Diamond Dawgs in the Show Update: September 24

It’s baseball season yet again.

The Major League Baseball season is deep into the schedule and several former Mississippi State players are doing their thing on baseball’s biggest stage. That includes former State standout Jake Mangum who made his debut with Tampa Bay this year and he has made a major impact.

The State legend is one of nine former Bulldogs that are active in the league with several more likely in and out this year. A few players made moves in the offseason like Nathaniel Lowe going to Washington before being signed by the Boston Red Sox and Adam Frazier made his return to the Pittsburgh Pirates before being traded to another familiar stop in Kansas City.

Jordan Westburg is back looking to build on his breakthrough season with the Baltimore Orioles while Brent Rooker is hoping to continue his great run with Oakland. Brandon Woodruff is back after shoulder surgery and  JP France is working back recovering from an injury last season.

Over the last week, Woodruff threw another great start with just a run and nine strikeouts recorded.  J.T. Ginn got another win with his 5.0-inning start and J.P. France made his return to the MLB for the first time since April of 2024.

Frazier had hit 200^th career double in an eight-hit week with the Royals and Rooker had hit 30 home runs for the third-straight season

RHP Kendall Graveman, Arizona Diamondbacks   

Last Week: N/A (Released)

Season: 1-0, 7.13 ERA, 19 App., 17.2 IP, 23 H, 14 R, 12 BB, 9 K

Career: 11 seasons, 38-43, 4.03 ERA, 299 app., 80 starts, 24 saves, 669.2 IP, 673 H, 326 R, 300 ER, 232 BB, 503 K

RHP Brandon Woodruff, Milwaukee Brewers

Last Week:       1-0, 1 S, 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 9 K (Placed on 15-day IL with lat strain)

                             Vs. Los Angeles Angels, September 17 – Win

Season Stats: 7-2, 3.20 ERA, 12 S, 64.2 IP, 45 H, 26 R, 23 ER, 14 BB, 83 K

Career Stats: 53-28, 3.10 ERA, 142 App., 127 S, 1 SV, 745.0 IP, 580 H, 269 R, 257 ER, 190 BB, 871 K

RHP J.T. Ginn, Oakland Athletics

Last Week:       1-0, 1 S, 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 3 K

                             Vs. Boston Red Sox, Sept. 18

Season:  4-6, 4.57 ERA, 22 App., 15 S, 86.2 IP, 86 H, 45 R, 44 ER, 28 BB, 95 K

Career: 2 seasons, 5-7, 4.48 ERA, 30 App., 21 S, 120.2 IP, 122 H, 61 R, 60 ER, 37 BB, 124 K

RHP J.P. France, Houston Astros

Last Week:       0-0, 1 App., 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

                             Vs. Atlanta Braves, Sept. 14

Season:  0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 App., 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

Career: 3 seasons, 11-9, 4.37 ERA, 30 App., 29 S, 162.2 IP, 169 H, 85 R, 79 ER, 56 BB, 123 K

RHP Konnor Pilkington, Washington Nationals

Last Week:       0-0, 4 App., 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K

                             Vs. New York Mets, Sept. 19 – 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

                             Vs. NYM, Sept. 20 – 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

                              Vs. ATL, Sept. 22 – 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

                             Vs. ATL, Sept. 23 – 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Season: 2-0, 4.55 ERA, 31 app, 27.2 IP, 20 H, 16 R, 14 ER, 17 BB, 33 K

Career: 3 seasons, 3-2, 4.00 ERA, 47 App., 11 S, 87.2 IP, 74 H, 46 R, 39 ER, 49 BB, 85 K

2B Adam Frazier, Kansas City Royals  

Last Week:       6 G, .333, 8 H, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 6 K

                              Vs. Seattle Mariners, Sept. 17 – 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI

                             Vs. SEA, Sept. 18 – 1-4, 2 K

                             Vs. Toronto Blue Jays, Sept. 19 – 2-6, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 K

                             Vs. TOR, Sept. 20 – 0-2, 2 K

                             Vs. TOR, Sept. 21 – 1-3

                             Vs. LAA, Sept. 23 – 2-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K

Season:  129 G, .266, 108 H, 42 R, 20 2B, 7 HR, 43 RBI, 24 BB, 80 K, 8-14 SB, .316 OBP, .367 SLG

 Career: 10 seasons, 1,195 G, .264 BA, 1,011 H, 510 R, 200 2B, 28 3B, 67 HR, 382 RBI, 306 BB, 595 K, 63-101 SB, .326 OBP, .383 SLG

1B Nate Lowe, Boston Red Sox

Last Week:       6 G, .412 BA, 7 H, 4 R, 1 2B, 5 RBI, 6 BB, 4 K

                             Vs. ATH, Sept. 17 – 1-2, 1 R, 3 BB

                             Vs. ATH, Sept. 18 – 1-3

                             Vs. Tampa Bay Rays, Sept. 19 – 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K

                             Vs. TB, Sept. 20 – 1-3, 1 RBI

                             Vs. TB, Sept. 21 – 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 K

                             Vs. TOR, Sept. 23 – 2-2, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB

 Season: 148 G, .227, 119 H, 64 R, 21 2B, 3 3B, 18 HR, 83 RBI, 61 BB, 154 K, 1-1 SB, .308 OBP, .382 SLG

 Career: 7 seasons, 834 G, .264 BA, 792 H, 398 R, 135 2B, 13 3B, 107 HR, 412 RBI, 375 BB, 831 K, 15-17 SB, .348 OBP, .424 SLG

OF Brent Rooker, Oakland Athletics

Last Week:       6 G, .136 BA, 3 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 8 K

                             Vs. BOS, Sept. 17 – 0-3

                             Vs. BOS, Sept. 18 – 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K

                             Vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, Sept. 19 – 0-4, 2 K

                             Vs. PIT, Sept. 20 – 0-4, 4 K

                             Vs. PIT, Sept. 21 – 2-4

                             Vs. Houston Astros, Sept. 23 – 0-3, 1 BB

Season:  157 G, .264, 162 H, 91 R, 40 2B, 3 3B, 30 HR, 87 RBI, 62 BB, 148 K, 6-7 SB, .335 OBP, .485 SLG

 Career: 6 seasons, 520 G, .260, 484 H, 264 R, 99 2B, 6 3B, 109 HR, 291 RBI, 188 BB, 583 K, 21-25 SB, .336 OBP, .495 SLG

2B Jordan Westburg, Baltimore Orioles

Last Week:       5 G, .188, 3 H, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 8 K

                             Vs. New York Yankees, Sept. 18 – 0-4, 3 K

                             Vs. NYY, Sept. 19 – 1-4, 2 R, 1 K

                             Vs. NYY, Sept. 20 – 0-4, 3 K

                             Vs. NYY, Sept. 21 – 0-1

                             Vs. TB, Sept. 23 – 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K

Season: 80 G, .264 BA, 81 H, 57 R, 10 2B, 1 3B, 15 HR, 35 RBI, 17 BB, 77 K, 1-2 SB, .314 OBP, .450 SLG

Career: 2 seasons, 255 G, .263 BA, 245 H, 140 R, 53 2B, 8 3B, 36 HR, 121 RBI, 55 BB, 230 K, 11-17 SB, .312 OBP, .453 SLG

OF Jake Mangum, Tampa Bay Rays

Last Week:       6 G, .400, 6 H, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K, 1-2 SB

                             Vs. TOR, Sept. 17 – 0-1

                             Vs. TOR, Sept. 18 – 2-4, 1-1 SB

                             Vs. BOS, Sept. 19 – 1-2

                             Vs. BOS, Sept. 20 – 3-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K, 0-1 SB

                             Vs. BOS, Sept. 21 – 0-1, 1 RBI, 1 K

                             Vs. BAL, Sept. 23 – 0-3

Season: 113 G, .295 BA, 114 H, 36 R, 18 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 38 RBI, 18 BB, 59 K, 26-32 SB, .329 OBP, .363 SLG

Career: Same