Christian Binford
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Mark Christian Binford (born December 20, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.
Career
Binford had Tommy John surgery as a sophomore at Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania in 2009.[1] He signed to play at the University of Virginia but was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 30th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft, and chose to sign with the Royals.[2] He made his professional debut in 2012 for the Burlington Royals. In eight starts, he went 2–3 with a 2.02 earned run average (ERA) and 31 strikeouts in 40 innings. In 2013 Binford started 23 games for the Lexington Legends, going 8–7 with a 2.67 ERA and 130 strikeouts in 135 innings. Binford started 2014 with the Wilmington Blue Rocks[3] and was promoted to the Class AA Northwest Arkansas Naturals in July.[4][5] He was selected to play in the 2014 All-Star Futures Game[6] in Minneapolis, where he pitched a scoreless inning for the U.S. team.[7]
Binford was promoted to the Class AAA Omaha Storm Chasers on August 17.[8] He tossed two scoreless innings of relief in his debut, which included three strikeouts and one hit allowed.[9] He was the starting pitcher for Omaha in the 2014 Triple-A Baseball National Championship Game, which the Storm Chasers won, 4-2 over the Pawtucket Red Sox.[10]
References
- ↑ Joshua Vaughn/The Record Herald. "Christian Binford, local MLB player, talks to area students". Waynesboro Record Herald. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ↑ staff reports (June 8, 2011). "H.S. BASEBALL: K.C. Royals draft Mercersburg's Christian Binford in 30th round". gametimepa.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ↑ "USA TODAY: Latest World and US News - USATODAY.com". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ↑ Fox Sports. "The hot pitching prospect at Class A Wilmington? It's Binford now". FOX Sports. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Mercersburg Academy – Christian Binford '11 Promoted to Kansas City Royals' Class AA Affiliate". Mercersburg Academy. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Big league power highlights rosters for 2014 Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game". Atlanta Braves. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Mercersburg Academy – Christian Binford '11 Pitches in MLB All-Star Futures Game". Mercersburg Academy. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ↑ Royals prospect Christian Binford promoted to Omaha to pitch in bullpen, Kansas City Star. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- ↑ Top prospect makes debut as Chasers cruise to victory, Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Omaha vs. Pawtucket - September 16, 2014 - MiLB.com Box - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)