Mason Englert
Mason Alexander Englert (born November 1, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
| Mason Englert | |
|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers – No. 53 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 1, 1999 Alpine, Texas, U.S. | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| March 30, 2023, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 4–3 |
| Earned run average | 5.46 |
| Strikeouts | 41 |
| Teams | |
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Career edit
Amateur career edit
Englert attended Forney High School in Forney, Texas.[1][2] In his senior season of 2018, Englert recorded 168 strikeouts over 98+1⁄3 innings. Englert broke a Texas high school baseball record by throwing 55+1⁄3 consecutive scoreless innings; a record previously held by David Clyde.[3] Englert committed to Texas A&M University to play college baseball.[4]
Texas Rangers edit
The Texas Rangers selected Englert in the fourth round, with the 119th overall selection, of the 2018 MLB draft.[5][6] He signed with Texas for an over-slot $1 million signing bonus.[7] After signing, Englert did not appear in an official game with a Rangers affiliate in the 2018 season. Instead, he took part in a new program put in place by Texas for their newly drafted high school pitchers. The "de-load" program as the organization called it, emphasized building a foundation mentally and physically while resting the pitchers' bodies from a strenuous senior season and pre-draft showcase circuit. The players were put through a strength program and classroom work until the post-season fall instructional training started.[8]
Englert suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow and underwent Tommy John surgery in April 2019, causing him to miss the entire season.[9] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] Englert spent the 2021 season with the Down East Wood Ducks of the Low-A East, going 6–3 with a 4.25 ERA and 90 strikeouts over 80+2⁄3 innings.[11] Englert split the 2022 season between the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A South Atlantic League and the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League,[12] going a combined 8–6 with a 3.64 ERA and 136 strikeouts over 118+2⁄3 innings.[13] On August 12, 2022, Englert threw 7 innings of a combined no-hitter for Hickory.[14][15]
Detroit Tigers edit
On December 7, 2022, Englert was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the Rule 5 draft.[16] On March 29, 2023, the Tigers announced that Englert had made the Opening Day roster.[17] In 31 outings in his rookie campaign, he logged a 4–3 record and 5.46 ERA with 41 strikeouts across 56.0 innings of work. Englert pitched out of the Tigers bullpen until July 24, when he went on the injured list with hip tightness. After a setback with his rehab, Englert remained on the injured list for the rest of the season.[18]
Englert was optioned to the Triple–A Toledo Mud Hens to begin the 2024 season.[19]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Newberg, Jamey (June 14, 2018). "A rainbow in the clouds: Mason Englert and the education of a father and mother". The Athletic. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ Prothro, Jacob (2018-06-05). "Texas Rangers select Forney High School pitcher Mason Englert in 2018 MLB Draft". FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ "Texas Rangers: Area Pitcher Taken in 4th Round by Rangers". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- ^ Sayles, Damon (June 6, 2018). "MLB Draft: A&M signee Mason Englert drafted by Rangers". 247Sports. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ "'It was pretty freakin' awesome': Forney pitcher Mason Englert drafted by hometown Rangers in fourth round". The Dallas Morning News. 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ Richards, Mathew (June 5, 2018). "Texas Rangers draft Forney High School's Mason Englert in fourth round". inForney.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ "Rangers sign top 5 picks, including 3 prep pitchers". ESPN.com. 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ Jamey Newberg (October 17, 2018). "The logic behind Rangers' unorthodox, innovative "de-load" program, and how their young pitchers feel about it". The Athletic. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ "One of the Rangers' top pitching prospects Forney's Mason Englert has Tommy John surgery". The Dallas Morning News. 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ Mayo, Jonathan (November 5, 2020). "Texas pitchers impress in instructional league". MLB.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ Longenhagen, Eric (2022-06-06). "Texas Rangers Top 50 Prospects". FanGraphs.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ Parker, Mark (July 18, 2022). "Crawdads top Blue Rocks behind Englert's arm, Carter's bat". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ Postins, Matthew (October 8, 2022). "Rangers Top 30 Prospect Wraps: Mason Englert". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Terranova, Rob (August 12, 2022). "Hickory's Englert, McDowell combine on no-no". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Sheehan, Stephanie (August 18, 2022). "Rangers prospect extends hitless streak to 14 1/3 innings". MLB.com. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/2022-rule-5-draft-results.html
- ^ "Tigers' Mason Englert: Sticking with Detroit". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ "Tigers' Mason Englert: Pulled off rehab assignment". CBSSports.com. 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- ^ "Tigers make 10 cuts as spring roster trimmed again". mlive.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)