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Colin Holderman
American baseball player (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Colin Scott Holderman (born October 8, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets.
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Amateur career
Holderman graduated from Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School in Bradley, Illinois, in 2014. He enrolled at Southern Illinois University to play college baseball for the Southern Illinois Salukis. After one year, he transferred to Heartland Community College.[1] He was named the National Junior College Athletic Association's Division II Baseball Player of the Year.[2] Holderman committed to transfer to Mississippi State University after his year at Heartland.[1]
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Professional career
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New York Mets
The New York Mets selected Holderman in the ninth round (280th overall) of the 2016 MLB draft and he signed with the Mets rather than transfer to Mississippi State.[1] He began his professional career with the Kingsport Mets of the Rookie-level Appalachian League.[3] He began the 2017 season with the Columbia Fireflies of the Single-A South Atlantic League,[3] but underwent Tommy John surgery on April 4, 2018.[1][4] He missed the 2018 season while recovering from the surgery and the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
In 2021, Holderman pitched for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies of the Double-A Eastern League. He had a 3.38 earned run average and served as Binghamton's closer. Assigned to the Arizona Fall League after the regular season, he had a 8.71 earned run average during 11 games and the Mets opted not to add him to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[5] He began the 2022 season with the Syracuse Mets of the Triple-A International League. The Mets promoted Holderman to the major leagues on May 15, 2022.[6] He made his major league debut that afternoon at Citi Field and pitched a scoreless ninth inning against the Seattle Mariners.[7][8]
Pittsburgh Pirates
On July 22, 2022, the Mets traded Holderman to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Daniel Vogelbach.[9] The Pirates subsequently assigned him to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians[10] and promoted him to the major leagues on August 2.[11] In nine appearances for Pittsburgh down the stretch, Holderman posted a 1-0 record and 6.75 ERA with six strikeouts across 10+2⁄3 innings pitched.[12]
On May 4, 2023, Holderman pitched an immaculate inning against the Tampa Bay Rays, retiring Taylor Walls, Luke Raley, and Christian Bethancourt in order.[13][14] In 58 appearances out of the bullpen for Pittsburgh, he compiled an 0-3 record and 3.86 ERA with 58 strikeouts and two saves over 56 innings of work.[15]
Holderman made 55 appearances out of the bullpen for Pittsburgh during the 2024 season, registering a 3-6 record and 3.16 ERA with 56 strikeouts across 51+1⁄3 innings pitched.[16]
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Personal life
Holderman was raised with an older sister, Taylor, who has Angelman syndrome,[17] younger brother Casey, and younger sister Cassidy.[18]
Holderman married his wife, Casey Spence, in December 2020.[18][19]
In May 2023, Holderman and his wife announced they were expecting a child in November 2023.[20] They had a daughter, Tanner.[21]
In March 2024, Holderman was hospitalized with a severe case of Influenza A virus.[22]
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