Mike Montgomery - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

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Mike Montgomery is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on July 1, 1989 in Valencia, Valencia, United States. On June 23, 2015, Montgomery became the first Mariners left-handed pitcher to ever throw a complete game shutout with 10 strikeouts and no walks, getting the win against the Kansas City Royals 7–0. Following his first career complete game shutout, Montgomery pitched his second consecutive shutout on June 30, 2015. He allowed one hit, a double in the 7th inning, to the San Diego Padres in a 5–0 win. He is the first Mariners pitcher since Freddy García in 2001 to throw complete game shutouts in consecutive starts.

In contrast with his 2016 performance, Montgomery struggled in the 2017 post-season. Between the division series against the Washington Nationals and the league championship series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Montgomery had five appearances and ​4 ⁄3 innings pitched. He allowed three home runs, finishing with a 16.62 postseason ERA.

Montgomery had a strong postseason performance in 2016, playing an instrumental role in the team’s championship run. Cumulatively he went 1-1, including 11 appearances, ​14 ⁄3 innings pitched, and a 3.14 ERA. Most notably, Montgomery relieved Carl Edwards Jr. in the bottom of the 10th inning in Game 7 of the World Series. With a runner on first base and two outs in a one-run game, he finished the game with a ground out to third base. Montgomery earned his first career save, winning the World Series for the Chicago Cubs for the first time in 108 years.

On August 30, 2015, Montgomery was sent back down to the Tacoma Rainiers. He made the Mariners’ opening day roster in 2016 as a reliever.

Montgomery was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the first round, with the 36th selection, of the 2008 MLB draft out of William S. Hart High School in Santa Clarita, California. In 2012, he posted a combined record of 5–12 in 27 starts while splitting the season between the Royals’ Double A and Triple A clubs. On November 20, 2012, the Royals added Montgomery to the 40-man roster in anticipation of the upcoming Rule 5 Draft of Minor League players.

On March 31, 2015, Montgomery was traded to the Seattle Mariners for Erasmo Ramírez. After an injury sidelined James Paxton, the Mariners called Montgomery up to the majors for the first time on June 2, 2015. He started that night against the New York Yankees at Safeco Field, giving up one run, four hits, and walking two while striking out four and leaving after six innings with a 2–1 lead. He was on track to earn his first major league win, but the Mariners lost the game.