George Nicholas Kontos was born on June 12,1985 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,202 |
22 Facts About George Kontos
2.
George Kontos played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cleveland Indians.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,203 |
3.
George Kontos attended Northwestern University as an economics major, where he played for the Northwestern Wildcats baseball team in the Big Ten Conference.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,204 |
4.
George Kontos signed with the Yankees after his college career and played for the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League in 2006, winning the league championship.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,205 |
5.
George Kontos pitched for the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2007 and the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League in 2008.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,206 |
Related searches
San Francisco Giants Pittsburgh Pirates Cleveland Indians New York Yankees Big Ten Staten Island Florida State Tampa Los Angeles Angels Anaheim Detroit Tigers Barry Zito World Series Andrew McCutchen Lou Gehrig Chicago Cubs Long Island Atlantic Washington Nationals Fresno NBC Sports Bay Area6.
George Kontos made his major league debut on September 10,2011 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,207 |
7.
George Kontos was part of the Yankees postseason roster until the Yankees lost to the Detroit Tigers in the 2011 ALDS.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,208 |
8.
George Kontos got his first major league win in relief of Barry Zito, successfully recording 7 outs without allowing a baserunner.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,209 |
9.
George Kontos entered the postseason for a second straight season and eventually won the 2012 World Series with the Giants in a four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,210 |
10.
On June 11,2013, George Kontos was ejected for the first time in his Major League career after hitting Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen with a pitch.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,211 |
11.
On September 20,2013, George Kontos achieved notoriety as he surrendered Alex Rodriguez's 24th career grand slam that broke the record formerly held by Lou Gehrig.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,212 |
12.
George Kontos was named to the Giants' opening-day roster for 2015.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,213 |
13.
George Kontos appeared in a career-high 73 games, recording a career-best 0.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,214 |
14.
George Kontos was claimed on waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 5,2017.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,215 |
15.
George Kontos was designated for assignment on May 25,2018, and later released from the organization on May 28.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,216 |
16.
On June 2,2018, George Kontos signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,217 |
17.
George Kontos was promoted to the major leagues on August 13,2018.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,218 |
18.
On January 25,2019, George Kontos signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,219 |
19.
On May 10,2019, George Kontos signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,220 |
20.
On May 25,2019, George Kontos had his contract purchased by the Washington Nationals and was assigned to the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,221 |
21.
George Kontos announced his retirement from professional baseball on July 20,2020.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,222 |
22.
George Kontos joined NBC Sports Bay Area as a Giants pre- and postgame analyst for the 2020 season.
| FactSnippet No. 1,977,223 |