Dallas Keuchel

Dallas Keuchel (, ; born January 1, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins.

Keuchel attended the University of Arkansas, where he played baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.

In 2007 and 2008, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was a league all-star in 2008.

During the 2009 season, Keuchel led the Razorbacks as the Friday-night ace.

The final regular season series was against Drew Pomeranz and #9 Ole Miss at Baum Stadium.

The Razorbacks committed four errors in Keuchel's last regular season start, and he was tagged with the loss, ending the regular season with a 7–3 record.

However, Keuchel led the Arkansas pitching staff to the 2009 College World Series in Omaha.

Arkansas finished the CWS 3rd nationally that season.

After his junior year at Arkansas, the Houston Astros selected Keuchel in the seventh round of the 2009 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft.

He signed with the Astros and began his professional career with the Tri-City ValleyCats of the Low–A New York–Penn League, where he had a 2.70 ERA.

He began the 2010 season with the Lancaster JetHawks of the High–A California League.

After posting a 3.36 ERA, the Astros promoted him to the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Double–A Texas League in July, where he had a 4.70 ERA for the remainder of the season.

He began the 2011 season with Corpus Christi, and after pitching to a 3.17 ERA, received a promotion to the Oklahoma City RedHawks of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League, where he struggled with a 7.50 ERA.

Keuchel made his MLB debut in 2012.

Keuchel began the 2012 season with Oklahoma City.

Keuchel made his MLB debut on June 17, 2012 against the Texas Rangers.

He threw a complete game in his second start.

Keuchel finished the 2012 season with a 5.27 ERA in 16 games started, while allowing more walks (39) than strikeouts (38).

He pitched to a 5.15 ERA in the 2013 season.

In 2014, he was awarded both the Gold Glove Award and the Fielding Bible Award.

In 2014, Keuchel had a 9–5 win–loss record and a 3.20 ERA at the All-Star break, and was a finalist for the final American League (AL) roster spot in the 2014 MLB All-Star Game.

He finished the season with a 12–9 record and a 2.93 ERA.

For his defense, Keuchel won both the Gold Glove Award and Fielding Bible Award.

Keuchel was named the starting pitcher for the American League in the 2015 MLB All-Star Game.

Following the 2015 season, he won the American League Cy Young Award along with his second Gold Glove and Fielding Bible Awards.

In April 2015, Keuchel pitched to a 3–0 record and a 0.73 ERA in five games started.

He was named the AL's Pitcher of the Month for April 2015.

He was honored as the Al Pitcher of the Month for May 2015, in which he pitched to a 4–1 record and a 2.62 ERA in six starts.

Keuchel was selected for the AL roster in the 2015 MLB All-Star Game, and was chosen as the AL's starting pitcher.

He won his third Al Pitcher of the Month Award for August, after pitching to a 4–1 record and a 1.94 ERA in six starts.

Keuchel finished the 2015 season with a 15–0 record at Minute Maid Park, becoming the first pitcher in MLB history to finish with an undefeated record at home with at least 14 wins.

Keuchel was a member of the World Series champion 2017 Houston Astros.

He played for the Atlanta Braves in 2019 and signed a three-year contract with the Chicago White Sox before the 2020 season.

The White Sox designated Keuchel for assignment and subsequently released him in May 2022.

Later in the year he was signed first by the Arizona Diamondbacks and then by the Texas Rangers, both of which later designated him for assignment.

He is a two-time All-Star and a five-time Gold Glove winner.

Keuchel attended Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he led the baseball team to the state championship.

Keuchel then attended the University of Arkansas, where he played college baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team.

He registered a 5.88 earned run average (ERA) as a freshman, a 4.58 ERA as a sophomore, and a 3.92 ERA as a junior.