As a Major League Baseball pitcher with the Oakland Athletics, James Douglas Kaprielian represents the United States (MLB).
The New York Yankees selected him in the first round of the 2015 MLB draft after he played collegiate baseball for the UCLA Bruins at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
California’s Arnold O. Beckman High School is where Kaprielian went to high school. He had a 33–3 record, a 0.96 ERA, and 250 strikeouts throughout the course of his career.
He was selected in the 40th round of the 2012 MLB draft by the Seattle Mariners. He turned on the opportunity to join the Seattle Mariners and instead enrolled at UCLA to play collegiate baseball for the Bruins.
Kaprielian participated in 34 games as a bullpen pitcher in 2013, with a 1.55 ERA and 53 strikeouts as a freshman 2013.
A Cape Cod Baseball League all-star in 2013, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox. In the second year of college, he was promoted to the starting line-up.
He made 15 starts and had a 7–6 record with a 2.29 ERA and 108 strikeouts in 108 innings pitched. In UCLA history, the first no-hitter was thrown by Kaprielian and David Berg on May 15, 2015.
There were nine innings of Kaprielian’s no-hitter before Berg threw the last one.
How Much Does James Kaprielian Make?
He is paid an average of $705,00 every year. In 2022, Kaprielian’s starting pay will be $705,000, with total compensation of $705,000.