Alex Faedo
Alex Michael Faedo
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 5", Weight 225 lb.
- School University of Florida
- High School Braulio Alonso High School
- Debut May 4, 2022
- Born November 12, 1995 in Tampa, FL USA
Biographical Information[edit]
Pitcher Alex Faedo was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2017 College World Series. He helped the University of Florida achieve the first title in school history with an outstanding run in the tournament. In particular, he pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings against Texas Christian University in the semi-finals to send Florida to the best-of-three championship round against Louisiana State University. He had already blanked TCU in Florida's first game of the tournament, striking out a total of 22 batters without allowing a run between the two starts. He was available to pitch the decisive third game of the finals, but his presence was not needed as Florida won the first two contests to clinch the title.
Just before the College World Series, he was selected by the Detroit Tigers with the 18th pick in the 2017 amateur draft. In his junior year at Florida in 2017, he had started the year slowly after undergoing knee surgery in the off-season, but had finished strong, finishing at 7-2, 2.60. While he signed with the Tigers before the deadline, he did not play in the minor leagues in 2017, as the Tigers did not want to over-exert him after what had been a long and tiring season. In spite of his lack of pro experience, he was a non roster invitee to the Tigers' spring training in 2018, although it was to have him evaluated by the team's top brass, not because he stood any chance of making the team at the start of the season. He split his first season between the Class A Lakeland Flying Tigers and the AA Erie SeaWolves, making 12 starts at each stop. In 24 games, he went 5-10, 4.02, logging 121 innings during which he allowed just 103 hits and 35 walks, while striking out 110 opponents. In 2019, he was 6-7, 3.90 in 22 starts for Erie with 134 strikeouts in 115 1/3 innings.
The plan for 2020 was to have him start the year in AAA, and likely bring him up to make his major league debut at the end of the season, provided everything went well. However, the season was upended by the Coronavirus pandemic, there was no minor league season, and Faedo contracted the disease himself before training camp reopened in July. He eventually made it to the Tigers' alternate training site in Toledo, OH, but was shut down in September with a right forearm strain, preventing any possibility of a late call-up to the Motor City. He was then sent to the Tigers instruction camp in Lakeland, FL in October to take part in workouts but the soreness reappeared, and by early December, he was diagnosed with a torn UCL, necessitating Tommy John surgery. He would miss all of 2021 as a result.
After this setback, Faedo made his major league debut on May 4, 2022, starting the second game of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He pitched well, with 2 runs allowed in 5 innings, but ended up with a no-decision in a 7-2 loss.
He is a second cousin of former major league infielder Lenny Faedo.
Further Reading[edit]
- Jason Beck: "Prospect Faedo to have Tommy John surgery", mlb.com, December 19, 2020. [1]
- Ryan Young: "Florida ace Alex Faedo maintains focus amidst lofty MLB draft projections", SEC Country.com, May 27, 2017. [2]
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