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Collin Snider
Snider with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2021
Seattle Mariners – No. 52
Pitcher
Born: (1995-10-10) October 10, 1995 (age 29)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 9, 2022, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Win–loss record7–6
Earned run average4.20
Strikeouts80
Teams

Collin Kenneth Snider (born October 10, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals.

Amateur career

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Snider played college baseball at Vanderbilt University. In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]

Professional career

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Kansas City Royals

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The Kansas City Royals selected Snider in the 12th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] Snider spent his debut season split between the rookie-level Burlington Royals and the Single-A Lexington Legends, pitching to a cumulative 3.21 ERA in 17 appearances. Snider returned to Lexington in 2018, posting a 5.57 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 76.0 innings of work across 29 games. In 2019, Snider split the year between the rookie-level AZL Royals and the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks, recording a 2.24 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 31 games between the two teams.[3]

Snider did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] In 2021, Snider played for the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals and the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers, registering a 4.48 ERA with 64 strikeouts in 66.1 innings pitched across 48 total appearances. The Royals added Snider to their 40-man roster after the season on November 19, 2021.[5]

Snider made the Royals 2022 Opening Day roster to begin the 2022 season.[6] Snider made 42 appearances for Kansas City in his rookie campaign, registering a 4-2 record and 6.55 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 34.1 innings pitched.

Snider was optioned to Triple-A Omaha to begin the 2023 season.[7] In 30 games for the Royals in 2023, he registered a 4.87 ERA with 11 strikeouts across 20+1⁄3 innings of work. On December 11, 2023, Snider was designated for assignment before the signing of Will Smith was made official.[8]

Seattle Mariners

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On December 18, 2023, Snider was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks.[9] On January 30, 2024, Snider was designated for assignment to make room for Joc Pederson on the 40-man roster.[10] On February 6, he was claimed by the Seattle Mariners.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "#40 Collin Snider". pointstreak.com. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Four more Vanderbilt baseball players drafted on final day". The Tennessean.
  3. ^ "Collin Snider College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
  4. ^ "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com.
  5. ^ "MJ Melendez, Nick Pratto added to Royals' 40-man roster". MLB.com.
  6. ^ "Royals pitcher Collin Snider thankful to Vanderbilt, Riverdale baseball after MLB call-up". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "Royals' Collin Snider: Optioned to Omaha". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "Royals Designate Collin Snider For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. December 11, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "Diamondbacks' Collin Snider: Claimed by Arizona". cbssports.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  10. ^ "Diamondbacks Designate Collin Snider For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. January 30, 2024.
  11. ^ "Mariners Claim Collin Snider From Diamondbacks". MLB Trade Rumors. February 6, 2024.
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