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Mychal Antonio Givens (born May 13, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). ==Career== Givens attended Henry B. Plant High School in Tampa, Florida, where he played for the school's baseball team as a pitcher and an infielder. In 2007, he was selected to play for the United States 18-and-under national baseball team.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Panther picked for national team )〕 In his junior and senior years, he was named All-State. As a senior, he had an 8–4 win–loss record and a 1.71 earned run average (ERA) with 113 strikeouts in 78 innings as a pitcher, and a .374 batting average with four home runs and 31 runs batted in as a hitter.〔 The Baltimore Orioles selected Givens in the second round, with the 54th overall selection, of the 2009 MLB Draft.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Former Plant standout Givens makes his pitch for the big leagues )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Florida high school sports – Plant's Mychal Givens remains unsigned, plans to know future with Orioles soon )〕 He signed with the Orioles, receiving a reported $800,000 signing bonus rather than enrolling at Oklahoma State University.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Florida high school sports – Plant's Mychal Givens signs pro deal with Baltimore Orioles )〕 The Orioles began to develop Givens as a shortstop.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Orioles' 2009 second-round pick Mychal Givens has new life as converted reliever )〕 Playing for the Delmarva Shorebirds of the Class A South Atlantic League in 2010, he was batting .222 when he sprained his thumb.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Baltimore Orioles prospect Mychal Givens, team officials remain optimistic after injury )〕 He required surgery to correct the injury.〔 In 2011, Givens returned to Delmarva, and hit .195. He was demoted to the Aberdeen IronBirds of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mychal Givens – Orioles minor leaguer Givens likely will be converted to mound – Baltimore Sun )〕 Givens played for the Perth Heat in 2011–12 Australian Baseball League season and played in the 2011 Australian Baseball League All-Star Game. He batted .243 in Delmarva in 2012.〔 Before the 2013 season, the Orioles approached Givens about becoming a pitcher.〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Steve Melewski: Mound move: Mychal Givens isn't an infielder anymore )〕 In 2013, he pitched 40 innings for Delmarva, recording 36 strikeouts and a 4.22 ERA.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Steve Melewski: The move to the mound is looking good for Mychal Givens (plus remembering Paul Blair) )〕 With the Frederick Keys of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in 2014, he had a 1–2 record and a 3.24 ERA.〔 The Orioles assigned Givens to the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League after the 2014 season.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dariel Alvarez. six other Orioles minor leaguers to play in Arizona Fall League )〕 With the Bowie Baysox of the Class AA Eastern League, Givens began the 2015 season with a 3–1 win–loss record, a 1.60 ERA and 12 saves with 54 strikeouts in innings. The Orioles promoted him to the major leagues on June 20.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Orioles promote Mychal Givens to major leagues )〕 He made his major league debut on June 24, pitching one scoreless inning, and was optioned back to Bowie the next day. He was named to the Eastern League All-Star Game. On July 31, he was recalled after the Orioles traded Tommy Hunter and designated Bud Norris for assignment. He pitched 1.2 innings while striking out two batters and earning his first career Major League win against the Detroit Tigers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mychal Givens」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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