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Troy Davenport Neiman (born November 13, 1990) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization. He is 6' 6", and weighs 230 pounds.
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- Early life
- College
- Minor leagues
- Team Israel
- References
Neiman pitched in college for the Chico State Wildcats, finishing his career there with the second-lowest ERA in university history (1.89), and the 10th-best career winning percentage (.722) and number of strikeouts (126). In July 2013 the Colorado Rockies signed him as a free agent to a minor league contract. Through 2016, in his minor league career he was 19-8 with a 3.25 ERA, had struck out 242 batters in 238 innings, and kept opposing batters to a batting average of .226.
Neiman pitched for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
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Early life
Neiman was born in Castaic, California, and is Jewish. He pitched for Valencia High School in Santa Clarita, California.
College
Neiman pitched in college for the Chico State Wildcats, finishing his career there with the second-lowest ERA in university history (1.89), and the 10th-best career winning percentage (.722) and number of strikeouts (126). In February 2013 he pitched the first six innings of the first no-hitter in team history, and was only removed because he was on a strict pitch count. For February 4-10, 2013, he was named Rawlings/California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Baseball Pitcher of the Week. He was voted to the 2013 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-West-Region Second Team and the 2013 All-CCAA Baseball Second Team.
Minor leagues
Neiman was undrafted out of Chico State University in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. In July 2013 the Colorado Rockies signed him as a free agent to a minor league contract.
He began his professional career in 2013 with the Tri-City Dust Devils of the A- Northwest League. In 12 games he was 2-1 with a 3.86 ERA.
In 2014 Neiman pitched for the Asheville Tourists of the A South Atlantic League. In 47 games he was 7-1 with a 1.59 ERA, and in 79 innings he struck out 89 batters. In 2015 and 2016 he pitched for the Modesto Nuts of the A+ California League. In 2015, in 40 games he was 3-2 with a 4.76 ERA, and in 2016 in 45 games he was 7-4 with a 3.55 ERA and struck out 83 batters in 71 innings.
Through 2016, in his minor league career -- exclusively as a relief pitcher -- he was 19-8 with a 3.25 ERA, had struck out 242 batters in 238 innings, and kept opposing batters to a batting average of .226.
Team Israel
Neiman was on the roster for Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic qualifier, but he did not make an appearance during the tournament.
He pitched for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic, playing in March 2017.