Conor Mullee
{{short description|American baseball player (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name = Conor Mullee
|image =Conor_Mullee.jpg
|caption =Mullee with the Trenton Thunder in 2015
|width =
|team =
|number =
|position = Pitcher
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|2|25}}
|birth_place = Ashburn, Virginia, U.S.{{cite web|title=Conor Mullee Stats, Highlights, Bio|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=571969#/career/R/pitching/2017/ALL|website=MiLB.com|accessdate=11 June 2017|language=en}}
|bats = Right
|throws = Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate = May 16
|debutyear = 2016
|debutteam = New York Yankees
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate = July 1
|finalyear = 2016
|finalteam = New York Yankees
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label =Win–loss record
|stat1value = 0-0
|stat2label =Earned run average
|stat2value = 3.00
|stat3label =Strikeouts
|stat3value = 4
|teams =
- New York Yankees ({{mlby|2016}})
}}
Conor Joseph Mullee (born February 25, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees.
Career
=New York Yankees=
Mullee played college baseball at Saint Peter's College, primarily as an infielder but he was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 24th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft as a Right handed pitcher.{{Cite web |url=http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/sports/article/former_spartan_drafted_by_bronx_bombers825/ |title=Former Spartan baseball standout drafted by Bronx Bombers |access-date=2016-05-14 |archive-date=2016-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530131951/http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/sports/article/former_spartan_drafted_by_bronx_bombers825/ |url-status=dead }}
Unfortunately Mullee was forced to undergo Tommy John Surgery in June 2011 after experiencing elbow pain, he pitched five innings for the Staten Island Yankees before requiring surgery after suffering an avulsion fracture in which his repaired Ligament tore off the bone. This time a screw had to be used to hold the Ligament in place.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lohud.com/story/sports/mlb/lohud-yankees/2016/05/16/success-story-mullee-makes-unlikely-climb-new-york/84441972/|title=Success story: Mullee makes unlikely climb to New York}} Mullee was forced to undergo surgery a third time in February, 2013 after his bone failed to properly heal around the screw.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lohud.com/story/sports/mlb/lohud-yankees/2016/05/16/success-story-mullee-makes-unlikely-climb-new-york/84441972/|title=Success story: Mullee makes unlikely climb to New York}} Having thrown only five innings from 2011 to 2013 due to the elbow issues, he returned in 2014 and pitched well for the Staten Island Yankees and the Charleston RiverDogs and moved up the minor league ladder to the Yankees' Triple–A affiliate, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, in 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://riveraveblues.com/2016/09/2016-minor-league-awards-145424/|title = 2016 Minor League Awards|date = 21 September 2016}}
Mullee was called up to the majors for the first time on May 14, 2016.{{cite tweet|user=YankeesPR|author=Yankees PR Dept.|number=731495356874276865|date=14 May 2016|title=ROSTER MOVES: Signed RHP Chad Green and RHP Conor Mullee to Major League contracts and selected them from Triple-A Scranton/WB ...}} Mullee pitched in three games, giving up one run in three innings pitched before he was placed on the 15-day DL with nerve issue in his hand on July 3. The Yankees announced he would miss the rest of the season and subsequently put him on the 60 day disabled list on August 13.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/yankees-conor-mullee-out-for-remainder-of-season/|title=Yankees' Conor Mullee: Out for remainder of season|date=13 August 2016 }}
=Chicago Cubs=
Mullee was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs on November 2, 2016,{{Cite web|title=Cubs Claim Conor Mullee, Outright Three Players|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/11/cubs-claim-conor-mullee-outright-three-players.html|access-date=October 3, 2024|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}} On December 2, he was non–tendered by the Cubs and became a free agent.{{Cite web|title=Cubs Reportedly Re-Sign Relievers Gerardo Concepcion, Conor Mullee, and Zac Rosscup|url=https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2016/12/14/cubs-reportedly-re-sign-relievers-gerardo-concepcion-conor-mullee-and-zac-rosscup/|access-date=October 3, 2024|website=bleachernation.com|language=en}}
On December 12, 2016, Mullee re–signed with the Cubs organization on a minor league contract that included an invitation to spring training.{{Cite web|url=http://m.cubs.mlb.com/roster/transactions/2016/12|title=Transactions|website=Chicago Cubs|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-27|archive-date=2017-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124090045/http://m.cubs.mlb.com/roster/transactions/2016/12|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/214570504/cubs-invite-24-non-roster-players-to-spring-training/|title=Cubs invite 24 non-roster players to Spring Training|website=Chicago Cubs|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-27|archive-date=2017-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203205732/http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/214570504/cubs-invite-24-non-roster-players-to-spring-training/|url-status=dead}} In 13 games for the Triple–A Iowa Cubs, he struggled to a 7.36 ERA with 13 strikeouts across {{fraction|18|1|3}} innings pitched. Mullee was released by Chicago on July 5, 2017.
References
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External links
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Category:Baseball players from Loudoun County, Virginia
Category:Major League Baseball pitchers
Category:Saint Peter's Peacocks baseball players
Category:Gulf Coast Yankees players
Category:Staten Island Yankees players
Category:Charleston RiverDogs players
Category:Tampa Yankees players
Category:Trenton Thunder players
Category:Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players