It took him until his fifth game to get his first major league hit, and it came against Rich Hill of the Boston Red Sox in the 3rd inning on August 12th. Defensively, Torkelsonmade huge strides and helped turn 10more double plays than any other player in the Pac-12 (57), which was a testament to some of the impressive stretches and picks he has made to make those possible. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. (We ran out of pitching, Spencer lamented recently, still recalling game details.) Many thanks to him. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. For a batter, Best Speed is an average of 50% of his hardest hit balls. He was disappointed with a .475 batting average and just one homer through. (10-17, 3rd place in AL Central). And while Torkelson is poised to shine among the worlds top young players at Coors Field, hell need to wait a little longer to experience in Detroit what he glimpsed as a 6-year-old in Osnabrck. Spencer Turnbull page at the Bullpen Wiki, Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball, Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE. in Demopolis, AL I was like, All right, Ive still got it. Surpassed the previous Sun Devil freshman record of 11 home runs set by Barry Bonds in 1983 against Washington State. Spencer also enjoyed soccer, Matthew's favorite team sport. Spencer Torkelson went 2-for-3 with a homer and a walk Wednesday against the Guardians. Surprisingly, he had not been drafted when he had graduated from high school in 2017. Spencer Torkelson's college career ended before he could finish rewriting Arizona State's record books, but the slugger could achieve something rarely done as this draft's top pick. He was one of the big centers of attention at the Tigers spring training in 2022 and on April 2nd, the team confirmed that he ahd made the Opening Day roster. Signed thru 2023, 1 yr/$723k (23), Service Time (01/2023): 0.137 Torkelson had 54 homers in his career, second in Sun Devil history and needed just three to surpass Bob Horners long-standing school record of 56 a feat he almost surely would have achieved with a full season this year. He had so much passion for the game, Lori recalled. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. He worked his tail off to get to where he was that definitely rubbed off on me. Or write about sports? The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. outfield. I was wearing my baseball uniform.. Jason Beck: "Torkelson has star power at Tigers' minicamp". 9 third baseman in the country by Perfect Game in high school from Penaluma, California. (Age 22-225d, [15], To begin the 2021 season, Torkelson was assigned to the West Michigan Whitecaps of the High-A Central. exit velocity of 95 mph or higher. San Francisco swept a one-sided World Series. April 8, 2022 I dont know what they were then. How much spin, in revolutions per minute, a pitch was Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Im the best. LAKELAND, Fla. Spencer Torkelson, the Detroit Tigers ' first baseman, concealed some of his emotions as he spoke to reporters for the first time as an official Major League Baseball player.. At times he gets too much out on his front side and pulls off of pitches, so there are still some swing tweaks to be made. Torkelson got off to a 3-for-18 start at the plate in spring training. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Here's what to know about the Arizona State product: FAST FACTS MLB organization: Tigers Birthdate: Aug. 26, 1999 (Age 23 in 2022) He was a freak of nature that way, ever since we were young.. window") of the runner is at least 30 ft/sec. He would show up to our 10 a.m. baseball games after playing in a 6 a.m. hockey game, said Joe Lampe, the Arizona State outfielder who played with Torkelson in youth baseball and high school. His 15 intentional walks were more than the entire Sun Devil TEAM posted in 16 of the last 22 seasons. He committed to Arizona State University (ASU) to play college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Data Provided By in "feet per second in a player's fastest one-second 3B Spencer Torkelson assigned to Lakeland Flying Tigers. But who is Spencer Torkelson? All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Position: Centerfielder Bats: Left Throws: Left 6-3 , 200lb (190cm, 90kg) Team: Detroit Tigers (majors) More bio, uniform, draft, salary info 31 Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. And no, Torkelson doesnt mention that October to Tigers fans or officials. All orgs will receive a full list. Spencer also enjoyed soccer, Matthews favorite team sport. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. Detroit Tigers optioned 3B Spencer Torkelson to Toledo Mud Hens. Signed thru 2023, 2 yrs/$3.65M (22-23), Service Time (01/2023): 4.020 American League Futures activated 3B Spencer Torkelson. When Torkelson actually saw pitches to hit this year, he responded with six home runs on his 17 base hits and four doubles for a gaudy .780 slugging percentage in the COVID-19 shortened, 17-game season. Joined Brett Wallace as the only other player in Sun Devil history to be a two-time semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award. 3 prospect in the sport, according to MLB Pipeline, and an integral part of the Tigers promising rebuild. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Ive never seen anyone hit .300 and get released, Bonds told him.). He wasan extremely tough out to end the inning, extending the inning 26-of-67times with two outs (.388) with a team-best 35two-out RBI - 15more than any other player on the roster. On the personal side, he is apparently a friend of Food Network host Guy Fieri, who tweeted his support for him way back in 2019, when Torkelson made the cover of Baseball America as the top slugging prospect in the amateur ranks. Torkelson was named a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award in 2018 and 2019, only the second Sun Devil to do so twice. He hit 23 more in 2019 and had already hit 6 in 17 games when the college baseball season was canceled in 2020. They reached Triple-A Toledo together in August. a batted-ball event with a launch angle between eight Torkelson's mother is the Chief Financial Officer for Fieri's businesses, and the chef has known the budding slugger since he was in high school. All rights reserved. The 66 hits are ninth in ASU freshman history. Spencer Enochs Torkelson (born August 26, 1999) is an American baseball first baseman and third baseman for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). 3B Spencer Torkelson assigned to West Michigan Whitecaps from Tigers Alternate Training Site. Born: and, on certain types of batted balls, Sprint Speed. American League Futures activated 3B Spencer Torkelson. When I got old enough to go to the gym with him, hed say, All right. (When Torkelson and Bonds spoke over FaceTime last offseason, the all-time home run leader advised his fellow Sun Devil not to worry about hitting for power. JasoN Beck: "Could Torkelson put it all together in 2023? of other stadiums. With those numbers extrapolated over the course of a whole season, Torkelson would have challenged the NCAA record for single-season walks. Signed thru 2023, 1 yr/$723k (23), Service Time (01/2023): 0.137 Arb Eligible: 2026 The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Hinch: 'We want him to be a big contributor, because he's a really good player'". Joe Enochs, Spencers uncle, was raised in California but achieved legendary status in one German city through more than a decade as a midfielder with the VfL Osnabrck soccer club. [11][12] As a junior, Torkelson hit six home runs in a COVID-19 shortened season, giving him 53 for his ASU career, three shy of ASU's career record. He had at least one hit in 104 of his 129 career games and multiple hits in 50 of those. window.". Tigers' Spencer Torkelson: Goes deep in three-hit game Rotowire Apr 5, 2023 Torkelson went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBI in Tuesday's win over the Astros. All rights reserved. Lori remembers three moments in Spencers baseball life -- all before he enrolled at Arizona State -- where he needed to display resiliency. Torkelson committed to Arizona State but was prepared to forgo his collegiate eligibility and turn professional. Spencer Torkelson weighs 220 lbs (99 kg). raw numbers and as a measurement against average. Instead, no team called his name for any of the 1,215 selections in that years MLB Draft. The accumulation of those setbacks -- Little League World Series, the U-15 World Cup, the Draft -- changed Torkelson. I wanted to wear my baseball uniform. Detroit is moving in and lowering the fences in what was the deepest centerfield in. vs. CHW 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB, Rookie Status: You go anywhere, and theyve got a soccer goal and a soccer ball, and theyre kicking the ball around. Copyright 2023 Baseball America Enterprises. Tigers prospect Spencer Torkelson will make the team's active roster to start the 2022 season, general manager Al Avila announced on Saturday. Im like, Youre just my family. I didnt get the whole celebrity thing yet. Torkelsons abiding love for baseball -- the passion that led him to wear his Little League uniform around Osnabrck 15 years ago -- surely helped his return to form. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. 1 pick in the 2020 draft on the strength of his top-of-the-scale power, and he is widely regarded as the best power-hitting prospect in the. Torkelson attended Casa Grande High School in Petaluma, California, where he played baseball, football and basketball. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. Lori and Rick are partners in the accounting firm they own, Torkelson & Associates CPAs, LLP, in Petaluma. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. It marks the second consecutive season that a Sun Devil has gone in the first 10 picks of the MLB Draft, joining Hunter Bishops 10. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. Since then,. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. one base to another, like Home To First. 3B Spencer Torkelson assigned to Toledo Mud Hens from Erie SeaWolves. If you put in the work, you can get to where you want to be.. Data Provided By Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (1st) of the 2020 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ). By age 12, Spencer was playing travel baseball with kids from across Petaluma. I was a 12-year-old kid, living and dying with Little League. Honored with Perfect Game's National Freshman of the Year award. Jeff Seidel: "Why Spencer Torkelson is a home run first pick for the Detroit Tigers".