Curry Promoted by Cleveland Guardians

CLEVELAND – Former Georgia Tech baseball standout and seventh-round choose Xzavion Curry (Atlanta, Ga./Mays) was promoted to the Cleveland Guardians’ Main League roster and can make his Massive League debut Monday within the second recreation of Cleveland’s doubleheader towards Detroit, the group introduced at the moment.

One in all six Yellow Jackets drafted in 2019, Curry has emerged as one in all Cleveland’s most spectacular prospects. In 38 appearances and 36 begins throughout the minor leagues, he’s recorded a 16-5 report and a pair of.90 ERA with 236 strikeouts in 198.2 innings.

The Atlanta native battled again from damage to play his first skilled baseball in 2021 the place he made 19 begins and recorded a 2.30 ERA and 8-1 report, catapulting to Double-A Akron by the top of the yr. In 2022, the right-handed pitcher wanted simply 13 video games with the Double-A Rubberducks – recording a 3.65 ERA with 5 wins – to be referred to as as much as the Triple-A Columbus Clippers.

In his six begins with the Clippers, Curry labored to a 3-1 report and three.09 ERA over 32.0 innings of labor, putting out 33 hitters and holding opponents to a .205 batting common. In his final two begins, Curry hasn’t allowed a run over 13.0 innings, permitting simply 5 hits and putting out 10.

Over his three years on The Flats, Curry recorded 40 profession begins and labored to a 4.53 ERA, throwing one complete-game shutout and three mixed shutouts in 232.2 innings. Since 2002, he ranks third at Georgia Tech in most trying strikeouts (84) and fourth in total strikeouts (241). Curry remains to be the one Yellow Jacket within the trendy period (1973-present) to win three-straight Opening Day begins and solely the second to begin three-straight Opening Days, interval.

Curry shined in 2019 to assist lead Georgia Tech to a 43-19 report and No. 3 Nationwide Seed within the NCAA Event the place Atlanta performed host to the NCAA Regional. A 3rd-team all-ACC choice, Curry completed with season with a 4.08 ERA and 4 wins earlier than an damage would sideline him the remainder of the best way, not returning full-time till 2021 with Cleveland. Curry’s 2019 spotlight got here towards then-No. 4 Louisville the place he threw 8.0 innings of one-hit, one-run baseball, retiring 16-straight batters at one level and putting out 9 for the win.

When Curry takes the mound on Monday afternoon, he’ll grow to be the Yellow Jackets’ 73rd Main Leaguer in program historical past and the thirty first participant to make the Massive Leagues beneath head coach Danny Corridor.

The Guardians’ doubleheader will start on Aug. 15 at 3:10 p.m. ET with Sport 2 (a make-up of July 17’s postponement) starting after the conclusion of the primary recreation.

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