Darius Vines

Darius Marque Vines (born April 30, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Darius Vines
Atlanta Braves – No. 64
Pitcher
Born: (1998-04-30) April 30, 1998
Oxnard, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 30, 2023, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record1–0
Earned run average3.98
Strikeouts14
Teams

Amateur career

Vines attended St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura, California.[1] He was the Ventura County Star Player of the Year his senior year in 2016.[2] He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 32nd round of the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at Oxnard College. He was then drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 27th round of the 2017 MLB draft but again did not sign and transferred to Yavapai College. In 2019 Vines transferred to California State University, Bakersfield. After one year at Bakersfield, he was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the seventh round of the 2019 MLB draft and signed.[3]

Professional career

Vines spent his first professional season with the Gulf Coast Braves and Danville Braves. After not playing in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic cancelling the minor league season, he pitched for the Augusta GreenJackets and Rome Braves in 2021. Vines started 2022 with the Mississippi Braves.

On November 15, 2022, the Braves added Vines to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[4] Vines was optioned to the Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers to begin the 2023 season.[5] On August 28, 2023, Vines was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[6] He faced the Colorado Rockies two days later, pitching six innings, yielding two earned runs, and recording the win in his debut.[7][8]

References
  1. "Vines excels no matter what sport he plays".
  2. "Darius Vines is the Baseball Player of the Year".
  3. "CSUB pitcher Vines selected in 7th round of MLB Draft". June 4, 2019.
  4. "Braves select contracts of Darius Vines, Roddery Muñoz, and Braden Shewmake". batterypower.com. November 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  5. "Braves' Darius Vines: Sent packing to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  6. "Braves reinstate All-Star 2B Ozzie Albies from injured list". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 28, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  7. "Vines' strong outing in big league debut leads Braves past Rockies 7-3". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 30, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  8. Bowman, Mark (August 31, 2023). "'This lineup is ridiculous': Braves set new franchise single-season homer record". MLB.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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