Bryce Elder
| Bryce Elder | |||
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| Atlanta Braves – No. 55 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: May 19, 1999 Decatur, Texas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 12, 2022, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics (through April 30, 2022) |
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| Win-loss record | 1–3 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.74 | ||
| Strikeouts | 12 | ||
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Bryce Cason Elder (born May 19, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Amateur career
Elder began playing baseball as a child, but stopped to focus on golf by his fifth grade year, to free up his weekends from travel team baseball activities. As a freshman at Decatur High School in Decatur, Texas, Elder considered returning to baseball, but the coach at the time would not permit Elder to play two spring season sports. A new baseball coach, hired before Elder's sophomore season, agreed to Elder's request to play baseball and golf.[1] After graduating from high school, Elder played college baseball at the University of Texas at Austin.[2] In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3][4]
Professional career
Elder was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the fifth round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft,[5][6] and signed with the team for $850,000.[7]
Elder made his professional debut in 2021 with the Rome Braves and was promoted to the Mississippi Braves and the Gwinnett Stripers during the season.[8] On July 10, 2021, Elder threw a combined no-hitter with Daysbel Hernandez.[9][10] Over 25 starts between the three teams, Elder went 11–5 with a 2.75 ERA and 155 strikeouts over 137 2⁄3 innings.[11][12]
On April 12, 2022, Elder was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time to make a spot start. He faced the Washington Nationals that night, pitching 5 2⁄3 innings, and earned a win.[13][14]
Pitching style
Elder throws five pitches: a sinker, four-seam fastball, slider, changeup and curveball.[15][16]
References
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
