Samuel Ayres Selman (born November 14, 1990) is an American

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for the

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of the

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. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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. He played

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. He was drafted by the

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in the second round of the

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Amateur career

Selman attended St. Andrew's Episcopal School in

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. He was an ABCA/ Rawlings All-American and two-time all-conference selection (2008 and 2009). He was drafted by the

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in the 14th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and played

Professional career

Kansas City Royals

He was drafted by the

in the second round of the

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, and signed for a

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of $750,000. Selman pitched in the Royals organization from 2012 through the 2018 season. During his time with them, he played for the

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, and

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San Francisco Giants

On March 22, 2019, he signed a minor league contract with the

. On August 1, the Giants selected Selman's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his major league debut that day versus the

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, pitching one inning in relief. In 2019 with the Double–A

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and Triple–A

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, he was a combined 3–2 with a 1.80 ERA in 43 games (1 start) in which he pitched 55 innings and struck out 94 batters (striking out 15.4 batters per 9 innings). In 2019 with the Giants he was 0–0 with a 4.35 ERA in 10 relief appearances in which he pitched 10.1 innings and struck out 10 batters. In his minor league career through 2019, in 531.1 career innings he averaged 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings. In 24 games for the Giants in 2020, Selman pitched to a 3.72 ERA with 23 strikeouts in 19.1 innings pitched.

Los Angeles Angels

On July 30, 2021, Selman was traded to the

along with Ivan Armstrong and José Marte in exchange for

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. In 18 appearances for the Angels, Selman struggled to a 6.35 ERA with 11 strikeouts in 17.0 innings pitched. On December 1, the Angels designated Selman for assignment. However, Selman remained in DFA limbo for over 3 months after the 2021-22 Major League Baseball lockout froze transactions until March 10, 2022.

Oakland Athletics

On March 13, 2022, Selman was claimed off waivers by the

. On April 7, Selman was

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by the Athletics, and sent outright to the Triple-A

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on April 11. On April 18, Selman was added to the Athletics' roster as a

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substitute. Selman pitched scoreless innings with five strikeouts against the Texas Rangers in his only appearance before being returned to Triple-A on April 23. The Athletics promoted Selman back to the major leagues on May 29. In 16 total appearances for Oakland, Selman registered a 4.91 ERA with 18 strikeouts across innings pitched. On November 3, Selman was removed from the

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and sent outright to Triple–A. He elected free agency following the season on November 10.

High Point Rockers

On June 20, 2023, Selman signed with the

of the

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References

External links

Vanderbilt Commodores bio
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