Dovydas Neverauskas
| Dovydas Neverauskas | |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 66 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 14, 1993 Vilnius, Lithuania | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 24, 2017, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics (through April 24, 2017) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 4.50 |
| Strikeouts | 1 |
| Teams | |
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Dovydas Neverauskas (born January 14, 1993) is a Lithuanian professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Neverauskas signed with the Pirates as a free agent in 2009.[1] He was converted into a relief pitcher in 2015.[2] He began the 2016 season with the Altoona Curve of the Class AA Eastern League,[1] and was promoted to the Indianapolis Indians of the Class AAA International League in June.[3] He pitched a scoreless inning in the 2016 All-Star Futures Game.[4][5] The Pirates added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[6]
On April 24, 2017, Neverauskas made his Major League Baseball debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Chicago Cubs. He pitched two innings, allowed one run, and had one strikeout.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Lithuanian pitcher hopes to make history". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ^ "South Atlantic League notebook: San Francisco Giants' Samuel Coonrod starts to see results with the Augusta GreenJackets – MiLB.com News – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ^ "Pirates prospect Dovydas Neverauskas proud to represent Lithuania, Mariners prospect Tyler O'Neill, Marlins prospect Josh Naylor represent Canada at Futures Game – MiLB.com News – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "Dansby Swanson, Yoan Moncada headline 2016 Futures Game rosters". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ^ Berg, Ted (July 15, 2016). "Meet the Pirates prospect who will soon become MLB's first Lithuanian". USA Today. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Pirates add Neverauskas, Osuna to 40-man roster". Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "Lithuanian reliever Neverauskas makes debut for Pirates". AP News. April 25, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- All-Star Futures Game players
- Altoona Curve players
- Bradenton Marauders players
- Expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Gulf Coast Pirates players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Jamestown Jammers players
- Lithuanian baseball players
- Lithuanian expatriates in the United States
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Sportspeople from Vilnius
- State College Spikes players
- West Virginia Black Bears players
- West Virginia Power players