Braxton Ashcraft
| Braxton Ashcraft | |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 67 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 5, 1999 Waco, Texas, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 26, 2025, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics (through May 26, 2025) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 0.00 |
| Strikeouts | 1 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Braxton Ashcraft (born October 5, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
[edit]Ashcraft attended Robinson High School in Robinson, Texas. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the second round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He signed with the Pirates, and made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Pirates.
Ashcraft played 2019 with the West Virginia Black Bears. He did not play in 2020 due to the Minor League Baseball season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] He returned in 2021 to play for the Greensboro Grasshoppers before undergoing Tommy John surgery, which caused him to miss the 2022 season.[3] Ashcraft returned from the injury in 2023 to play for Bradenton Marauders, Greensboro and Altoona Curve.[4]
On November 14, 2023, the Pirates added Ashcraft to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He was optioned to the Triple–A Indianapolis Indians to begin the 2024 season.[5] In 16 games (14 starts) split between Altoona and Indianapolis, Ashcraft compiled an aggregate 3–2 record and 2.84 earned run average (ERA) with 77 strikeouts across 73 innings of work.
Ashcraft was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis to begin the 2025 season.[6] In 10 games for Indianapolis, he compiled a 3–3 record and 5.03 ERA with 56 strikeouts across 48+1⁄3 innings pitched. On May 26, 2025, Ashcraft was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[7] Ashcraft entered the Pittsburgh Pirates' game against the Arizona Diamondbacks and struck out the Diamondbacks' Tim Tawa in the sixth inning. This was the first strikeout of his major league career.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ reports, staff and wire (June 4, 2018). "Robinson's Ashcraft, MCC's Breaux selected in MLB draft". Waco Tribune-Herald.
- ^ Biertempfel, Rob (2020-10-22). "Pirates prospect Braxton Ashcraft grows his way into the team's future plans". The Athletic. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ Gorman, Kevin (August 4, 2021). "Pirates pitching prospect Braxton Ashcraft, RHP Chase De Jong undergo surgeries". TribLIVE.com.
- ^ Destin, Andrew (2023-08-08). "Pirates Pipeline: RHP Braxton Ashcraft finding form post-Tommy John and flashing fantastic fastball". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "Pirates' Braxton Ashcraft: Sent to minor-league camp". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Pirates make 2nd round of spring training cuts". community.triblive.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ^ "Pirates Promote Braxton Ashcraft". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors)