Joey Estes

Joseph Lee Estes

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.
• High School Paraclete High School
• Debut September 20, 2023

• Born October 8, 2001 in Lancaster, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Joey Estes was one of four youngsters acquired by the Oakland Athletics from the Atlanta Braves in return for 1B Matt Olson at the start of spring training in 2022. Estes had been a 16th-round pick by the Braves in the 2019 amateur draft out of a high school in Lancaster, CA. He was coming off a strong season with the Augusta GreenJackets of what was called the Low-A East that year, going 3-6, 2.91 in 20 starts, with 127 strikeouts in 99 innings, allowing just 66 hits. In spite of the small number of wins, he was named the league's Pitcher of the Year and a postseason All-Star. It should be noted that pitching numbers were depressed that year, as just about every hurler in the circuit had had to sit out the previous season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following the trade, he was assigned to the Lansing Lugnuts of the Midwest League where he went 3-7, 4.55 in 20 games. He moved up to the Midland RockHounds of the Texas League in 2023 and was 6-6, 3.28 in his first 20 games before being promoted to the Las Vegas Aviators of the AAA Pacific Coast League on August 1st. He went 3-0, 5.23 in 7 games there and got to make his major league debut for the A's against the Seattle Mariners on September 20th. He started the game but gave up 6 runs in 4 2/3 innings to be charged with a 6-3 loss.

He is not related to 1990s and 2000s pitcher Shawn Estes.

Notable Achievements

• 2021 Pitcher of the Year, Low-A East, Augusta GreenJackets

Related Sites

• Joey Estes on mlb.com