Kyle Richard Freeland was born on May 14,1993 and is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball.
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16 Facts About Kyle Freeland
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Kyle Freeland played college baseball at Evansville and was drafted by the Rockies with the eighth pick in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.
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Kyle Freeland played many sports as a young athlete, but excelled in both golf and baseball.
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Kyle Freeland attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver, Colorado.
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Kyle Freeland was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 35th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and attended the University of Evansville.
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Kyle Freeland began the 2015 season with Grand Junction and was later promoted to the Modesto Nuts where he posted a 4.
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In 2016, Kyle Freeland began the season with the Hartford Yard Goats, and was promoted to the Albuquerque Isotopes in June.
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Kyle Freeland made his major league debut with the Rockies on April 7,2017, against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and earned his first win.
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Kyle Freeland's appearance marked the first time in 51 years that a starting pitcher made his Major League debut "in his team's home opener in the state in which he was born"; Chuck Dobson accomplished the feat for the Kansas City Athletics in 1966.
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Kyle Freeland hit his first major league home run on May 21,2017, against Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo.
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Kyle Freeland finished the year by breaking Ubaldo Jimenez's franchise record for single season ERA at 2.
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Kyle Freeland broke the single season franchise record for home ERA at one of the most notorious hitters parks in baseball in Coors Field, finishing with an ERA of 2.
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Kyle Freeland went on to start the 2018 National League Wild Card Game.
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Kyle Freeland became the first Rockies pitcher to have a scoreless start in a postseason game.
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Kyle Freeland was one of the Rockies most dependable starters in the shortened 60-game season.
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Kyle Freeland began the 2021 season on the disabled list, missing the first month of the season.
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