Michael Grove (born December 18, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the Dodgers in the second round of the

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out of West Virginia University and he made his MLB debut in 2022.

Amateur career

Grove played hockey, baseball and football at Wheeling Park High School in West Virginia. He then played college baseball at West Virginia University. As a sophomore in 2017, he had a 2.87 ERA with 61 strikeouts in 47 innings before his season ended because of an arm injury. He underwent

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in May 2017.

Professional career

Despite the injury he was picked in the second round of the

by the Los Angeles Dodgers, though he did not play in a professional game until 2019 when he made 21 starts for the

Rancho Cucamonga Quakes The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. They are located in Rancho Cucamonga, California, and play their home games at LoanMart Field. The franc ...

. The 2020 season minor league season was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Grove was added to the player pool and trained at the alternate site at the University of Southern California. He played in 21 games for the

Tulsa Drillers The Tulsa Drillers are a minor league baseball team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers major-league club. Stadium The Drillers play at ONEOK Field (pronounc ...

in 2021, where he was 1–4 with a 7.86 ERA in 21 games (19 starts). Grove was added to the Dodgers 40-man roster in November 2021. After beginning the 2022 season with Tulsa, Grove was promoted to the major leagues to make his debut as the starting pitcher against the

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on May 15, 2022. He pitched innings in his debut, allowing four hits while walking three and striking out three. Four unearned runs scored off him and his first MLB strikeout was of Alec Bohm. On September 25, 2022, Grove picked up his first major league win against the St. Louis Cardinals. He made seven appearances in the majors, making six starts with one relief appearance. He allowed 15 earned runs in innings for a 4.60 ERA. He also pitched in 19 games (17 starts) in the minors between Tulsa and the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, with a 1–5 record and 3.79 ERA.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grove, Michael 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Wheeling, West Virginia Baseball players from West Virginia Major League Baseball pitchers Los Angeles Dodgers players West Virginia Mountaineers baseball players Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players Tulsa Drillers players Oklahoma City Dodgers players