Shawn Anthony Dubin (born September 6, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
| Shawn Dubin | |
|---|---|
| Houston Astros – No. 66 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 6, 1995 Allegany, New York, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 19, 2023, for the Houston Astros | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 1–1 |
| Earned run average | 4.64 |
| Strikeouts | 60 |
| Teams | |
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Amateur career
editDubin played soccer and baseball at Allegany-Limestone High School in Allegany, New York. He initially enrolled at Jamestown Community College where he hoped to play college soccer but dropped out and got a job at Lowe's. He was persuaded by a friend to try out for the college baseball team at SUNY Erie and earned a spot on the team.[1] After one year at Erie, he transferred to the University at Buffalo where he played two seasons before Buffalo's baseball program folded in 2017.[2] He played collegiate summer baseball with the Olean Oilers and won the 2016 New York Collegiate Baseball League championship. His eventual promotion to the Major Leagues would make him the first Oilers player to reach the majors.[3] He finished out his college career in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) at Georgetown College.[2]
Professional career
editThe Houston Astros selected Dubin in the 13th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[4] Dubin made his professional debut in 2018 with the Low-A Tri-City ValleyCats, pitching to a 4.60 ERA in 14 appearances. In 2019, he pitched for the Single-A Quad Cities River Bandits and High-A Fayetteville Woodpeckers, accumulating a 7–5 record and 3.58 ERA with 151 strikeouts across 25 games (19 of them starts). Due to the cancellation of the 2020 Minor League Baseball season due to COVID-19, he did not pitch for a team, but was a member of the Astros' 60-man player pool.[5][6]
The Astros invited Dubin to their Spring Training in 2021.[7] He did not make the team and spent the year with the Triple-A Sugar Land Skeeters, working to a 3.44 ERA with 69 strikeouts in 49.2 innings of work across 16 contests. He was selected to the 40-man roster following the season on November 19, 2021.[8]
Dubin was optioned to the Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys to begin the 2023 season.[9] In 9 games (5 starts), he struggled to a 7.96 ERA with 25 strikeouts in 26.0 innings pitched. On June 18, 2023, Dubin was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[10] He had fifteen friends and family fly to Houston from Western New York but did not appear in that day's game.[2] He made his debut on June 19 against the New York Mets and struck out the first batter he faced, Brandon Nimmo. He pitched two scoreless innings but allowed five runs in his third inning of work.[11] Dubin made his first MLB start on July 2, allowing one run in four innings against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field.[12] Following the game, the Astros added Brandon Bielak to the active roster and sent Dubin to Triple-A.[13] Dubin finished the year in the minors, spending about three weeks of August on the injured list.[14]
In 2024, Dubin appeared in 31 games for the major league club, posting a 1–1 W–L, 4.17 ERA, 45 hits, 26 bases on balls, 1.566 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) and 49 strikeouts over 45+1⁄3 innings. He filled a variety of roles, including 2 games started as opener, 2 saves, and 11 games finished.[15] At Sugar Land in 2024, Dubin made 10 appearances, was 2–0, pitched 10 innings, allowed 4 runs with 8 hits and 5 strikeouts, and struck out 13,[16]
References
edit- ^ Kawahara, Matt (June 18, 2023). "Astros insider: Father's Day call-up special for Shawn Dubin, dad Tony". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ a b c "UB pitching product Shawn Dubin reaches majors with Astros". Buffalo News. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ "Allegany's Shawn Dubin called up to Houston Astros". Olean Times Herald. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ Herald, SAM WILSON, Olean Times (June 7, 2018). "Allegany native Dubin drafted by Astros". Olean Times Herald. Archived from the original on September 10, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ News-Graphic, Kal Oakes Georgetown (July 2, 2020). "Tigers' alum Dubin on MLB call". News-Graphic.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ Butler, J. P. (July 2, 2020). "A-L's Dubin receives call-up to Houston's 56-player pool". Olean Times Herald. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ Rome, Chandler (March 4, 2021). "Pitcher Shawn Dubin's unusual path to Astros spring training". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Astros' Shawn Dubin: Joins 40-man roster". CBSSports.com. November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Astros' Shawn Dubin: Moves to minor-league camp". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ "Astros' Shawn Dubin: Recalled from Triple-A". CBSSports.com. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ Butler, J. P. (June 21, 2023). "For two innings, Dubin had ideal MLB debut". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Wilson, Sam (July 2, 2023). "Dubin makes first-career start for Astros". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Kawahara, Matt (July 3, 2023). "Astros bring back Brandon Bielak, send Shawn Dubin to Sugar Land". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "Astros' Shawn Dubin: Makes return from IL". CBSSports.com. August 29, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "Shawn Dubin height, weight, position, rookie status & more". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Shawn Dubin college & minor leagues statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)