David Festa
| David Festa | |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins – No. 58 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 8, 2000 Verona, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 27, 2024, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| MLB statistics (through July 3, 2024) | |
| Win–loss record | 1–1 |
| Earned run average | 10.80 |
| Strikeouts | 8 |
| Teams | |
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David Festa (born March 8, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Festa attended Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey and played college baseball at Seton Hall University. He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 13th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft.[1][2]
Festa spent his first professional season with the Florida Complex League Twins and Fort Myers Mighty Mussels. He started 2022 with Fort Myers before being promoted to the Cedar Rapids Kernels.[3]
Festa made his major league debut on June 27, 2024.[4]
References
- ^ "Verona Native David Festa Selected in Major League Baseball Draft".
- ^ "The Call of a Lifetime: Festa Talks About the MLB Draft". July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Festa is fasta: Kernels pitcher making a name for himself".
- ^ https://www.startribune.com/david-festa-mostly-impresses-in-mlb-debut-as-twins-rout-diamondbacks-13-6/600376809/
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from Essex County, New Jersey
- Cedar Rapids Kernels players
- Florida Complex League Twins players
- Fort Myers Mighty Mussels players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Minnesota Twins players
- People from Verona, New Jersey
- Seton Hall Pirates baseball players
- Seton Hall Preparatory School alumni
- St. Paul Saints players
- Tulsa Drillers players
- Wichita Wind Surge players