Former Kansas baseball pitcher Blake Goldsberry officiallyย signed a contract with the Colorado Rockies Friday. Goldsberry went undrafted in the 2020 MLB Draft and signed with the Rockies as a free agent.
๐๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ฎ ๐๐ธ๐ต๐ญ๐ผ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐โ๏ธ๐๐๐ โข ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ตHighlands Ranch, CO โข KansasThe Cherry Creek HS standout and Rockies Scout Team product excelled at KU, finishing the shortened 2020 season with no runs over 7 games (10 IP). pic.twitter.com/RagFasbofl
— Colorado Rockies ๐ท (@Rockies) July 17, 2020
โSo grateful for the opportunity to live out my childhood dream of representing my hometown team,โ Goldsberry wrote on Twitter. โThank you to everyone who has supported me along the way and helped me get to where I am today. Go Rockies!โย
So grateful for the opportunity to live out my childhood dream of representing my hometown team. Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way and helped me get to where I am today. Go Rockies! pic.twitter.com/t8macrKrI1
— Blake Goldsberry (@BlakeGoldsberry) June 30, 2020
The Highlands Ranch, Colorado, native was a redshirt senior before COVID-19 cut the 2020 baseball season short. Goldsberry made seven appearances in relief, totaling 10 innings pitched with no earned runs and a single walk to eight strikeouts.ย
Goldsberry finished his redshirt junior season with a career-high 31 appearances and 43 2/3 innings pitched. He pitched five seasons with the Jayhawks, appearing in 80 games and pitching 125.0 innings. Goldsberry also garnered 91 total strikeouts in his career.
"Blake Goldsberry has been a tremendous teammate in the five years he has been with Kansas baseball,โ Kansas baseball coach Ritch Price said in a Kansas Athletics press release. โIt is exciting to see him live his dream of becoming a professional baseball player, and for all of his hard work and dedication to pay off."
Goldsberry graduated from KU in May. He was a two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree.ย
