Adam Ottavino

Adam Ottavino
Colorado Rockies – No. 37
Pitcher
Born: (1985-11-22) November 22, 1985 (age 26) New York, New York
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 29, 2010 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics (through May 27, 2012)
Win–loss record	0-2
Earned run average	6.37
Strikeouts	22
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (2010) Colorado Rockies (2012–present)

Adam Robert Ottavino (born November 22, 1985 in New York, New York) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies.

Biography

Ottavino grew up in Brooklyn, New York after his family moved there from Manhattan when he was young. He graduated from the Berkeley Carroll School in Park Slope, Brooklyn in 2003.

He was drafted by the Cardinals out of Northeastern University in the first round (30th overall) of the 2006 MLB Draft. According to Peter Gammons he took part of his signing bonus to repay Northeastern scholarship.^{[citation needed]}

Ottavino pitched for Team Italy in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. On May 29, 2010 he made his debut for the Cardinals. Ottavino was removed from the Cardinals' 40-man roster following the 2010 season.^[1] Adam was added back on to the Cardinals 40-man roster on November 18th, 2011. ^[2] On April 3rd, 2012, the Colorado Rockies claimed Ottavino off of waivers and sent him to their Triple-A affiliate.^[3]

References

External links

Baseball portal

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Ottavino player profile page at Scout.com