Josh Zeid
Josh Zeid | |||||||||||||||
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Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
Born: New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | March 24, 1987|||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
July 30, 2013, for the Houston Astros | |||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
July 24, 2014, for the Houston Astros | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||
Earned run average | 5.21 | ||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 42 | ||||||||||||||
Teams | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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Joshua Alexander Zeid (
Zeid played for the
He pitched for
After retiring from major league baseball, Zeid joined the
Personal
Zeid was born to Ira (a dentist) and Karen Zeid (who works at a
In January 2013 he married the former Stephanie Tiedemann, a doctor of
High school and college
Zeid was a pitcher for the Hornets at
In his junior and senior years he led his high school team to two straight New England Championships, and a record of 54–15.
He played college baseball, pitching for the
Playing career
Philadelphia Phillies organization
He was drafted out of Tulane by the
In 2010, he pitched for the
He played for Double-A Reading in 2011, starting the season in its starting rotation before moving to the bullpen.
Houston Astros
Zeid was traded on July 29, 2011, along with
After the season, Zeid pitched for the Salt River Rafters in the Arizona Fall League, where he was named an AFL Rising Star.[15]
Going into 2012, he was ranked #19 in the Astros system by baseball writer Jonathan Mayo, for his "plus
In March 2013, Zeid was looking to add a third pitch to his fastball and slider.[4] In 2013, he threw a 95–97 mph fastball, and a hard slider.[9] Only the top 15 percent of major league pitchers throw a 95 mph fastball.[2]
He pitched as the
Zeid was called up to the majors for the first time on July 29, 2013.
He made 23 appearances in 2014, recording a 6.97 ERA before suffering from sesamoiditis and being shut down in July for foot surgery known as sesamoidectomy. Zeid underwent the procedure to both feet, with the second foot surgery, to his left foot, taking place in October 2014.[31][32][33][34] He was expected to recover three months following his surgery.[33]
Pitching for Houston, according to
In 2014, he again pitched for Oklahoma City, going 2-2 with 7 saves and a 2.45 ERA in 17 relief appearances, as in 18.1 innings Zeid gave up 2 walks and had 21 strikeouts.[36]
Detroit Tigers organization
Zeid was claimed off
New Britain Bees
On April 7, 2016, Zeid signed with the New Britain Bees of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He began the 2016 season with the team, throwing a 97 mph fastball and striking out 43 batters in 37.1 innings.[17]
New York Mets organization
On June 10, 2016, Zeid signed a minor league deal with the
St. Louis Cardinals organization
Zeid signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals on March 21, 2017.[40] He pitched for the Memphis Redbirds of the AAA Pacific Coast League, going 9-4 (his 9 wins tied for 6th-most in the league) and striking out 95 batters in 102 innings as he pitched in 33 games, starting 12 of them.[41][36][42] He elected free agency on November 6.[43]
Coaching career
Zeid announced his retirement from professional baseball on April 5, 2018, at 31 years of age, saying "You have to throw in the mid-to-high-90s, consistently, or there’s someone 10 years younger than you who will."[44]
In January 2019 through January 2023, Zeid was a rehab pitching coordinator and player development pitching analyst for the Chicago Cubs.[45][46] He also ran the Pitch Lab in Arizona for the team.[46][47]
Zeid joined the Texas Rangers organization as the pitching coach of the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League prior to the 2023 season.[48]
As of July 2023, Zeid was entering his first season (2023-24) as the Pitching Coach and Pitching Analyst at San Jacinto College in Houston, Texas.[49]
International career; Team Israel
Zeid played for the
Zeid pitched for
Zeid again pitched for
Following the conclusion of the tournament, pitcher Josh Zeid was named to the
His fastball in 2021 was approximately 92 mph.[67]
He pitched for Team Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the summer of 2021.[68] He was 0-0 with an ERA of 3.12, as in three games (starts against Mexico and the Dominican Republic, and a relief appearance against South Korea) he pitched 8.2 innings and held batters to a .214 batting average.[68]
Zeid pitched for Team Israel in the 2023 European Baseball Championship in September 2023 in the Czech Republic.[69]
See also
- List of Jewish baseball players
References
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Josh Zeid on Twitter
- Tulane Green Wave bio
- Vanderbilt Commodores bio
- Joshua Halickman (July 11, 2021). "“Being Jewish has always been something that I have been so proud of”; Josh Zeid talks ball ahead of Olympics," Holyland Hoops.