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American baseball player (born 1997)
Baseball player
Sean Anthony Hjelle ( JEL -ee ;[1] born May 7, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the University of Kentucky . The Giants selected Hjelle in the second round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft . He is listed at 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m ) tall.[2] [3] Hjelle is tied with former pitcher Jon Rauch as the tallest players in MLB history.
Amateur career [ edit ]
Hjelle attended Mahtomedi High School in Mahtomedi, Minnesota , where he played baseball and basketball.[4] In baseball as a pitcher, he threw a two-seam fastball , a four-seam fastball , a changeup , and a cutter . Hjelle was not drafted out of high school, and enrolled at the University of Kentucky to play college baseball for the Kentucky Wildcats .[5]
In 2017 , as a sophomore at Kentucky, Hjelle was named the Southeastern Conference 's Pitcher of the Year after going 9–2 with a 3.17 earned run average (ERA) in the regular season, including a 7–1 record and a 1.90 ERA in SEC games.[6] As a junior in 2018 , he appeared in 15 games (14 starts), compiling a 7–5 record with a 3.44 ERA.[7]
Professional career [ edit ]
The San Francisco Giants selected Hjelle in the second round, with the 45th overall selection, of the 2018 MLB draft .[8] He signed for a $1.5 million signing bonus [9] and made his professional debut with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes .[10] Hjelle spent the whole season with Salem-Keizer, compiling a 5.06 ERA in 12 starts.[11]
Hjelle began the 2019 season with the Augusta GreenJackets of the Single–A South Atlantic League , and was their Opening Day starter.[12] He was promoted to the High–A San Jose Giants in May.[13] In August, the Giants promoted Hjelle to the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Double–A Eastern League ,[14] with whom he finished the year. Over 28 starts between the three clubs, Hjelle went 7–9 with a 3.32 ERA.[15]
In 2021, Hjelle pitched for the Sacramento River Cats of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League .[16] After the season, the Giants added Hjelle to their 40-man roster .[17] He started the 2022 season with Sacramento and made his MLB debut on May 6.[18] On September 28, Hjelle earned his first career win after pitching four innings of one–run ball against the Colorado Rockies in a 6–3 victory.[19]
In 2022 with Sacramento, Hjelle was 6–8 with a 4.92 ERA in 22 starts, in which he pitched 97 innings.[20] With the Giants in 2022 he was 1–2 with a 5.76 ERA in eight relief appearances, covering 25 innings in which he struck out 28 batters.[20] The Giants optioned Hjelle to Sacramento for the start of the 2023 season.[21]
Personal life [ edit ]
Hjelle and his wife Caroline have two children.[22] [16]
References [ edit ]
^ Law, Keith (April 7, 2018). "Law: Kentucky's Sean Hjelle could be standing tall on first day of draft" . ESPN.com . ESPN . Retrieved June 14, 2018 .
^ Mizutani, Dane (January 18, 2015). "Mahtomedi's Sean Hjelle brings skill, height to Kentucky … for baseball" . twincities.com . St. Paul Pioneer Press . Retrieved June 14, 2018 .
^ Frederick, Jace (June 9, 2015). "Mahtomedi's Sean Hjelle is Pioneer Press East Metro baseball player of the year" . twincities.com . St. Paul Pioneer Press . Retrieved June 14, 2018 .
^ Frederick, Jace (May 23, 2017). "Mahtomedi grad Sean Hjelle named SEC Pitcher of Year at Kentucky" . twincities.com . St. Paul Pioneer Press . Retrieved June 14, 2018 .
^ Hale, Jon (June 3, 2018). "Two Kentucky baseball players could be picked on Day 1 of MLB draft" . usatoday.com . USA Today . Retrieved June 14, 2018 .
^ Pavlovic, Alex (June 4, 2018). "Giants Take 6-foot-11 Pitcher Sean Hjelle No. 45 Overall in 2018 MLB Draft" . nbcbayarea.com . NBC Bay Area . Retrieved June 14, 2018 .
^ Schulman, Henry (June 17, 2018). "Giants' Buster Posey 'needs a break,' gets another day off against Dodgers" . sfgate.com . San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 26, 2019 .
^ Koch, Drew (July 16, 2018). "How are the Kentucky Baseball draftees doing so far?" . aseaofblue.com . SB Nation . Retrieved April 26, 2019 .
^ "Sean Hjelle Stats, Highlights, Bio" . MiLB.com . Minor League Baseball. Retrieved September 28, 2020 .
^ Cheney, Will (April 3, 2019). "GreenJackets open season Thursday at Asheville" . augustachronicle.com . Augusta, Georgia: The Augusta Chronicle . Retrieved April 26, 2019 .
^ Cunningham, Kevin J. (May 27, 2019). "The SF Giants Prospect Roundup: Two Big Promotions" . mccoveychronicles.com . SB Nation . Retrieved June 2, 2019 .
^ Dykstra, Sam (August 8, 2019). "San Francisco Giants Promote Joey Bart, Heliot, Ramos to Double-A Richmond" . MiLB.com . Minor League Baseball. Retrieved September 28, 2020 .
^ "Sean Hjelle's velocity and other stats to track for Giants prospects in 2021" . Theathletic.com. February 23, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2022 .
^ a b Cats, River (March 23, 2022). "River Cats Conversation: Sean Hjelle | River Cats" . Milb.com. Retrieved April 13, 2022 .
^ "Giants add top prospects Ramos, Hjelle to 40-man roster" . Nbcsports.com. November 20, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2022 .
^ "Giants' Sean Hjelle ties record for MLB's tallest pitcher as 6-foot-11 righty debuts vs. Cardinals" . May 7, 2022.
^ "Giants disgustingly celebrate Sean Hjelle's first MLB win with gross shower" . sports.yahoo.com . Retrieved June 22, 2023 .
^ a b "Sean Hjelle Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics" . Baseball-Reference.com .
^ Ho, Soleil (March 30, 2023). "Giants' Opening Day roster reshuffle crowds out Johnson, Hjelle" . Sfchronicle.com. Retrieved April 1, 2023 .
^ "SF Giants' Hjelle got 'reset,' became a dad and sounds hopeful in return" . www.knbr.com .
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