Bo Schultz

Bo Schultz

Schultz with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2015
Toronto Blue Jays – No. 47
Pitcher
Born: (1985-09-25) September 25, 1985
Dallas, Texas
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
March 22, 2014, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Win–loss record 0–3
Earned run average 4.54
Strikeouts 46
WHIP 1.19
Teams

Patrick Bowen Schultz (born September 25, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2014 with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

High school and college

Schultz attended Highland Park High School in University Park, Texas, and Northwestern University, where he played college baseball for the Northwestern Wildcats.[1] He had a 3–10 win–loss record and a 9.13 earned run average (ERA) in college.[2]

Professional career

Oakland Athletics

Not selected in the 2008 Major League Baseball draft, Schultz signed with the Oakland Athletics as an undrafted free agent. He was assigned to the Arizona League Athletics for the season, where he pitched to a 4–3 win–loss record, 5.24 ERA, and 30 strikeouts in 44 2⁄3 innings.[3] In 2009, Schultz was promoted to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League. In 26 relief appearances totaling 44 innings pitched, Schultz would post a 2–3 record, 2.66 ERA, and 48 strikeouts.[3] He was also named the league's Pitcher of the Week on September 7.[4]

Continuing his progression through the minor leagues, Schultz was promoted to the Class-A Kane County Cougars, where he would go 6–1 with a 2.87 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 75 1⁄3 innings.[3] He struggled in the 2011 season, making seven appearances for the Advanced-A Stockton Ports and posting a 14.85 ERA before being released by the Athletics organization.[3] He signed with the Grand Prairie AirHogs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball and spent the remainder of the season there. Schultz made 37 total appearances for Grand Prairie, and pitched to a 4–3 record, 4.12 ERA, and 54 strikeouts in 72 innings.[3]

Arizona Diamondbacks

In early 2012, Schultz signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization,[5] and was assigned to the Advanced-A Visalia Rawhide. He would later earn a promotion to the Double-A Mobile BayBears, and in total, made 46 relief appearances in the 2012 season, posting a 6–5 win–loss, 3.58 ERA, and 49 strikeouts in 55 1⁄3 innings.[3] Schultz opened the 2013 season with Mobile, and made 20 appearances, 16 of which were starts. He was then promoted to the Triple-A Reno Aces, where he made 17 relief appearances to end the season. Schultz posted a combined 5–6 record, 3.35 ERA, and 75 strikeouts in 104 2⁄3 innings.[3] He was added to the Diamondbacks' 40-man roster after the end of the season.[6] In the offseason, Schultz made seven starts for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, posting a 3–0 win–loss record, 3.09 ERA, and 28 strikeouts in 32 total innings.[3]

Schultz competed for a spot on the Diamondbacks' Opening Day roster in spring training in 2014. With the ability to carry ten relievers on the roster for a two-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Sydney, Australia,[7] he was named to their Opening Day roster,[8] with the expectation that the Diamondbacks would assign him back to Triple-A after the series.[7] He made his MLB debut on March 22, 2014.[9] Schultz made four relief appearances for the Diamondbacks in 2014, pitching to a 0–1 record, 7.88 ERA, and five strikeouts in eight innings. In Triple-A that year, Schultz would post a 10–8 record with a 6.18 ERA and 82 strikeouts in a career-high 135 1⁄3 innings.[3]

Toronto Blue Jays

On October 7, 2014, the Toronto Blue Jays acquired Schultz from the Diamondbacks on waivers.[10] Schultz was optioned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on March 25, 2015. He was recalled on May 29.[11] Schultz made his debut for the Blue Jays on June 2, pitching 2 relief innings against the Washington Nationals. On July 23, he earned his first MLB save, closing out a 5–2 win over the Oakland Athletics. During the 2015 offseason, Schultz underwent left hip surgery, and was expected to miss most if not all of 2016 spring training.[12]

Schultz was recalled from the Bisons on June 26, 2016.[13] He was optioned back to Buffalo on July 27, following the acquisition of Joaquín Benoit.[14] Schultz was recalled by the Blue Jays on August 27, after Aaron Loup was designated for assignment.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Bo Schultz Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Schultz continues to defy odds on the mound". MLB.com. March 30, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Bo Schultz Register Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ Rob Fai. "Article | Vancouver Canadians News". Milb.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  5. ↑ "BayBears' Bo Schultz still chasing the big-league dream five games at time". al.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  6. ↑ "D-backs select the contracts of Ender Inciarte and Bo Schultz | dbacks.com: News". Arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Delgado, Bradley battling for fifth-starter role | dbacks.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. March 22, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  8. ↑ "D-backs announce 2014 Opening Day roster | dbacks.com: News". Arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  9. ↑ "D-backs' Cahill struggles in first start of season". Arizonasports.com. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Blue Jays claim RHP Schultz from Diamondbacks". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  11. ↑ Singh, David (May 29, 2015). "Blue Jays call up reliever Schultz from triple-A". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  12. ↑ Wilner, Mike (March 4, 2016). "Blue Jays' reliever Schultz working his way back from hip surgery". Sportsnet. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  13. ↑ Davidi, Shi (June 26, 2016). "Blue Jays place Gavin Floyd on DL with shoulder issue". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Blue Jays' Bo Schultz: Optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Blue Jays recall Bo Schultz, designate Aaron Loup for assignment". Sportsnet. August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.

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