| Sam Coonrod | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Sam Coonrod pitching for the Giants | |
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 22, 1992 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 26, 2019, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 7–5 |
| Earned run average | 5.54 |
| Strikeouts | 101 |
| Saves | 5 |
| Teams | |
Samuel Timothy Coonrod (born September 22, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and New York Mets.
Coonrod was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised in Carrollton, Illinois. He played high school baseball at Carrollton High School, where he helped his team win a state championship his senior season and became the first player in school history to have his jersey number retired. After high school, Coonrod spent three years playing college baseball with the Southern Illinois Salukis of the Missouri Valley Conference. He also played for two collegiate summer baseball teams: the Quincy Gems in 2012 and the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in 2013.
The Giants selected Coonrod in the fifth round of the 2014 MLB Draft. He spent the 2014 season with the Arizona League Giants, and continued to rise through the Giants' farm system before making his major league debut in 2019. He struggled during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, allowing more than one run per inning pitched and recording a 9.82 earned run average in 18 games. Coonrod was traded during the offseason, and began 2021 in the Phillies' bullpen.