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Austin Warner
Acereros de Monclova – No. 33
Pitcher
Born: (1994-06-27) June 27, 1994 (age 31)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Austin Scott Warner (born June 27, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League.

Career

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Warner was born and grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, where he attended Trinity High School. He played college baseball at then-NCAA Division II Bellarmine University. Over the course of his collegiate career, Warner went 15–12 with a 3.37 ERA and 211 strikeouts in 227+1⁄3 innings pitched.[1]

River City Rascals

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Warner was undrafted in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft and signed with the River City Rascals of the independent Frontier League.[2] He pitched for the Rascals into the 2017 season before his contract was purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals on June 15, 2017. Warner went 6–1 with a 4.01 ERA over 16 appearances, 12 of which were starts, during his time with River City.[3]

St. Louis Cardinals

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After signing, Warner was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Cardinals and was briefly elevated to the High–A Palm Beach Cardinals due to a shortage of relief pitchers, pitching three scoreless innings and earning a win in relief in his only appearance. He was later promoted to the Single–A Peoria Chiefs of the Midwest League.[4] Warner began the 2018 season in the Florida State League with Palm Beach before earning a promotion to the Double-A Springfield Cardinals after 12 starts with a 3–3 record and a 3.41 ERA.[5] Warner was promoted a second time to the Memphis Redbirds of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.[6] He returned to Springfield in 2019 and was named a Texas League All-Star before being promoted to Memphis for the rest of the 2019 season.[7] Warner did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but was later assigned to the Cardinals' Alternate Training Site.[6] For the 2021 season, he returned to Memphis.[8] Over 41 appearances for the season, he went 7–3 with a 3.34 ERA and 75 strikeouts over 72+2⁄3 innings.[9] On March 31, 2022, Warner was released by the Cardinals organization.[10]

Seattle Mariners

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On April 4, 2022, Warner signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners organization.[11] Warner made 33 appearances (12 starts) for the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers, logging a 5–3 record and 5.21 ERA with 72 strikeouts in 86+1⁄3 innings pitched. He became a free agent following the season on November 10.[12]

Chicago White Sox

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On February 28, 2023, Warner signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox organization.[13] He made only three appearances for the Double–A Birmingham Barons, recording a 3.68 ERA with 8 strikeouts across 7+1⁄3 innings pitched. Warner elected free agency following the season on November 6.[14]

Acereros de Monclova

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On October 7, 2024, Warner signed with the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League.[15]

References

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  1. ^ Lara, Vincent (2018-05-21). "Cardinals left-hander Austin Warner twirls complete-game shutout for Palm Beach". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  2. ^ "Warner, a former Rascal, moves up in Cardinals' system". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. July 7, 2018.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Andrew (June 16, 2017). "Austin Warner signs with the St. Louis Cardinals". KSDK.com.
  4. ^ Forde, Mitchell (August 20, 2017). "Minor League Report: Ex-Rascal Warner makes most of his time in Peoria". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
  5. ^ Miller, Andrew (August 14, 2018). "Palm Beach Cardinals: Promote the players!". Jupiter Courier.
  6. ^ a b Rain, Rob (February 18, 2021). "How Austin Warner went from being undrafted, undersized and two years of Independent baseball to earning spot in Cardinals spring training camp". KSDK.com.
  7. ^ Lucy, Dan (June 14, 2019). "Carlson, Warner: Texas League All-Stars". OzarksFirst.com.
  8. ^ "Opening Day Roster | Redbirds". Milb.com. April 30, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  9. ^ "Licey to reinforce pitching with Cole and Warner". October 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "Austin Warner Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com.
  11. ^ "Transactions". MLB.com.
  12. ^ "2022-23 Minor League Free Agents For All 30 MLB Teams". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  13. ^ "Austin Warner Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  14. ^ "2023 MiLB Free Agents". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  15. ^ "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 7 de octubre de 2024". milb.com. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
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