Zach Pop

Zachery M. Pop (born September 20, 1996) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.

Zach Pop
Miami Marlins – No. 56
Pitcher
Born: (1996-09-20) September 20, 1996
Brampton, Ontario
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 3, 2021, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
(through October 1, 2021)
Win–loss record1–0
Earned run average4.19
Strikeouts50
Teams

Career

Amateur

Pop attended Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario.[1] He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 23rd round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at the University of Kentucky. In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2]

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pop was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the seventh round of the 2017 MLB Draft.[3] He signed and made his professional debut with the AZL Dodgers, pitching five scoreless innings. In 2018, he began the year with the Great Lakes Loons before being promoted to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.

Baltimore Orioles

On July 18, 2018, Pop was traded to the Baltimore Orioles along with Breyvic Valera, Dean Kremer, Yusniel Diaz, and Rylan Bannon in exchange for Manny Machado.[4] He was assigned to the Bowie Baysox and finished the season there. In 44 relief appearances between Great Lakes, Rancho Cucamonga, and Bowie, he compiled a 2–3 record with a 1.53 ERA.[5] He returned to Bowie to begin 2019,[6] and went 1–0 with a 0.84 ERA in 10.2 innings. On May 14, he underwent Tommy John surgery, and missed the rest of the 2019 season.[7] Pop did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Miami Marlins

Pop was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2020 Rule 5 Draft.[9] Shortly after, Pop was traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Tyler Jones.[10][11] Pop made the Marlins' Opening Day roster.[12] On April 3, 2021, Pop made his MLB debut, pitching a scoreless inning of relief against the Tampa Bay Rays.

See also

References
  1. "Pop emerges as Canada's top draft-eligible arm". Sportsnet.ca. June 3, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  2. "#40 Zachary Pop - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  3. Juzenas, Frank (June 14, 2017). "Brampton's Zach Pop drafted by LA Dodgers". BramptonGuardian.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  4. Ken Gurnick (July 18, 2018). "Dodgers complete Machado trade with Orioles". MLB.com. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  5. "Zach Pop Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  6. RotoWire Staff. "Orioles' Zach Pop: Starting season in Double-A". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  7. Roch Kubatko (May 13, 2019). "Pop to undergo surgery". MASN. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  8. Jeff Todd (2020-06-30). "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  9. "2020 Rule 5 Draft results". MLB.com. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  10. TC Zencka. "Marlins Acquire Zach Pop From Diamondbacks". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  11. Anthony Franco (2021-06-04). "Minor MLB Transactions: 6/3/21". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  12. "Paul Campbell, Zach Pop make Marlins' Opening Day roster". MLB.com. 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
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