Hayden Birdsong
American baseball player (born 2001)
Baseball player
| Hayden Birdsong | |
|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants – No. 90 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (2001-08-30) August 30, 2001 (age 22) Mattoon, Illinois, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 26, 2024, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| MLB statistics (through June 26, 2024) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 5.79 |
| Strikeouts | 5 |
| Teams | |
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Hayden Birdsong (born August 30, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Amateur career
Birdsong attended Mattoon High School in Mattoon, Illinois, and Eastern Illinois University, where he played college baseball for the Eastern Illinois Panthers.
Professional career
Birdsong was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the sixth round, with the 196th overall selection, of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He spent his first professional season with the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Giants and Single–A San Jose Giants. Birdsong started 2023 with San Jose before being promoted to the Eugene Emeralds. On July 4, he combined with Mat Olsen, William Kempner, and Sam Delaplane to throw a no-hitter against the Tri-City Dust Devils.[2]
Birdsong began the 2024 campaign with Richmond, and was promoted to the Triple–A Sacramento River Cats after logging a 2.05 ERA with 61 strikeouts across 11 starts. On June 26, 2024, Birdsong was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[3] He made his major league debut the same day at Oracle Park against the Chicago Cubs, allowing three runs in 4+2⁄3 innings.[4]
References
- ^ "Eastern Illinois pitcher, Mattoon graduate Hayden Birdsong selected in MLB Draft". July 19, 2022.
- ^ "SF Giants pitching prospects throw a combined no-hitter at High-A - Sports Illustrated San Francisco Giants News, Analysis and More". Sports Illustrated San Francisco Giants News, Analysis and More.
- ^ "Giants Designate Raymond Burgos For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ Guardado, Maria (June 26, 2024). "Birdsong shows promising stuff in MLB debut". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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San Francisco Giants current roster
- 0 Brett Wisely
- 2 Jorge Soler
- 8 Michael Conforto
- 12 Jordan Hicks
- 13 Austin Slater
- 14 Patrick Bailey
- 16 Nick Ahmed
- 17 Heliot Ramos
- 18 Curt Casali
- 26 Matt Chapman
- 29 Luis Matos
- 31 LaMonte Wade Jr.
- 32 David Villar
- 33 Taylor Rogers
- 49 Tyler Fitzgerald
- 56 Spencer Howard
- 62 Logan Webb
- 64 Sean Hjelle
- 68 Erik Miller
- 71 Tyler Rogers
- 73 Randy Rodríguez
- 74 Ryan Walker
- 75 Camilo Doval
- 76 Spencer Bivens
- 77 Luke Jackson
- -- Hayden Birdsong
- 10 Casey Schmitt
- 21 Blake Sabol
- 37 Marco Luciano
- 47 Mason Black
- 53 Wade Meckler
- 65 Landen Roupp
- 70 Kai-Wei Teng
- 72 Trevor McDonald
- 5 Mike Yastrzemski
- 7 Blake Snell
- 19 Tom Murphy
- 23 Robbie Ray
- 38 Alex Cobb
- 39 Thairo Estrada
- 41 Wilmer Flores
- 43 Tristan Beck
- 45 Kyle Harrison
- 51 Jung-hoo Lee
- 57 Austin Warren
- 63 Ethan Small
- 67 Keaton Winn
- Manager 6 Bob Melvin
- Pitching 80 Bryan Price
- Bench 52 Ryan Christenson
- Bullpen 81 Garvin Alston
- Assistant hitting 85 Pedro Guerrero
- Pitching assistant 87 J. P. Martinez
- Quality assurance 21 Nick Ortiz
- First base 91 Mark Hallberg
- Hitting 77 Justin Viele
- Hitting 95 Pat Burrell
- Third base 9 Matt Williams
- Special assistant 92 Alyssa Nakken
- Special assistant 99 Taira Uematsu
- Bullpen catcher 95 Alex Burg
- Director of video 98 Fernando Perez
- Bullpen 66 Brant Whiting
