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American baseball player (born 1998)
Baseball player
Gavin Blaine Stone
(born October 15, 1998) is an American
professional baseball
pitcher
for the
Los Angeles Dodgers
of
Major League Baseball
(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Career
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Amateur career
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Stone attended
Riverside High School
in
Lake City, Arkansas
and the
University of Central Arkansas
, where he played
college baseball
for the
Central Arkansas Bears
.
[1]
As a sophomore in 2019, he appeared in twenty games (two starts) and went 4?3 with a 1.52 ERA and 58 strikeouts over
47
+
1
⁄
3
innings.
[2]
He made four starts in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
.
[3]
Stone also played
collegiate summer baseball
in the
Northwoods League
for the
Battle Creek Bombers
in 2019 and the
Great Lakes Resorters
in 2020.
[4]
Professional career
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The
Los Angeles Dodgers
selected Stone in the fifth round, with the 159th overall pick, of the
2020 Major League Baseball draft
.
[5]
[6]
He signed for $100,000.
[7]
Stone made his professional debut in 2021 with the
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
and was promoted to the
Great Lakes Loons
in mid-August.
[8]
Over 22 starts between the two teams, he went 2?3 with a 3.76 ERA and 138 strikeouts over 91 innings.
[9]
He returned to Great Lakes to open the 2022 season.
[10]
After six starts in which he went 1?1 with a 1.44 ERA over 25 innings, he was promoted to the
Tulsa Drillers
.
[11]
After 13 starts with Tulsa, in which he posted a 6?4 record, a 1.60 ERA, and 107 strikeouts over
73
+
1
⁄
3
innings, he was promoted to the
Oklahoma City Dodgers
in mid-August,
[12]
where he had a 1.16 ERA in six starts
[13]
and ended his season by striking out 11 in six scoreless innings against the
Salt Lake Bees
.
[14]
For the 2022 minor league season, he was 9?6 with a 1.48 ERA in
121
+
2
⁄
3
innings in which he struck out 168 batters.
[15]
Stone was selected by the Dodgers as their 2022 Branch Rickey Minor League Pitcher of the Year.
[16]
Stone returned to Oklahoma City to open the 2023 season
[17]
and he was called up to the majors for the first time on May 3, to start against the
Philadelphia Phillies
.
[18]
In his debut, Stone allowed four earned runs on eight hits and two walks in four innings. He recorded one strikeout, of
Nick Castellanos
.
[19]
On August 27, Stone picked up his first major league win against the
Boston Red Sox
.
[20]
In the majors, he pitched in eight games (four starts) and gave up 31 earned runs in 31 innings (9.00 ERA)
[21]
while he pitched in 21 games (19 starts) at Oklahoma City with a 7?4 record and 4.74 ERA with 120 strikeouts.
[13]
Stone struck out ten in
6
+
1
⁄
3
innings to help Oklahoma City win the
Pacific Coast League
championship series.
[22]
During spring training in 2024, manager
Dave Roberts
announced that Stone would break camp as the team's fifth starter in the rotation.
[23]
References
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Fletcher, Trent (November 15, 2016).
"Stone inks baseball letter of intent with UCA"
.
Nea Town Courier
. Retrieved
September 26,
2022
.
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"Dodgers keep adding pitching on 2nd day of draft"
. June 11, 2020.
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"Stone brothers adapt to unusual break"
.
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"Former Battle Creek Bomber and Great Lakes Resorter Gavin Stone Debuts with the Dodgers"
.
Northwoods League
. May 4, 2023.
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"Riverside alum Gavin Stone selected by Dodgers in 2020 MLB Draft"
. June 12, 2020.
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"Gavin Stone drafted by Dodgers in the 5th round"
.
Thv11.Com
. June 12, 2020.
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"Dodgers agree to deals with 2 pitchers (Source)"
.
MLB.com
.
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"Riverside alum Gavin Stone continues rise in minors"
. September 16, 2021.
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"Gavin Stone: Small Town, Huge Vision"
. December 19, 2021.
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"Loons' 7-game winning streak ends"
. May 13, 2022.
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"Riverside, UCA alum Gavin Stone promoted to AA Tulsa in Dodgers organization"
. May 15, 2022.
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Stephen, Eric (August 16, 2022).
"Dodgers promote Bobby Miller & Gavin Stone to Triple-A Oklahoma City"
.
SB Nation
. Retrieved
August 16,
2022
.
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a
b
"Gavin Stone College, Amateur and Minor League Statistics"
.
Baseball Reference
. Retrieved
September 29,
2022
.
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Minami, Craig (September 27, 2022).
"Gavin Stone and James Outman star in 5-1 OKC Dodgers win"
.
SB Nation
. Retrieved
September 29,
2022
.
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"2022 Register Pitching Leaders"
.
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Osborne, Cary (August 26, 2022).
"Cartaya, Stone selected Branch Rickey Minor League Players of the Year"
.
Dodgers.com
. Retrieved
August 26,
2022
.
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"Where the Dodgers' Top 30 prospects are starting season"
.
MLB.com
.
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Toribio, Juan (May 2, 2023).
"Dodgers calling up No. 4 prospect Stone"
.
mlb.com
. Retrieved
May 3,
2023
.
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"May 3, 2023 Dodgers vs Phillies box score"
.
ESPN.com
. Retrieved
May 3,
2023
.
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"Los Angeles Dodgers vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: August 27, 2023"
.
Baseball Reference
. Retrieved
October 2,
2023
.
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"Gavin Stone Stats"
.
Baseball Reference
. Retrieved
October 2,
2023
.
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Weinrib, Ben (September 28, 2023).
"Seasoned Oklahoma City sweeps to PCL crown"
.
milb.com
. Retrieved
October 2,
2023
.
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"Dodgers Name Gavin Stone Fifth Starter"
.
mlbtraderumors.com
. Retrieved
March 19,
2024
.
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