Calvin Faucher

Calvin Louis Faucher (/foʊˈʃeɪ/ foh-SHAY;[1] born September 22, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Calvin Faucher
Faucher with the Durham Bulls in 2021
Tampa Bay Rays – No. 58
Pitcher
Born: (1995-09-22) September 22, 1995
Chula Vista, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 9, 2022, for the Tampa Bay Rays
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record3–4
Earned run average6.32
Strikeouts46
Teams

Amateur career

Faucher attended Hilltop High School in Chula Vista, California. He played for the school's baseball team as a pitcher. In 2012, he had a 1.05 earned run average (ERA) as a junior.[2] Faucher played college baseball at Southwestern College and the University of California, Irvine.[3] In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was used as a closer and helped the club win its third consecutive league title.[4][5]

Professional career

Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins selected Faucher in the 10th round of the 2017 MLB draft with the 286th pick.[6] Faucher made his professional debut with the rookie-level Elizabethton Twins. In 2018, Faucher split the season between the High-A Fort Myers Miracle and the Single-A Cedar Rapids Kernels, pitching to a cumulative 4.09 ERA with 62 strikeouts in 36 games between the two teams. The following season, Faucher returned to Fort Myers, logging a 4.42 ERA with 61 strikeouts in 34 games.[7] Faucher did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Faucher began the 2021 season with the Double-A Wichita Wind Surge, but struggled to a 7.04 ERA in 19 games.

Tampa Bay Rays

On July 22, 2021, Faucher was traded to the Rays, alongside Nelson Cruz, for Joe Ryan and Drew Strotman.[9] Faucher improved his performance down the stretch, tossing 4.2 scoreless innings in 2 games for the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits and recording a 1.77 ERA in 20.1 innings across 11 contests for the Triple-A Durham Bulls.

He was selected to the 40-man roster following the season on November 19, 2021.[10] On May 9, 2022, Faucher was promoted to the Rays' major league roster.[11] He made his major league debut that day.[12] On September 27, Faucher collected his first career save, pitching the eleventh inning against the Cleveland Guardians and holding them to an unearned run.[13]

In 2023, Faucher made 17 appearances for the Rays, but struggled to a 7.01 ERA with 25 strikeouts in 25+2⁄3 innings pitched. On August 21, 2023, he was placed on the injured list with biceps tendinitis.[14] On September 24, Faucher was transferred to the 60–day injured list, ending his season.[15]

References
  1. Fort Myers Miracle 2019 roster (as of August 19). Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  2. "Calvin Faucher's Baseball Stats". MaxPreps. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  3. "Calvin Faucher". UC Irvine Anteaters Athletics. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  4. "#34 Calvin Faucher". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  5. Kostinas, George (August 18, 2016). "YD beats Falmouth for 3-peat". Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. pp. B1.
  6. "Calvin Faucher #65". al.
  7. "Calvin Faucher Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
  8. "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com.
  9. "Rays' Calvin Faucher: Traded to Tampa Bay". al.
  10. "Rays' Calvin Faucher: Added to 40-man roster".
  11. Topkin, Marc. "Rays report: Calvin Faucher called up to join bullpen vs. Angels". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  12. "Rays report: Vidal Brujan called up, Calvin Faucher sent down".
  13. "Rays' Calvin Faucher: Records extra-innings save". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  14. "Rays' Calvin Faucher: Sidelined at Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  15. "Rays' Calvin Faucher: Recalled, moved to 60-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
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