Joey Estes

Joseph Lee Estes (born October 8, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization.

Joey Estes
Estes pitching for the Lansing Lugnuts in 2022
Oakland Athletics
Pitcher
Born: (2001-10-08) October 8, 2001
Palmdale, California
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Amateur career

Estes attended Paraclete High School in Lancaster, California. As a freshman in 2016, he compiled a 1.05 ERA, and as a sophomore, he went 9–1 with a 0.31 ERA over ninety innings.[1] In 2019, as a senior, he went 8–0 with a 0.91 ERA and 124 strikeouts.[2] He was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 16th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[3] He signed, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at Long Beach State University.[4]

Professional career

Estes made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Braves with whom he gave up nine earned runs over ten innings. He did not play a game in 2020 after the minor league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Estes spent the 2021 season with the Augusta GreenJackets of the Low-A East, starting twenty games and pitching to a 3–6 record, a 2.91 ERA, and 127 strikeouts over 99 innings.[6] His .181 batting average against was ninth in the minor leagues.[7] He was named the league's Pitcher of the Week twice during the season, and was named the league's Pitcher of the Year following the season's end.[8]

On March 14, 2022, the Braves traded Estes, Shea Langeliers, Ryan Cusick, and Cristian Pache to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Matt Olson.[9][10] He was assigned to the Lansing Lugnuts of the High-A Midwest League for the 2022 season.[11] Over twenty starts, he went 3-7 with a 4.55 ERA and 92 strikeouts over 91 innings.[12] To open the 2023 season, he was assigned to the Midland RockHounds of the Double-A Texas League.[13]

References
  1. "Brand New Dirtbag | Sports | avpress.com".
  2. "Paraclete's Joey Estes named Gold Coast League baseball MVP – Daily News". Los Angeles Daily News. May 23, 2019.
  3. "Estes picked in 16th round by Atlanta Braves | Sports | avpress.com".
  4. "Breaking down Long Beach State's early 2019 signing classes – Press Telegram". December 5, 2018.
  5. "Spring Interrupted | Sports | avpress.com".
  6. "MiLB Low-A MVP All-Stars Top Prospect 2021". MLB.com.
  7. "2021 Minor League Baseball Stat Leaders, Champions & More".
  8. "Estes Named Low-A East Pitcher of the Week".
  9. "Atlanta Braves acquire slugging 1B Matt Olson from Oakland Athletics". MLB.com. Associated Press.
  10. "A's get Braves' top prospect Pache, 3 others in trade of Olson". MLB.com. March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  11. "A's No. 1 prospect Soderstrom headlines Lugnuts' 2022 roster".
  12. "Joey Estes Stats, Fantasy & News".
  13. https://www.mlb.com/news/where-athletics-top-30-prospects-starting-2023-season
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