Win–loss record 9–6 Name Nick Vincent Career start 2008 WHIP 1.03 Weight 84 kg | Strikeouts 153 Height 1.83 m Earned run average 2.79 Role Baseball player Salary 166,488 USD (2015) | |
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Current team San Diego Padres (#50 / Pitcher) Education Palomar College, California State University, Long Beach Profiles | ||
Nicholas James Vincent (born July 12, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the San Diego Padres.
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High school and college
Vincent attended Ramona High School in Ramona, California, a town in the foothills northeast of San Diego. He played college baseball at Palomar College and Long Beach State University.
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres drafted Vincent in the 18th round (555th overall) of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft. He spent 2009 and 2010 pitching out of the bullpen with the High-A Lake Elsinore Storm of the California League. In his 2010 season, he posted a 1.87 ERA in 81 2⁄3 innings with 76 strike-outs. He spent 2011 with the Double-A San Antonio Missions where he had a 2.27 ERA, 89 strike-outs, and held opponents to a .196 batting average in 79 1⁄3 innings as a reliever. The Padres added Vincent to the 40 man roster after the 2011 season.
Vincent suffered a severe high ankle sprain in spring training of 2012 and opened the season on the disabled list before joining the Triple-A Tucson Padres in May. Vincent was first promoted to the San Diego Padres on May 18, 2012, but he did not make it into a game before being optioned back to Tucson on May 26. He wasn't throwing well in Tucson and in early June was sent down to San Antonio, where he had a 1.86 ERA in 9 outings. Vincent was then recalled directly to the San Diego Padres and made his Major League debut on June 26, 2012, pitching 2 scoreless innings against the Houston Astros. He earned his first Major League win 2 days later, pitching in relief. He was sent back to Tucson on July 5 after allowing runs in back-to-back appearances, but returned on July 16. He pitched scoreless relief in 3 games before being optioned to Tucson on July 22 when Eric Stults came off the disabled list. Vincent came back to San Diego for the remainder of the season on August 18. He pitched in a total of 26 1⁄3 innings with the Padres in 2013 with a 1.71 ERA and 28 strike-outs.
Vincent was sidelined by inflamed tendons in his forearm in spring training of 2013 and began the season with the Tucson Padres. He was called up on May 30 when Anthony Bass was sent to Triple-A. He pitched four scoreless innings in two appearances before being sent back to Tucson. He returned again on June 11 when Burch Smith was sent down and would remain with the San Diego Padres for the rest of the season. Vincent pitched in a total of 46 1⁄3 innings in 45 games with the big league club, posting a 2.14 ERA and 49 strike-outs.
Vincent broke Spring Training in 2014 with the Padres and had a stretch of 20 consecutive batters retired in April. He was with the Major League club all year except for a six-week trip to the disabled list with shoulder fatigue in June and July. Vincent finished the year with a 3.60 ERA and 62 strike-outs in 55 innings.
Vincent also began 2015 with the Major League club, but was optioned to Triple-A El Paso on April 10 after the Padres bullpen was used extensively in the first week of the season and required fresh arms. He had two more stints with the Padres in May and June before being called up again on September 1 when rosters expanded. Vincent finished the year with a 2.35 ERA and 22 strike-outs in 23 innings with the Major League club.
Seattle Mariners
Vincent was traded to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later on March 30, 2016.
Personal life
Vincent plays as much golf as possible during the off-season and is a regular at the San Vicente Golf Resort in Ramona.