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Joshua Hugh Gessner (born June 25, 2000) is an Australian professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization.
| Josh Gessner | |
|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 25, 2000 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Gessner was born in Sydney, Australia and spent part of his childhood living in Japan until his family moved to Manly, New South Wales.[1] In 2017, he pitched for the Sydney Blue Sox of the Australian Baseball League. Gessner committed to play college baseball at Tulane prior to signing with the Phillies.[2]
Gessner played for the Victoria HarbourCats of the West Coast League in 2019.[3] That summer, he was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies on June 11, 2019, and received an $850,000 signing bonus.[4] Gessner was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Phillies after signing and went 1–0 with a 2.84 ERA and 17 strikeouts over six appearances with the team.[5] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gessner was assigned to the Florida Complex League Phillies at the beginning of the 2021 season.[6]
On July 30, 2021, Gessner, along with Spencer Howard and Kevin Gowdy, were traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Kyle Gibson, Ian Kennedy, and Hans Crouse.[7] Following the trade, he spent the remainder of that season with the ACL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League; posting a 2–2 record with a 3.95 ERA and 46 strikeouts over 27+1⁄3 innings.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Northern beaches teen signs $1.2m MLB contract". The Daily Telegraph. June 13, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
- ^ Dheensaw, Cleve (June 8, 2019). "Australian Josh Gessner at home pitching for Victoria HarbourCats". Times Colonist. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
- ^ "Victoria HarbourCats pitcher Josh Gessner turns pro". Times Colonist. June 10, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ Carney, Shaun (June 12, 2019). "Aussie Pitcher Signs $850k Deal With Philadelphia Phillies". ministryofsport.com.au. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "Phillies Acquire Ian Kennedy, Kyle Gibson, Hans Crouse From Rangers". Baseball America. July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
- ^ "New Rangers prospects from the Kyle Gibson, Ian Kennedy trade include a pitcher with elite potential". The Dallas Morning News. July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
- ^ Landry, Kennedi (July 30, 2021). "Gibson, Kennedy net Texas haul from Philly". MLB.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ "Josh Gessner Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)