Eric Orze
| Eric Orze | |
|---|---|
| New York Mets – No. 53 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 21, 1997 Elk Grove, Illinois, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 8, 2024, for the New York Mets | |
| MLB statistics (through July 8, 2024) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–1 |
| Earned run average | -- |
| Strikeouts | 0 |
| Teams | |
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Eric Paul Orze (born August 21, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Career[edit]
Orze attended Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream, Illinois, and the University of New Orleans, where he played college baseball for the New Orleans Privateers. While at New Orleans, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and skin cancer.[1][2]
The New York Mets selected Orze in the fifth round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[3] He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Brooklyn Cyclones and was promoted to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies and Syracuse Mets during the season.[4] Over 34 relief appearances between the three teams, Orze went 4–2 with a 3.08 ERA and 67 strikeouts over 49+2⁄3 innings.[5]
Orze began the 2024 campaign with Syracuse, compiling a 3.76 ERA with 56 strikeouts and two saves across 38+1⁄3 innings pitched. On July 6, 2024, Orze was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "'Night and day' difference for Orze post-cancer". MLB.com.
- ^ "Inside Eric Orze's Resilient Journey to the Mets". September 25, 2020.
- ^ "Mets draft RHP Orze, a 2-time cancer survivor". June 12, 2020.
- ^ "Rumble Ponies' Adam Oller, Eric Orze called up to Triple-A Syracuse". August 11, 2021.
- ^ "NY Mets prospect Eric Orze has the stuff to become a future closer". November 4, 2021.
- ^ https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/07/06/mets-eric-orze-cancer-mlb-pirates-bullpen/
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)