worley was called up to the majors for the first time on July 21, 2010. He made his major league debut on July 24, 2010, against the Colorado Rockies. He pitched the ninth inning, retiring the side in order and striking out two. He was returned to the minors after the game to make room for J. A. Happ on the Phillies' active roster.
On September 6, Worley was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley, and added to the active roster as a September callup. He made his first Major League start that day, pitching in the first game of a doubleheader against the Florida Marlins. Worley pitched well, allowing only two runs on six hits while striking out five; however, the Phillies offense failed to give him any run support, getting only three hits against Marlins rookie Adalberto Méndez. Worley was lifted in the bottom of the fifth inning for pinch hitter Domonic Brown, and the Phillies went on to lose the game, 7–1. Worley earned his first major league win against the Washington Nationals on September 19 of the same year while pitching in relief. He finished the 2010 season with a 1 and 1 record and 1.38 ERA in 5 games (2 starts).
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