Nicholas Joseph Allgeyer (born February 3, 1996) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in one game in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays.
| Nick Allgeyer | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: February 3, 1996 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| July 2, 2021, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| July 2, 2021, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||||||||||
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| Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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Career
editAmateur career
editAllgeyer attended St. John Vianney High School in Missouri where he played baseball and ice hockey. In 2014, he was named the Metro Catholic co-player of the year.[1] As a hockey player, he led his team in goals as a senior.[2]
Allgeyer played college baseball for the Iowa Hawkeyes. On October 11, 2016, he underwent Tommy John surgery and missed the 2017 season.[3] Iowa's baseball team was chosen to represent the United States at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei. Allgeyer pitched in relief for Iowa en route to a silver medal.[4]
Professional career
editToronto Blue Jays
editAllgeyer was drafted out of Iowa by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 12th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, receiving a signing bonus of $125,000.[5] He was assigned to the Low-A Vancouver Canadians, where he spent the remainder of the season and posted a 2.73 earned run average (ERA) in 15 games. In 2019, Allgeyer played for the High-A Dunedin Blue Jays, pitching to a 3.95 ERA over 23 games and totaling 1181⁄3 innings.[6] He was named a Florida State League mid-season all-star as well as a MiLB.com organization all star for the 2019 campaign.[7] Allgeyer did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
On May 15, 2021, Allgeyer was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[9] He was optioned down to Triple-A on May 17 without making an appearance.[10] On July 2, Allgeyer was recalled to the active roster and made his major league debut with a perfect ninth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays.[11] Allgeyer was designated for assignment by Toronto on July 18.[12] Allgeyer was sent outright to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on July 27.[13] He finished the year with a 5.34 ERA and 5–5 record across 22 appearances for Buffalo.
Allgeyer spent the entire 2022 season with Buffalo, pitching in 35 games (and starting 15) and posting a 6–6 record and 5.44 ERA with 95 strikeouts in 101.0 innings pitched.
Philadelphia Phillies
editOn March 25, 2023, Allgeyer was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies and assigned to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs.[14] He made 4 starts for Lehigh Valley, recording a 4.50 ERA with 15 strikeouts in 12.0 innings pitched.
Houston Astros
editOn May 5, 2023, Allgeyer was traded to the Houston Astros in exchange for cash considerations.[15] In 19 games for the Triple–A Sugar Land Space Cowboys, he worked to a 5–4 record and 6.62 ERA with 70 strikeouts in 69+1⁄3 innings pitched. On August 28, Allgeyer was released by the Astros organization.[16]
References
edit- ^ Mayes, Warren (September 7, 2021). "High school all-conference baseball teams". Mid Rivers News Magazine. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Awards". Vianney High School Hockey. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ Southard, Dargan (May 15, 2021). "Former Hawkeyes pitcher Nick Allgeyer called up to Toronto Blue Jays, giving Rick Heller his first MLB'er at Iowa". Hawk Central. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ Southard, Dargan (August 29, 2017). "Hawkeyes become first USA Team to medal in baseball at World University Games". Hawk Central. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "12th Round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ "Nick Allgeyer Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ Norris, Josh. "Lewis, India Highlight Florida State League All-Star Rosters". www.baseballamerica.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Transactions".
- ^ "Pitching Notes: Blue Jays, Allgeyer, Nats, Strasburg, Astros, Valdez, Odorizzi".
- ^ "Major League Baseball Transactions".
- ^ "Blue Jays Select Breyvic Valera".
- ^ "Major League Baseball Transactions".
- ^ "Nick Allgeyer Stats, Fantasy & News".
- ^ "Astros' Nick Allgeyer: Traded to Houston". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ "Nick Allgeyer: Let go by Houston". cbssports.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)