Joe Whitman
| Joe Whitman | |
|---|---|
| File:Joe Whitman (46837623225).jpg Whitman with Hudson High School in 2019 | |
| San Francisco Giants | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 17, 2001 Akron, Ohio, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
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Joseph Daniel Whitman (born September 17, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.
Amateur career
[edit | edit source]Whitman grew up in Hudson, Ohio, and attended Hudson High School, where he set the Ohio state record with ten saves as a junior in 2019. His senior season in 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]
Whitman began his collegiate baseball career at Purdue. He only pitched 5+2⁄3 innings over two seasons for the Boilermakers before transferring to Kent State.[3] In his first season with the team in 2023, Whitman went 9–2 with a 2.56 ERA and 100 strikeouts.[4] For his performance on the year, Whitman earned first team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC), and was named the MAC Pitcher of the Year. He was also named a first team All-American.[5] In 2023, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[6]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Whitman was selected by the San Francisco Giants with the 69th overall pick in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[7][8] He signed with the Giants for $805,575.[9]
Whitman made his professional debut after signing with the Arizona League Giants and also played with the San Jose Giants, pitching to a 1.86 ERA over six games. He split the 2024 season between San Jose and the Eugene Emeralds, starting 23 games and going 3-8 with a 4.63 ERA and 108 strikeouts over 103 innings.[10] Whitman was assigned to the Richmond Flying Squirrels for the 2025 season.[11]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Purdue Boilermakers bio
- Kent State Golden Flashes bio
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Baseball pitchers
- Cotuit Kettleers players
- Kent State Golden Flashes baseball players
- Lakeshore Chinooks players
- Sportspeople from Hudson, Ohio
- Purdue Boilermakers baseball players
- San Jose Giants players
- Baseball players from Summit County, Ohio
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Eugene Emeralds players
- Richmond Flying Squirrels players