Collin Kenneth Snider (born October 10, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
| Collin Snider | |
|---|---|
Snider with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2021 | |
| Kansas City Royals – No. 40 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1995-10-10) October 10, 1995 (age 26) Nashville, Tennessee | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 9, 2022, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 4–2 |
| Earned run average | 6.55 |
| Strikeouts | 22 |
| Teams | |
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Snider played college baseball at Vanderbilt University. In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]
The Kansas City Royals selected Snider in the 12th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] Snider spent his debut season split between the rookie-level Burlington Royals and the Single-A Lexington Legends, pitching to a cumulative 3.21 ERA in 17 appearances. Snider returned to Lexington in 2018, posting a 5.57 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 76.0 innings of work across 29 games. In 2019, Snider split the year between the rookie-level AZL Royals and the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks, recording a 2.24 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 31 games between the two teams.[3]
Snider did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] In 2021, Snider played for the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals and the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers, registering a 4.48 ERA with 64 strikeouts in 66.1 innings pitched across 48 total appearances. The Royals added Snider to their 40-man roster after the season on November 19, 2021.[5]
Snider made the Royals 2022 opening day roster to begin the 2022 season.[6]