Keegan Akin

Keegan Lee Akin (born April 1, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020.

Keegan Akin
Akin with the Bowie Baysox in 2018
Baltimore Orioles – No. 45
Pitcher
Born: (1995-04-01) April 1, 1995
Alma, Michigan
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 14, 2020, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record1–2
Earned run average4.56
Strikeouts35
Teams

Career

Akin attended Bullock Creek High School in Midland, Michigan and played college baseball at Western Michigan University.[1][2] In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3]

Minor Leagues

He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the second round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[4][5]

Akin made his professional debut with the Aberdeen IronBirds[6] and spent all of 2016 there, posting a 1.04 ERA in 26 innings. He spent 2017 with the Frederick Keys[7] where he pitched to a 7–8 record and 4.14 ERA in 21 starts,[8] and he spent 2018 with the Bowie Baysox, going 14–7 with a 3.27 ERA in 25 starts.[9] He spent 2019 with the Norfolk Tides, going 6–7 with a 4.73 ERA and 131 strikeouts over 112.1 innings.[10]

Akin was added to the Orioles 40–man roster following the 2019 season.[11]

Major Leagues

Akin was promoted to the major leagues on August 8, 2020. He made his major league debut on August 14 against the Washington Nationals. Akin finished his first MLB season with a 1-2 record and a 4.56 ERA and 35 strikeouts over 8 games and 25.2 innings pitched.[12]

References
  1. Konecny, Stephen (April 4, 2016). "Keegan Akin; a star pitcher with a bright future". Western Herald. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  2. "Keegan Akin could make Western history in MLB draft". Detroit News. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  3. "#16 Keegan Akin - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  4. "Western Michigan pitcher Keegan Akin selected in 2nd round of MLB draft by Baltimore Orioles". MLive.com. June 9, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  5. "Orioles feel 'very fortunate' to land college pitchers Sedlock, Akin, Dietz with top draft picks". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  6. Fred Kelly (June 20, 2016). "Akin preparing to join Orioles' Short Season-A Aberdeen Ironbirds". Midland Daily News. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  7. "Orioles 2016 draft picks Sedlock, Akin and Hays expected to be fast-tracked to Frederick". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  8. "Keegan Akin Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  9. "Keegan Akin Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  10. Fred Kelly (September 11, 2019). "Creek's Akin notches another accomplishment at Triple A". Midland Daily News. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  11. Jon Meoli (November 2019). "Orioles protect top prospects Ryan Mountcastle, Keegan Akin, two others from Rule 5 draft". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  12. https://www.mlb.com/player/keegan-akin-669211
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