From A Chelsea Peretti Podcast To The Major Leagues The John Holdzkom Story
Yep, that’s right. As Holdzkom, a 6-7 right-hander who turns 27 in October, was in the midst of striking out the side against the Cardinals in his first major league inning, I looked up his Baseball-Reference page. Holdzkom started his pro career as a fourth-round pick by the Mets in the 2006 MLB Draft, missed time with Tommy John surgery, had control issues and bounced around, then pitched all of 2013 and the start of 2014 in an independent league before the Pirates signed him in June....