Frank Thomas Mace III (born November 11, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization. He played college baseball for the Florida Gators.

Amateur career

Mace attended Sunlake High School in Land o' Lakes, Florida. As a junior in 2016, he pitched to a 1.14 ERA with 64 strikeouts over 49 innings.[1] In 2017, his senior year, he went 8–2 with a 1.29 ERA and ninety strikeouts.[2] He was named the North Suncoast Pitcher of the Year by the Tampa Bay Times.[3] He was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 12th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and instead enrolled at the University of Florida.[4]

In 2018, Mace's freshman year at Florida, he appeared in 26 games (making six starts) in which he went 5–0 with a 4.16 ERA over 62+2⁄3 innings.[5] He played in the Cape Cod Baseball League that summer with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox.[6][7] As a sophomore in 2019, he made a team-high 16 starts, going 8–5 with a 5.32 ERA.[8] That summer, he attended the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp in Cary, North Carolina, but was not named to the 26-man roster.[9] As a junior, he pitched to a 1.67 ERA over 27 innings before the college baseball season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11] He was considered a top prospect and was expected to be selected in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft, but was not drafted due to signability concerns, and thus returned to Florida to play in 2021.[12][13] In 2021, Mace appeared in 16 games (15 starts) in which he pitched to a 6-2 record and a 4.38 ERA over 90+1⁄3 innings.[14]

Professional career

Mace was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the second round with the 69th overall selection of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[15][16] He signed for $1.1 million.[17] He was assigned to the Lake County Captains of the High-A Midwest League for the 2022 season.[18] In mid-May, he was placed on the injured list with a calf injury, and was activated in early June.[19] Over 22 games (21 starts), Mace went 1-5 with a 4.55 ERA, 75 strikeouts, and 38 walks over 85 innings.[20]

Mace returned to Lake County to open the 2023 season and was promoted to the Akron RubberDucks of the Double-A Eastern League in mid-June.[21] Over 24 games (17 starts), he went 6-6 with a 4.63 ERA and 103 strikeouts over 114+2⁄3 innings.[20] Mace was assigned to Akron to open the 2024 season.[22]

References

  1. ^ Weiss, Kevin (August 3, 2016). "Signings, commitments and transfers". The Laker/Lutz News. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  2. ^ Weiss, Kevin (July 19, 2017). "Local pitchers delay pro careers for college". The Laker/Lutz News. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  3. ^ Page, Rodney (June 16, 2017). "Tampa Bay Times' all-North Suncoast baseball teams". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  4. ^ Villamarzo, Andy (June 20, 2017). "Pasco players again taken in MLB draft". Suncoast News. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  5. ^ Dastgerdi, Sara (January 31, 2020). "Florida Pitcher Tommy Mace Hopes for a Better Season on the Mound". WRUF. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  6. ^ de la Torre, Nick (July 3, 2018). "Keeping track of the Gators in summer leagues". GatorCountry.com. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  7. ^ "Tommy Mace". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  8. ^ Benton, Mady (February 14, 2020). "Florida baseball hosts Marshall in Opening Weekend". WRUF. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  9. ^ "Mace Has Opportunity with Team USA - Florida Gators". USA Baseball. June 26, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  10. ^ Wood, Kyle (June 9, 2020). "MLB draft decision looms for Gators star, Sunlake product Tommy Mace". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  11. ^ Collazo, Carlos (June 1, 2020). "2020 MLB Draft: Florida RHP Tommy Mace Ready To Outcompete Everyone". Baseball America. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  12. ^ Cahill, Teddy (June 30, 2020). "Florida Coach On Mace And Leftwich Returning, Gators' New Ballpark". Baseball America. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  13. ^ Encina, Eduardo A. (June 11, 2020). "Sunlake High product Tommy Mace will return to Gators". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  14. ^ Hughes, Ethan (June 9, 2021). "What went wrong for the 2021 UF baseball team". GatorCountry.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  15. ^ Tolentino, Josh (July 12, 2021). "Third time through: Tommy Mace's draft journey ends with selection by Cleveland". The Athletic. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  16. ^ Hoynes, Paul (July 12, 2021). "Cleveland Indians select 10 college pitchers among their first 11 draft picks". Cleveland.com. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  17. ^ Polishuk, Mark (July 24, 2021). "Draft Signings: 7/24/21". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  18. ^ "Captains Announce 2022 Roster: Six Top 30 Prospects to Guide Captains Into 2022 Season". MiLB.com. April 4, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  19. ^ "Guardians' Tommy Mace: Dealing with calf injury". CBS Sports. RotoWire. May 20, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  20. ^ a b "Tommy Mace Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  21. ^ Farmer, Jimmy (August 28, 2023). "From Gators to Ducks". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  22. ^ "RubberDucks to feature five of Top 30 Guardians Prospects, 16 Returners on 2024 Opening Day roster". MiLB.com. March 29, 2024. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
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