Alex Faedo
Alex Michael Faedo (born November 12, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. Amateur career. Faedo attended Braulio Alonso High School in Tampa, Florida. As a senior, he went 6–2 with a 0.58 earned run average (ERA) and 68 strikeouts in 48 innings. As a junior, he was 8–2 with a 1.15 ERA and threw a no-hitter. Faedo was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 40th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and attended the University of Florida to play college baseball. As a freshman  at Florida in 2015, Faedo appeared in 17 games with 12 starts and went 6–1 with a 3.23 ERA and 59 strikeouts. As a sophomore in 2016, he started 17 games and went 13–3 with a 3.18 ERA and 133 strikeouts. After the season, Faedo played for the United States collegiate national team. As a junior in 2017, he started 17 games during the regular season, and went 7–2 with a 2.60 ERA, with 132 strikeouts over innings pitched, and helped lead Florida to the College World Series, and win their first National Championship. During the College World Series, Faedo  allowed five hits and no runs, with 22 strikeouts in innings against TCU. He was named to the All-Tournament Team and awarded the College World Series Most Outstanding Player. Professional career. Faedo was again selected by the Detroit Tigers, in the first round, 18th overall, of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Tigers, but did not make his professional debut in 2017 and sat out the season due to his workload at Florida. Faedo began the 2018 season with the Lakeland Flying Tigers of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. On June 18, the  Tigers promoted Faedo to the Erie SeaWolves of the Class AA Eastern League. In 24 total starts between the two teams, he went 5-10 with a 4.02 ERA. Faedo returned to Erie to begin 2019. He made 22 starts for the 2019 SeaWolves, pitching to a 6-7 record with a 3.90 ERA and 134 strikeouts over innings. The Tigers added Faedo to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season. On December 19, 2020, the Tigers announced that Faedo would undergo Tommy John surgery on his throwing elbow which would end his 2021 season before it began. Alex