Keegan Lee Akin is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Major League Baseball Baltimore Orioles (MLB). He was born on April 1, 1995.
Who Drafted Keegan Akin?
He was drafted in the second round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Baltimore Orioles.
Akin made his professional debut with the Aberdeen IronBirds in 2016 and played the whole season with them, compiling a 1.04 ERA in 26 innings.
He pitched for the Frederick Keys in 2017, going 7–8 with a 4.14 ERA in 21 starts, and the Bowie Baysox in 2018, going 14–7 with a 3.27 ERA in 25 starts. He pitched for the Norfolk Tides in 2019, going 6–7 with a 4.73 ERA and 131 strikeouts in 112.1 innings.
Following the 2019 season, Akin was added to the Orioles’ 40–man roster.
When was Keegan Akin Drafted?
On August 8, 2020, Akin was promoted to the big leagues. On August 14, he made his big league debut against the Washington Nationals. Akin ended his first Major League Baseball season with a 1-2 record, a 4.56 ERA, and 35 strikeouts in 8 games and 25.2 innings thrown.
Akin struggled mightily the following season, posting a 2-10 record with a 6.63 ERA in 24 appearances for Baltimore. His season ended on September 24, when he was sidelined for the rest of the year due to a left adductor injury that necessitated abdominal surgery.