Andrew Painter (baseball)

Andrew Patrick Painter (born April 10, 2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

Andrew Painter
Painter in 2022 with the Clearwater Threshers
Philadelphia Phillies
Pitcher
Born: (2003-04-10) April 10, 2003
Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  United States
U-15 Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Panama Team

Amateur career

Painter attended Calvary Christian Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[1] He committed to the University of Florida during his freshman year in 2018.[2] The summer after his freshman year, he played for the USA Baseball 15U National Team in Panama where he earned a Gold Medal and was named to the All-World team.[3][4] As a sophomore in 2019, he went 7-2 with a 1.43 ERA over 53+2⁄3 innings, leading Calvary Christian to the 4A state championship game.[5][6] That summer, he was named to the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game at Wrigley Field, being one of two juniors selected.[7] In 2020, his junior year, he gave up one run and struck out 33 batters over 15 innings before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Painter finished his senior season in 2021 with a 6-1 record and a 0.38 ERA while striking out 93 batters over 47 innings.[9] He was named the 2021 Florida Gatorade Player of the Year.[10]

Professional career

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Painter in the first round, with the 13th overall selection, of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[11] He signed with the Phillies for a bonus of $3.9 million.[12] He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Phillies with whom he threw six scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts for the season.[13]

Painter opened the 2022 season with the Clearwater Threshers of the Single-A Florida State League.[14] After nine starts in which he went 1-1 with a 1.40 ERA, 69 strikeouts, and 16 walks over 38+2⁄3 innings, he was promoted to the Jersey Shore BlueClaws of the High-A South Atlantic League in early June.[15] On August 14, he was promoted to the Reading Fightin Phils of the Double-A Eastern League after starting eight games and posting a 0.98 ERA with 49 strikeouts over 36+2⁄3 innings with the BlueClaws.[16] Over five starts with Reading, he went 2-1 with a 2.54 ERA and 37 strikeouts over 28+1⁄3 innings.[17] He finished the 2022 season with a combined 6-2 record, 1.56 ERA, and 155 strikeouts over 103+2⁄3 innings between the three teams, with a WHIP of 0.887, and the Phillies named him their Minor League Player of the Year.[18][19]

On March 10, 2023, Painter was shut down for four weeks after being diagnosed with a proximal ulnar collateral ligament sprain in his right elbow.[20] On July 25, Painter underwent Tommy John surgery in Los Angeles, ending his season.[21]

References
  1. Villa, Walter. "Calvary Christian Emerges As South Florida Baseball Factory". www.baseballamerica.com.
  2. "Perfect Game All-American Andrew Painter talks decision to sign with the Florida Gators". florida.rivals.com.
  3. "CCA Sophomore Andrew Painter Named to All-World Baseball Team". Calvary Christian Academy. September 21, 2018.
  4. "2019 Under Armour All-America Road to Wrigley – Andrew Painter". Baseball Factory. July 8, 2019.
  5. Daley, Bill (May 18, 2019). "UF commit Painter leads Calvary Christian baseball back to state". Miami Herald. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  6. Lichtenstein, Mike Stocker, John McCall, Steve Svekis, Adam. "2019 All-County: Broward 6A-1A baseball: First team". sun-sentinel.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. "2019 Under Armour All America Game Roster Preview". Prospects Live.
  8. Lichtenstein, Adam. "Calvary Christian one of two schools in U.S. to have two players on Baseball America's preseason All-American team". sun-sentinel.com.
  9. Lichtenstein, Adam. "Broward 5A-1A co-baseball players of the year: Irv Carter and Andrew Painter, Calvary Christian seniors". sun-sentinel.com.
  10. "Calvary Christian pitcher Andrew Painter named Gatorade Florida Player of the Year".
  11. "Phillies pick high school pitcher Andrew Painter in first round".
  12. "Phillies sign first-round pick Andrew Painter and their first 11 selections in the MLB draft".
  13. "Phillies notes: Touching base on Abel, Painter, Bohm, Alvarado, Eflin and Moore".
  14. "Phillies minor-league season preview: Camp standouts and players to track".
  15. "Phillies promote 2021 first-round pick Andrew Painter to high-A".
  16. Twitter https://twitter.com/mattgelb/status/1558875791160737793. Retrieved 2022-08-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. "Andrew Painter Stats, Fantasy & News".
  19. "Andrew Painter: Phillies 2022 Minor League Player of the Year".
  20. "Phillies' Andrew Painter: Diagnosed with sprained UCL". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  21. "Phillies' Andrew Painter: Tommy John surgery Tuesday". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.


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