Who is Jack Rafe Flaherty?
Jack Rafe Flaherty is an American professional baseball pitcher. He was drafted by Cardinals in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft.
He is currently playing for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Jack Rafe Flaherty- Birth, Age, Family, Education
Jack Rafe Flaherty was born on 15th October 1995 in Burbank, California, the United States, and grew up in Los Angeles.
He was adopted when he was three weeks old by Eileen Flaherty. He is very close to his mother and goes to dinner with her every night.
He attended Harvard Westlake School, Los Angeles, California, and completed high school. After that, he graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Jack Rafe Flaherty: Professional Career
He played for all four of his years at Harvard-Westlake. Flaherty pitched a 13–0 record with a 0.63 ERA, striking out 112 batters in 89 innings while only walking 10 in 2013, as a junior. Moreover, on April 29, 2014, He pitched a complete game, 2–1 victory over Bishop Alemany High School.
Jack Rafe Flaherty was drafted by the Cardinals in the first round with the 34th overall selection of the 2014 MLB draft. Jack signed with the Cardinals on June 17 for a $2 million bonus. He began his minor league career with the Cardinals of the Gulf Coast League.
After that, in 2015, he played for Peoria Chiefs where he recorded 9-3 with a 2.84 ERA in 18 starts. Baseball America ranked him as the third-best prospect in the Cardinal’s system in 2016. He was 5-9 with a 3.56 ERA in 24 games (23 starts) at Palm Beach.
2017 season
He began the 2017 season with the Springfield Cardinals. After posting a 7-2 record with a 1.42 ERA in ten starts, he was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds.
He was promoted to the majors to make his MLB debut against the San Francisco Giants on 1st September 2017. He pitched four innings, gave up five runs, and struck out six while not receiving a decision in an eventual 11-6 win. The Cardinals announced that he had made the Opening Day roster in place of the injured Adam Wainwright on 25th March 2018.
Major League win
He earned his first major league win on 20th May 2018 and finished his 2018 rookie year with an 8-9 record and a 3.34 ERA in 28 starts, striking out 182 batters in 151 innings pitched.
He became the National League Pitcher of the Month for August 2019. Moreover, he won the award in September with a 0.82 ERA over 44 innings.
Also, he ended the 2019 regular season with an 11-8 record and a 2.75 ERA, striking out 231 over 196 1/3 innings becoming the third-youngest pitcher in baseball history to strike out at least 230 and walk 55 or fewer with a 2.75 ERA or lower.
Awards
- Minor League Pitcher of the Year (2017)
- National League Pitcher of the Month (2019)
- Gold Glove (nominated)
Net Worth, Salary
He has an estimated net worth of $3 million and he earns about $500000 per year from his profession. In addition, he signed 1 year / $562,100 contract which includes $562,100 as a guaranteed amount.
YEAR TEAM EARNINGS
2014 St. Louis Cardinals $2,000,000
2017 St. Louis Cardinals $90,613
2018 St. Louis Cardinals $433,640
2019 St. Louis Cardinals $562,100
Body Measurements: Height, Weight
Jack Rafe Flaherty has light brown hair and brown eyes. His height is 6 feet 4 inches and he weighs 93 kg.
Social Media
Jack has over 72.5k followers on Instagram and over 38.9k followers on Twitter. He is not active on Facebook.
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