Dillon Maples

Dillon Sean Maples (born May 9, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs.

Dillon Maples
Maples with the South Bend Cubs in 2016
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1992-05-09) May 9, 1992
Sanford, North Carolina
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 3, 2017, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record3–0
Earned run average5.10
Strikeouts79
Teams

Career

Maples attended Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines, North Carolina. He was also on the USA Baseball Under 18 team in 2010. The Chicago Cubs selected Maples in the 14th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He made his professional debut in 2012 with the Arizona League Cubs.[2] From 2013 to 2016 he pitched for the Boise Hawks, Kane County Cougars, Arizona League Cubs, Eugene Emeralds, South Bend Cubs and Myrtle Beach Pelicans.

Maples started 2017 with Myrtle Beach and was promoted to the Tennessee Smokies and Iowa Cubs during the season.[3][4] He has spent most of 2017-19 bouncing between Wrigley Field and Des Moines.

On September 14, 2019, Maples was ejected from the game in the ninth inning of a 14-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates for hitting two batters with pitches after warnings had been issued earlier in the game. On the season, Maples appeared in a career-high 14 games, registering a 5.40 ERA with a career-high 18 strikeouts in 11.2 innings of work.[5] Maples only made two appearances for Chicago in 2020, recording a 18.00 ERA in 1.0 inning pitched.

In 2021, Maples made 28 appearances for the Cubs, posting a 2.59 ERA and 40 strikeouts. On September 19, 2021, Maples was designated for assignment by the Cubs.[6]

References
  1. "Dillon Maples Signing Shows that Ricketts is Serious About Farm System".
  2. "Maples learned much from trying first season". MLB.com.
  3. Editor, David Sinclair/Managing. "Resurgence: Maples Focuses on Reaching Potential for Chicago Cubs". The Pilot Newspaper.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  4. "Dillon Maples could be X-factor for Cubs". NBC Sports Chicago. July 17, 2017.
  5. "The Fourth Cut is the Strangest: Dillon Maples Optioned to AAA". 27 March 2020.
  6. "Cubs Outright Dillon Maples".


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