Cole De Vries
{{short description|American baseball player (born 1985)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name = Cole De Vries
|image = Cole De Vries on July 30, 2012.jpg
|image_size =
|caption = De Vries with the Minnesota Twins.
|position = Pitcher
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|2|12}}
|birth_place = St. Louis Park, Minnesota, U.S.
|bats = Right
|throws = Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate = May 24
|debutyear = 2012
|debutteam = Minnesota Twins
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate = September 28
|finalyear = 2013
|finalteam = Minnesota Twins
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label = Win–loss record
|stat1value = 5–7
|stat2label = Earned run average
|stat2value = 5.08
|stat3label = Strikeouts
|stat3value = 70
|teams =
- Minnesota Twins ({{mlby|2012}}–{{mlby|2013}})
}}
Cole William De Vries (born February 12, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball with the Minnesota Twins. He is {{convert|6|ft|2|in|m}} tall and weighs {{convert|180|lb|kg}}.
Amateur career
A native of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, De Vries attended Eden Prairie High School and the University of Minnesota, where he played college baseball for the Golden Gophers. In 2006, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|author= |url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |date= |accessdate=January 9, 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/college/summer/stats.asp?Y=2006&T=Brewster%20Whitecaps |title=2006 Brewster Whitecaps |publisher=thebaseballcube.com |accessdate=September 23, 2021}} De Vries signed with the Twins as a non-drafted free agent on August 22, {{baseball year|2006}}.
Professional career
De Vries spent the {{baseball year|2008}} season with the Twins' advanced A affiliate, the Fort Myers Miracle. In the first half of the season, De Vries went 5–5 with a 3.11 earned run average and 47 strike outs over 13 appearances (12 starts) in Fort Myers' quest for the Florida State League first-half West Division title. De Vries pitched 6.2 innings of scoreless ball in the first playoff game against the second half division winners, the Dunedin Blue Jays to earn the 2–1 win for the Miracle in Dunedin.{{cite web|url=http://gctwins.blogspot.com/2008/09/miracle-sweep-way-to-west-division.html|title=Miracle Sweep Way to West Division Title|date=2008-09-04}}
In his first start of the {{baseball year|2009}} season, De Vries led New Britain to their first victory, pitching 5{{fraction|1|3}} innings, and giving up only one earned run against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Eastern League Double A farm club of the Toronto Blue Jays. For the season, he went 7–14 with a 4.84 ERA in 26 starts. He made ten appearances for the Rock Cats in {{baseball year|2010}}, five starts and five relief appearances, before being promoted to Rochester. He was used exclusively out of the bullpen with the Red Wings, producing a 5.06 ERA and ten strike outs in five appearances before returning to New Britain.
On May 22, 2012, De Vries was promoted by the Twins to replace Jason Marquis, who was designated for assignment.{{cite web|last=Mason|first=Tyler|url=http://www.foxsportsnorth.com/05/22/12/Twins-designate-Marquis-for-assignment/landing_twins.html?blockID=733448&feedID=5930|title=Twins designate Marquis for assignment|work=FS North|date=2012-05-22|accessdate=2012-05-22}}
De Vries debuted in the Major Leagues on May 24, 2012 and achieved his first Major League win on June 4, 2012 against the Kansas City Royals.{{Cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=320604107 | title=Twins vs. Royals - Box Score - June 4, 2012 - ESPN }}
De Vries was outrighted off the Twins roster on October 2, 2013. He retired after the season.{{cite tweet|user=DWolfsonKSTP|author=Darren Wolfson|number=466653841857847297|date=14 May 2014|title=Heard @1500ESPNJudd & @PhilMackey bring up Cole De Vries today, so I called him. Cole: "I'm 100 percent retired." In commercial real estate.}}
Awards
- Minnesota All-State High School Team ({{baseball year|2003}})
- Class 3A High School Player of the Year (2003)
- All-Big Ten (Second-Team) ({{baseball year|2006}})
- Midwest League All-Star ({{baseball year|2007}})
- Brodie Trophy 2007 Player of the Year (Co-winner with Alex Burnett)
References
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External links
{{Portal|Biography|Baseball}}
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