A Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians, Zach Robert Plesac was born in the United States on January 21, 1995. (MLB). In 2019, he debuted with the MLB.
Cleveland Indians picked Plesac in the 12th round, 362nd overall, of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. Plesac signed on June 29, 2016, receiving a $100,000 signing bonus, however, he did not play in 2016.
Plesac pitched to a combined 11-6 record with a 3.79 ERA in 26 total starts for the Class A-Advanced Lynchburg Hillcats and the Double-A Akron RubberDucks in 2018. He also played for both organizations in 2018. Before being promoted to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers in early May 2019, he went back to Akron to start the new year.
Plesac played in eight games for the 2020 Cleveland Indians, going 4-2 with a 2.28 ERA, 57 strikeouts in 55 13 innings thrown, and a 2.28 ERA. A record-setting three no-hit games against the Indians in 2021, all of which were pitched by Plesac, came against the team.
With a 10-6 record, 4.67 ERA, and 100 strikeouts in 2021, Plesac earned his first season with at least 10 wins. The Indians became the first club to go three games without being hit in a single season when Plesac, in an odd coincidence, started pitching against each of the three no-hitters.
What Nationality Is Zach Plesac?
American
Zach Plesac is an American pitcher from Crown Point, Indiana, United States. Lake County, Indiana, in the United States, has Crown Point as its county seat and largest city. The 2020 census found 33,899 people living there. Incorporated in 1868, the city.