Michael Fulmer
| Michael Fulmer | |
|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers – No. 32 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 15, 1993 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Michael Joseph Fulmer (born March 15, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization.
Career
Fulmer attended Deer Creek High School in Edmond, Oklahoma. As a senior he went 10–2 with a 0.72 earned run average (ERA), 127 strikeouts and also hit .436 with six home runs.[1] Fulmer was drafted by the New York Mets in the first round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.[2][3] He made his professional debut that season with the rookie league Gulf Coast Mets which he had a 0-1 record with a 10.13 ERA and 10 strikeouts in 3 starting apperances and one out of the bullpen.
Fulmer started 21 games for the Savannah Sand Gnats in 2012.[4] He went 7–6 during the year with a 2.74 ERA and 101 strikeouts over 108+1⁄3 innings. Prior to the 2013 season, Fulmer was ranked by Baseball America as the Mets seventh best prospect.[5] He pitched in only nine games that season between the rookie league Gulf Coast Mets and the class A advanced St. Lucie Mets due to injuries.[6] He finished the year with a 3.33 ERA and a 3-3 record with 42 strikeouts. Fulmer started 2014 with St. Lucie and finished the year with the Double-A Binghamton Mets. He started 20 games, going 6–11 with a 4.38 ERA and 87 strikeouts.
On July 31, 2015, the Mets traded Fulmer and Luis Cessa to the Detroit Tigers for Yoenis Céspedes.[7] Fulmer was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending August 9, 2015. He started two games for the double A Erie SeaWolves during that time and had a 2–0 record with 11 strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA. He led the league in strikeouts (11) and tied for the lead in wins (2) and ERA (0.00).[8] On August 28, 2015, Fulmer was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Year, and was named as the starting pitcher on the Eastern League All-Star team. Fulmer finished the season 10–3 with a 2.24 ERA and 125 strikeouts in 22 starts for Erie and Binghamton.[9] The Tigers added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[10]
On March 18, 2016, Fulmer was optioned to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens.[11]
References
- ^ Big All-City Baseball Player of the Year: Deer Creek's Michael Fulmer becomes complete player
- ^ 'Impact' arm Fulmer was Mets' target all along
- ^ Deer Creek's Michael Fulmer picked by Mets
- ^ Deer Creek High School grad looks at year since 2011 Major League Baseball June Amateur Draft
- ^ Baseball America Mets top 2013 prospects
- ^ Mets’ Fulmer Appears Back On Track
- ^ DiComo, Anthony (July 31, 2015). "Mets land a slugger in Cespedes from Tigers". MLB.com. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- ^ Rosario, Bill (August 10, 2015). "Knapp and Fulmer Win Weekly Awards". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ^ "Fulmer named Eastern League's top pitcher". MiLB.com. August 28, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ Detroit Tigers add Michael Fulmer, two others to 40-man roster to protect them from Rule 5 draft
- ^ "No. 1 prospect Fulmer optioned to Toledo". MiLB.com. March 18, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)