Mychal Antonio Givens was born on May 13,1990 and is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball.
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21 Facts About Mychal Givens
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Mychal Givens has previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago Cubs.
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At the Aflac Banquet, Mychal Givens won the Jackie Robinson Award as the nation's top high school player.
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Mychal Givens signed with the Orioles, receiving a reported $800,000 signing bonus rather than enrolling at Oklahoma State University.
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Mychal Givens was demoted to the Aberdeen IronBirds of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League.
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Mychal Givens struck out 38 batters while only walking six and had a WHIP of 0.
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Mychal Givens made the Orioles' 2016 Opening Day roster and made his first relief appearance on Opening Day.
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Mychal Givens would go on to throw ten consecutive scoreless innings, before giving up another run.
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Mychal Givens finished his 2016 season with 96 strikeouts and a 3.
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Mychal Givens made his postseason debut in the Wild Card Game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Mychal Givens was tasked to be the Orioles closer to begin the 2019 season.
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Mychal Givens saved 11 of 19 opportunities, but his eighth and ninth inning ERAs went from 5.
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Mychal Givens returned to the setup role for his final five outings.
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Mychal Givens appeared in 58 games with 86 strikeouts in 63 innings.
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On March 23,2022, Mychal Givens officially signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Cubs.
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In 2007, while in high school, Mychal Givens was selected to play for the United States 18-and-under national baseball team.
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Mychal Givens was selected to Team USA's 2017 World Baseball Classic roster.
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Mychal Givens helped Team USA to win the gold medal at the 2017 World Baseball Classic, as he made three relief pitching appearances.
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Mychal Givens was raised by great-grandmother Liduvina Padilla and her late husband Pedro Padilla.
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Mychal Givens married his long time girlfriend Tiffani in 2014, and had two daughters together.
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Mychal Givens founded the Mychal Givens Back Foundation, a charitable organization focused on providing access to sports, unique opportunities through sports, and the teaching of life lessons outside of the classroom, for those in communities most in need.
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