Joe Biagini, Starting Pitcher, Toronto Blue Jays
Date of Birth: 5/29/1990
Birthplace: Menlo Park, California
College: College of San Mateo / University of California, Davis
Joe Biagini, starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays, had Tommy John surgery in 2010 while playing for the College of San Mateo. A year later, he was drafted by the San Francisco Giants. He pitched as a starting pitcher in the Giants' minor league system from 2012 through 2015.
Biagini was acquired by the Blue Jays in the Rule 5 draft on December 10, 2015. He pitched in relief for the Blue Jays in 60 games in 2016. He finished the season with 4 wins and 3 losses, 1 save, 62 strikeouts to 19 walks, and a 3.06 ERA in 67.2 innings. In the postseason, he pitched 7.1 innings in 6 games and he gave up 3 hits and no runs. He struck out 6 batters and walked 1.
In 2017, Biagini pitched in 18 games as a starter and 26 games of relief with the Blue Jays. He finished the season with 3 wins and 13 losses, 1 save, 97 strikeouts to 42 walks, and a 5.34 ERA in 119.2 innings.
Biagini pitched in 50 games with the Blue Jays in 2018. He had 4 wins and 7 losses, 53 strikeouts to 24 walks, and a 6.00 ERA in 72.0 innings.
Biagini was traded to the Houston Astros on July 31, 2019. He finished the 2019 season with 3 wins and 2 losses, 1 save, 60 strikeouts to 26 walks, and a 4.59 ERA in 64.2 innings in 50 games with the Blue Jays and 13 games with the Astros. He didn't pitch in the postseason.
Biagini pitched just 4.1 innings in 4 games in 2020. He had an ERA of 20.77.
Biagini became a free agent on October 9, 2020. He signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs on December 17th. He pitched just 3.0 innings in one game with the Cubs in 2021. He spent the rest of the season in the minors.
Biagini became a free agent on November 7, 2021. He returned to the Blue Jays on a minor league contract on March 13, 2022.
Career pitching statistics for Biagini through 2021 include:
- 222 games played
- 331.1 innings pitched
- 15-25 win-loss record
- 278 strikeouts to 116 walks
- 5.03 ERA
Personal Life
Biagini's father, Rob, played minor league baseball for the San Francisco Giants in 1981 and 1982.
Sources for Information
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