American pitcher Austin Zachary Gomber plays for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball.
After graduating from West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Florida, Austin Gomber declared for the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft, but he was not chosen. He began attending Florida Atlantic University, where he joined the Florida Atlantic Owls baseball team.
Gomber, a 2014 MLB draft pick by the Cardinals, played collegiate baseball for the Owls while attending Florida Atlantic University. He was one of the two 2015 Co-Minor League Pitchers of the Year, according to the Cardinals.
Gomber was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals with a $374,100 bonus in the fourth round of the 2014 MLB Draft. His first job was with the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League’s State College Spikes, where he had a 2-2 record, a 2.30 ERA, and 36 strikeouts in 11 games he started for State College.
Gomber signed the Palm Beach Cardinals at the start of 2016 before being promoted to the Springfield Cardinals in July. On July 30, 2016, he faced the Northwest Arkansas Naturals in his second start for Springfield and went seven innings.
Gomber, along with minor leaguers Elehuris Montero, Mateo Gil, Tony Locey, and Jake Sommers, was exchanged for Nolan Arenado by the Colorado Rockies on February 1, 2021.
Who Are Austin Gomber Parents?
There is no information about Austin Gomber’s parents on the internet. The Colorado Rockies pitcher was born on November 23, 1993, to parents who have not yet been publicized.