Sam Selman #67

Graduated from St. Andrews High School in Texas...played on the same team as Shelby Miller.... Named an ABCA/Rawlings All-American as a senior.... Selected by the Angels in the 14th round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft but did not sign.... Attended Vanderbilt University where he helped the Commodores reach the College World Series in 2011.... Went 9-3 with a 3.55 ERA in 21 games (13 starts) as a junior at Vanderbilt before being drafted by Kansas City.... Was teammates with current Giants Mike Yastrzemski and Tyler Beede during the 2012 season at Vanderbilt.... Served as an intern in the Nashville Predators (NHL) front office from 2012-2013.

2020

Went 1-1 with a 3.72 ERA (8er, 19.1ip) and one save in 24 relief appearances...Registered a 10.71 strikeout/9 inning ratio (23 strikeouts, 19.1 innings)…Allowed runs in four of his 24 appearances and held opponents to a .186 average against (13-for-70)…Started season at the Alternate Training Site and was recalled July 31, taking the roster spot of Sam Coonrod (IL)…Earned his first career save Sept. 17 vs. Seattle...Left-handed batters were just 3-for-30 (.100) off him with 14 strikeouts...Opponents hit .128 (6-for-47) off his slider... According to Statcast, Selman's permitted a 20.8% hard-hit rate, the second-lowest among qualified pitchers behind LAD's Kenley Jansen (14.0%)

2019

Signed by the Giants as a minor league free agent in March after SF discovered him in a data-driven baseball program in Washington called Driveline.... Added to the Giants' 40-man roster and was selected from Triple-A Sacramento on August 1, replacing OF Alex Dickerson (IL)...after waiting eight years, he made his big league debut that day at Philadelphia and pitched 1.0 inning, allowing a run (solo homer to Roman Quinn) on one hit with one strikeout.... Appeared in four games with the Giants before being optioned back to Triple-A on August 5...was recalled just three days later on August 8, replacing Shaun Anderson (blister, IL) on the roster...however, was on the roster for just one day before being optioned to Triple-A on August 9...called up third and final time September 6.... Prior to the call ups had gone 3-1 with a 1.15 ERA (6er, 47.0ip) along with 78 strikeouts and just 14 walks in 34 relief appearances between Triple-A Sacramento (30) and Double-A Richmond (four)...was holding PCL opponents to a .124 average against...was named a mid-season All-Star at Sacramento.