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JT Ginn Called Up To MLB
August 20, 2024 | Baseball
The former second round pick is heading to the Athletics
STARKVILLE – After posting eight wins this season in the Minor Leagues over 102 2/3 innings pitched, former Mississippi State baseball player JT Ginn received the call to the Majors, the Oakland Athletics announced on Tuesday (Aug. 20).
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Ginn is the 70th Diamond Dawg player to reach the Big Leagues and the second to be called up to make his MLB debut this season joining Justin Foscue, who made his debut with the Texas Rangers on April 5.
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Ginn is scheduled to join the team in Oakland for the series against the Tampa Bay Rays. He is set to become the 17th Diamond Dawg to make their first MLB debut since 2016.
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The 2019 National Freshman of the Year, Ginn was the No. 2 starter on one of the most dominant pitching staffs in the NCAA. In 86 1/3 innings pitched over 17 starts, he piled up an 8-3 record, tying Paul Maholm (2001) for the most victories by a Bulldog freshman. The right-hander posted an 3.13 ERA and limited the opposition to just a .220 batting average against him. His 105 strikeouts marked just the second 100-strikeout effort by an MSU freshman in program history, joining Eric DuBose (109; 1995).
Ginn won each of his first six career starts and along with his National Freshman of the Year laurels, Ginn was the second Mississippi State rookie to earn Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year (Jake Mangum; 2016).
Overall, in 18 career starts he only walked 21 batters and surrendered just 13 extra base hits. Over his 89 1/3 innings pitched, he finished his career with a 3.22 ERA and a .222 batting average against. Ginn allowed three-or-fewer earned runs in 15 of 18 career starts and walked two-or-fewer batters in 17 of 18 starts.
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Ginn made one start as a sophomore in 2020 before suffering a season-ending injury.Â
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After being a first-round pick out of high school by the Los Angeles Dodgers, Ginn was selected in the second round of the 2020 draft by the New York Mets. On March 12, 2022, the Mets traded the Brandon, Mississippi native to the Oakland Athletics.
Visit www.HailState.com for the latest news and information on the baseball program. Fans can also follow the program on social media by searching 'HailStateBB' on X, Facebook and Instagram.
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Ginn is the 70th Diamond Dawg player to reach the Big Leagues and the second to be called up to make his MLB debut this season joining Justin Foscue, who made his debut with the Texas Rangers on April 5.
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Ginn is scheduled to join the team in Oakland for the series against the Tampa Bay Rays. He is set to become the 17th Diamond Dawg to make their first MLB debut since 2016.
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The 2019 National Freshman of the Year, Ginn was the No. 2 starter on one of the most dominant pitching staffs in the NCAA. In 86 1/3 innings pitched over 17 starts, he piled up an 8-3 record, tying Paul Maholm (2001) for the most victories by a Bulldog freshman. The right-hander posted an 3.13 ERA and limited the opposition to just a .220 batting average against him. His 105 strikeouts marked just the second 100-strikeout effort by an MSU freshman in program history, joining Eric DuBose (109; 1995).
Ginn won each of his first six career starts and along with his National Freshman of the Year laurels, Ginn was the second Mississippi State rookie to earn Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year (Jake Mangum; 2016).
Overall, in 18 career starts he only walked 21 batters and surrendered just 13 extra base hits. Over his 89 1/3 innings pitched, he finished his career with a 3.22 ERA and a .222 batting average against. Ginn allowed three-or-fewer earned runs in 15 of 18 career starts and walked two-or-fewer batters in 17 of 18 starts.
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Ginn made one start as a sophomore in 2020 before suffering a season-ending injury.Â
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After being a first-round pick out of high school by the Los Angeles Dodgers, Ginn was selected in the second round of the 2020 draft by the New York Mets. On March 12, 2022, the Mets traded the Brandon, Mississippi native to the Oakland Athletics.
Visit www.HailState.com for the latest news and information on the baseball program. Fans can also follow the program on social media by searching 'HailStateBB' on X, Facebook and Instagram.
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