Aaron Wilkerson
American baseball pitcher (born 1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aaron Daniel Wilkerson (born May 24, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Lotte Giants of the KBO League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers.
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Lotte Giants – No. 46 | |||||||||||||||
Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
Born: (1989-05-24) May 24, 1989 (age 35) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
Professional debut | |||||||||||||||
MLB: September 15, 2017, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||||||||||
NPB: April 16, 2022, for the Hanshin Tigers | |||||||||||||||
KBO: July 26, 2023, for the Lotte Giants | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics (through 2019 season) | |||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||
Earned run average | 6.88 | ||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 28 | ||||||||||||||
NPB statistics (through 2022 season) | |||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 5–5 | ||||||||||||||
Earned run average | 4.08 | ||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 54 | ||||||||||||||
KBO statistics (through May 29, 2024) | |||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 11–7 | ||||||||||||||
Earned run average | 3.03 | ||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 144 | ||||||||||||||
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After breaking two pitching records in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Cumberland University, Wilkerson overcame Tommy John surgery,[1] and four independent league trades in a single season, to join the Boston Red Sox organization.[2] The Red Sox traded him to the Brewers in 2016.
Although he features a four-pitch mix, including a curveball, slider, and changeup, Wilkerson throws the secondary pitches sparingly in comparison to his fastball, which usually sits 91–93 mph and tops out at 95 mph, according to a Red Sox scouting report.[2]
On April 17, 2019, Wilkerson recorded his first MLB hit and home run in the same at bat, hitting a two-run home run off Michael Wacha.