Damek Tomscha
| Damek Tomscha | |||
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| Sioux Falls Canaries | |||
| Third baseman | |||
| Born: August 27, 1991 Sioux City, Iowa | |||
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Damek Tomscha (born August 27, 1991) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.
Career[edit]
Tomscha attended North High School in Sioux City, Iowa, and graduated in 2010. He was named the state's high school baseball player of the year.
The Phillies selected Tomscha in the 50th round of the 2010 MLB draft. He did not sign and enrolled at Iowa Western Community College. The Florida Marlins then selected Tomscha in the 36th round of the 2011 MLB draft,[1] and the Chicago Cubs chose him in the 19th round of the 2012 MLB draft, but he did not sign either time, turning down a $160,000 signing bonus offer from Chicago. Instead, he transferred to Auburn University and played for two seasons for the Auburn Tigers.[2]
The Phillies selected Tomscha in the 17th round, with the 502nd overall selection, of the 2014 MLB draft, and he signed.[3] He played for the Lakewood BlueClaws of the Class A South Atlantic League in 2015,[4][5] and was again assigned to Lakewood in 2016.[6] In 2017, he began the season with the Clearwater Threshers of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, and was promoted to the Reading Fightin Phils of the Class AA Eastern League.[7][8] He began the 2018 season with Reading and was promoted to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs of the Class AAA International League.[9] In 2019, he began the season with Lehigh Valley, hitting .219/.301/.399 with 19 RBIs across 53 games before he was released on June 20, 2019.
On June 28, 2019, Tomscha signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox and was assigned to the Double-A Birmingham Barons, with whom he batted .269/.333/.410 in 156 at bats.[10] He was released by the organization on June 18, 2020.[11]
On June 25, 2020, Tomscha signed with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the independent American Association.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Auburn recruit Tomscha awaits major league draft | Baseball". siouxcityjournal.com. June 4, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Tigers' Tomscha ready for minor league opportunity with Phillies | Sports". oanow.com. June 9, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ↑ "This time, Tomscha signs with Phillies | College sports". siouxcityjournal.com. June 8, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ↑ "HERSOM: Local athletes shining on the diamond | Columnists: Terry Hersom". siouxcityjournal.com. December 8, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ↑ https://www.app.com/story/sports/baseball/blueclaws/2015/05/22/tomscha-plays-love-game-money/27828137/
- ↑ "BlueClaws: Tomscha turns outlook, season around". App.com. July 25, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ↑ Guarente, Jason (August 18, 2017). "Latecomer to minors, Tomscha working way up system". readingeagle.com. Reading Eagle. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ↑ "Sioux City native Damek Tomscha getting closer to big leagues". Desmoinesregister.com. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ↑ Housenick, Tom (June 25, 2018). "Tomscha settling in with IronPigs". mcall.com. The Morning Call. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Damek Tomscha College, Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ↑ Hilburn-Trenkle, Chris (June 18, 2020). "Minor League Transactions: May 29-June 16". Baseball America. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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