Zac Grotz makes it

[colhenrylives]

Zac Grotz, a right-handed relief pitcher (Burlingame HS Class of 2011) has been called up to the Seattle Mariners of the American League. He was not a prime recruiting target coming out of high school. He was not an impressive physical specimen. But he has grown considerably since those days. He is now 6-2 and 195 pounds. Prior to his call-up this week, he had been averaging nearly 11 K's per nine innings in the minors; his walks had been kept to a minimum. Nice work. And a nice paycheck.

 

[thatch62]

Very impressive, shows what dedication and hard work can do for you.

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• Selected by Astros in 28th round of 2015 draft; signed June 12, 2015
• Released by Astros, March 31, 2016
• Signed by independent Washington (Frontier), April 2016
• Signed by Dodgers, Aug. 18, 2016
• Released by Dodgers, Sept. 15, 2016
• Signed by independent Bridgeport (Atlantic), 2017
• Signed by independent York (Atlantic), 2018
• Signed by Mets, June 10, 2018
• Granted free agency, Nov. 2, 2018
• Signed by Mariners, Nov. 7, 2018.

 

[colhenrylives]

A side note, Grotz has joined another former PAL pitcher, Sam Tuivailala (Aragon HS), on the Seattle roster.

 

[Barking Dog]

Sam beat Zac 1-0 head to head 3/24/10. Both guys went the distance. Aragon got an unearned run in the bottom of the 1st, and that was it for the scoring all day. Panthers out hit the Don's 5-3. Panthers got the better of the Don's that year winning 2 of 3 games( all according to Maxpreps)

 

[TurtleLoveCA]

Remember that's two PAL South kids on one MLB team. And even better, two kids from the San Mateo Union High School District on one team.

 

[TurtleLoveCA]

Zac got his first Major League win a couple nights ago as the Mariners beat the Tigers, 11-6.