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American baseball player (born 1998)
Baseball player
Xzavion Rashan Curry
(born July 27, 1998) is an American
professional baseball
pitcher
for the
Cleveland Guardians
of
Major League Baseball
(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
Amateur career
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Curry was born in
Orangeburg
, South Carolina.
[1]
He attended
Benjamin Elijah Mays High School
in
Atlanta, Georgia
and
Georgia Tech
, where he played
college baseball
for the
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
.
[2]
During the summer of 2018, he played
collegiate summer baseball
with the
Harwich Mariners
of the
Cape Cod Baseball League
.
[3]
In 2019, his junior year at Georgia Tech, Curry pitched
57
+
1
⁄
3
innings and went 4?2 with a 4.08
earned run average
(ERA) and 66 strikeouts.
[4]
Professional career
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After his junior year, the
Cleveland Guardians
selected Curry in the seventh round of the
2019 Major League Baseball draft
.
[5]
He signed with the Guardians, but did not play after signing and also did not play in 2020 after the minor league season was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
.
[6]
He made his professional debut in 2021 with the
Lynchburg Hillcats
of the
Low-A East
and was promoted to the
Lake County Captains
of the
High-A Central
and the
Akron RubberDucks
of the
Double-A Northeast
during the season.
[7]
Over 19 starts between the three clubs, Curry went 8?1 with a 2.30 ERA and 123 strikeouts over
97
+
2
⁄
3
innings.
[8]
His ERA was sixth lowest in the minor leagues.
[9]
He returned to Akron to begin the 2022 season and was promoted to the
Columbus Clippers
of the
Triple-A
International League
in late June.
[10]
On August 14, 2022, Guardians manager
Terry Francona
announced that Curry would be promoted to the major leagues the next day to make his MLB debut as the starting pitcher in the second game of a double header versus the
Detroit Tigers
at
Progressive Field
.
[11]
He debuted wearing number 71, which hadn't been worn by a Guardians player since
Johnny Hodapp
in 1929, the first year players wore jersey numbers. He pitched five innings and gave up eight hits, three earned runs, and one walk while striking out three in a 7?5 loss.
[12]
Curry was initially optioned to Triple-A Columbus to begin the 2023 season.
[13]
However, after
Triston McKenzie
suffered an injury,
Hunter Gaddis
was moved into the rotation, and Curry took his spot in the Opening Day bullpen.
[14]
On April 3, he made his first appearance of the year, pitching five innings in relief, allowing two runs to the
Oakland Athletics
after
Zach Plesac
could not record an out in the second inning.
[15]
References
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"Xzavion Curry Stats, Fantasy & News"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
October 6,
2023
.
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"Gwinnett grads will have a big impact for Georgia Tech baseball"
.
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"Xzavion Curry"
. pointstreak.com
. Retrieved
September 23,
2021
.
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"Meisel's Musings: Roberto Perez's renaissance, trade-deadline planning and Brad Hand's perfection"
.
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"Georgia Tech's English, McCann, Thomas, Curry taken in draft"
.
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"2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled"
.
mlb.com
.
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"Indians' Xzavion Curry: Bumped up to Double-A"
.
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"Allen, Curry ready for changing of the guard"
.
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"2021 Minor League Baseball Stat Leaders, Champions & More"
.
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"RubberDucks Return Championship Talent, Feature Top Guardians Prospects on 2022 Roster"
.
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"Xzavion Curry, another rookie, is headed to Cleveland: Guardians takeaways"
. August 14, 2022.
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"Guardians' Xzavion Curry: Yields three runs in debut"
.
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"Guardians' Xzavion Curry: Optioned to Triple-A"
.
cbssports.com
. Retrieved
March 23,
2023
.
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"Guardians' Xzavion Curry: In line for bullpen spot"
.
cbssports.com
. Retrieved
March 28,
2023
.
- ^
"Guardians' Xzavion Curry: Covers five innings"
.
cbssports.com
. Retrieved
April 4,
2023
.
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