John Thomas Ginn (born May 20, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his major league debut in 2024.
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| Athletics – No. 70 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: May 20, 1999 Flowood, Mississippi, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| August 21, 2024, for the Oakland Athletics | |||||||||||||||
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| Win–loss record | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 4.24 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 29 | ||||||||||||||
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Amateur career
editGinn graduated from Brandon High School in Brandon, Mississippi. In 2017, as a junior, he batted .482 with 16 home runs.[1] That summer, he pitched in the 2017 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game at Wrigley Field.[2] As a senior, he batted .419 with nine home runs and 27 RBI along with pitching to a 5–1 record and 0.36 ERA[3] and was named the Mississippi Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.[4] He signed to play college baseball at Mississippi State.[5]
Professional career
editThe Los Angeles Dodgers selected Ginn with the 30th overall selection of the 2018 MLB draft.[6] On July 5, 2018, he announced that he was going to honor his commitment to Mississippi State and that he would not be signing with the Dodgers.[7][8] In 2019, his freshman year at Mississippi State, he went 8–4 with a 3.36 ERA over 16 starts, striking out 103 over eighty innings.[9] He was named the 2019 Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year.[10] He underwent Tommy John surgery in March 2020.[11]
New York Mets
editGinn was selected 52nd overall by the New York Mets in the 2020 MLB draft.[12] He signed with the Mets on June 30, 2020, for a $2.9MM bonus.[13] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic alongside still recovering from surgery.[14] Ginn returned to play in June 2021, making his professional debut with the St. Lucie Mets of the Low-A Southeast.[15] He was promoted to the Brooklyn Cyclones of the High-A East in July.[16] Over 18 starts between the two teams, Ginn went 5–5 with a 3.03 ERA and 81 strikeouts over 92 innings.[17]
Oakland Athletics
editOn March 12, 2022, the Mets traded Ginn and Adam Oller to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Chris Bassitt.[18] He opened the season with the Midland RockHounds of the Double–A Texas League.[19] In 12 starts split between Midland and the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Athletics, Ginn compiled a 1–4 record and 5.10 ERA with 46 strikeouts across 42+1⁄3 innings pitched.[20] He returned to the two affiliates in 2023, making 8 starts and struggling to a 7.43 ERA with 17 strikeouts over 26+2⁄3 innings of work.[21]
Ginn began the 2024 season with Midland, logging a 4–1 record and 4.15 ERA over 6 starts. In May, he was promoted to the Triple–A Las Vegas Aviators, for whom he logged a 4–3 record and 5.72 ERA with 69 strikeouts across 15 games (14 starts). On August 20, 2024, Ginn was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[22]
References
edit- ^ Cleveland, Tyler (March 15, 2018). "Mississippi State, MLB scouts love his arm, but Brandon's J.T. Ginn leads USA in home runs". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "26 Baseball Factory Alums Named To 2017-18 Gatorade State Baseball Player of the Year List". Baseball Factory. May 29, 2018.
- ^ "Brandon pitcher JT Ginn named Gatorade Mississippi Player of the Year". MS News Now. May 29, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ Salmon, Mackenzie (May 31, 2018). "Watch: 10 questions with Gatorade player of the year, MLB Draft prospect J.T. Ginn". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ Cleveland, Tyrie (March 15, 2018). "MLB scouts love his arm, but Mississippi prep phenom J.T. Ginn leads nation in home runs". USA Today high school sports. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "Dodgers' J.T. Ginn: Drafted 30th overall by Dodgers". CBS Sports. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ Plunkett, Bill (July 5, 2018). "Dodgers' first-round draft pick J.T. Ginn says he's choosing college over pro ball for now". Orange County Register. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ "JT Ginn - Baseball". Mississippi State.
- ^ "Ginn named National Freshman of the Year by Perfect Game". The Dispatch. June 12, 2019.
- ^ "2019 SEC Baseball Awards announced". www.secsports.com. Southeastern Conference. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ Puma, Mike (August 3, 2020). "J.T. Ginn Impresses Mets With Stuff, Makeup". www.baseballamerica.com.
- ^ Smith, Danny P. "MSU pitcher Ginn taken in second round by the Mets | Sports". Starkville Daily News. starkvilledailynews.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ DiComo, Anthony (June 30, 2020). "Mets sign final Draft pick, 2nd-rounder Ginn". MLB.com. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Polin Trinidad — P". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved December 23, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Mets prospects J.T. Ginn, Alexander Ramirez added to St. Lucie roster ahead of professional debuts".
- ^ "Mets promote pitching prospect J.T. Ginn to High-A Brooklyn".
- ^ "Mets Minor League Mailbag: How many top prospects will make big league debut in 2022?".
- ^ "Athletics trade RHP Chris Bassitt to Mets for prospects JT Ginn and Adam Oller: Source". The Athletic. March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Here's where A's Top 30 prospects are starting '22". MLB.com.
- ^ "J.T. Ginn Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ "J.T. Ginn - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ "Athletics Select J.T. Ginn". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)