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 September 10, 2017) | |
| Win–loss record | 1–1 |
| Earned run average | 3.50 |
| Strikeouts | 14 |
| 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] Neverauskas picked up his first Major League win on August 6, 2017, when the Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres in 11 innings. He pitched two scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out three to pick up the win.[8]
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.
- ^ Berry, Adam; Toye, Jonathan (August 6, 2017). "S-Rod celebrates return with walk-off vs. Padres". Major League Baseball. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Dovydas Neverauskas on Twitter
- 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 expatriate sportspeople 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