Darius Vines #61

Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 32nd round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft; did not sign...Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 27th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft; did not sign...Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 7th round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft...Graduated from Rialto High School, just over 50 miles east of Los Angeles...Pitched to a 2.77 ERA in his high school career, while hitting .360 in 91 games at the plate...Committed collegiately to Cal State Northridge before signing with Atlanta.

2023

In his debut season with Atlanta. went 1-0 with a 3.98 ERA (9 ER/20.1 IP) in two starts and three relief appearances...Made his Major League debut on Aug. 30 at Coors Field, scattering four hits over 6.0 innings of two-run ball and earning his first career win...Vines became the first visiting pitcher in Coors Field history to pitch at least 6.0 innings while holding Colorado to two runs or less in his MLB debut...Vines joined Chris Brock as the only Braves starters in franchise history to make their big-league debut at Coors Field... Brock suffered the loss, allowing seven hits. three runs and a home run in 4.0 innings pitched on June 11. 1997...Vines became the fifth Braves starter to make his MLB debut in 2023...Dylan Dodd. Jared Shuster, AJ Smith-Shawver and Allan Winans also made their debuts earlier in the season...Went 3-2 with a 2.36 ERA in five appearances. four starts. with Triple-A Gwinnett...Was placed on the 7-day injured list on March 31 and activated on July 27.

2022

Split the season between Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinnett…Went 8-4 with a 3.77 ERA in 27 appearances and 25 starts...Started the year with the M-Braves, and was named the Southern League Pitcher of the Month for July...Went 3-0 with a 1.17 ERA while holding opponents to four earned runs over 30.2 innings pitched with 32 strikeouts…Hitters were hitting .155 against him during that span...Before being transferred to Triple-A Gwinnett on Aug. 14, Vines led the Southern League with 107.0 innings pitched and 127 strikeouts (second most in Double-A and sixth in MiLB)...Finished the 2022 campaign with the G-Stripers, pitching to a 3.21 ERA in five starts and two relief outings...Pitched 6.0 scoreless innings in his two appearances out of the bullpen.

2021

Split the season between Single-A Augusta and High-A Rome…Made 22 appearances, all starts, and went 6-4 with a 2.92 ERA...Began the year with the GreenJackets, and was named the Low-A East Pitcher of the Week for the period ending, June 6...Moved to Rome on June 22...Tossed 7.0 no-hit innings on July 31 vs. Asheville…Fanned nine and walked two in that game...The R-Braves carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning in the 7-1 win...Ended the year on a three-game winning streak, compiling a 2.25 ERA (7 ER/28.0 IP) with 30 strikeouts and four walks...His 129 strikeouts ranked fifth among Braves minor leaguers, while his 22 starts ranked third.