Danny Coulombe #54

Daniel Paul Coulombe (pronounced KOO-loam)...Instagram: @danny_coulombe...he and his wife, Lauren have two sons, Theo and Thomas...Theo was diagnosed with autism in the fall of 2021 and Danny and Lauren have since worked to raise autism awareness...attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Twins Sensory Suite at Lee Health Sports Complex on February 21, in further support of autism awareness; helped cut the ribbon along with local and state government officials, executives from the Twins, Lee Health, Lee County and Family Initiative, Inc....grandfather, Bertrand Oscar Coulombe, served in the United State Air Force during World War II...participated in the Orioles 2024 Birdland Caravan during offseason for Orioles organization...pitched at the University of Southern California for one year (2009) and South Mountain Community College for one year (2010) before transferring to Texas Tech, where he took a medical redshirt (2011) while recovering from Tommy John surgery and pitched one season (2012)...graduated from Chaparral High School (Ariz.), where he was named the 2008 4A State Player of the Year, a Louisville Slugger All-American, an ABCA/Rawlings Third-Team All-American and a Baseball America Third-Team All-American.

2024

Pitched second season with Baltimore...Secured his only save on April 29 vs. New York-AL; stranded a runner on first base with tying run due up with no outs in the ninth inning...Posted a 1.40 ERA (19.1 IP, 3 ER) after April 28; four of his seven runs allowed came in an eight-game stretch from April 11-28...Earned his only win on May 15 vs. Toronto; pitched a scoreless ninth inning before Adley Rutschman’s two-run walk-off homer...Placed on the 15-day Injured List with left elbow inflammation on June 11; transferred to the 60-day IL on July 13 following left elbow surgery to remove bone chips; began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk on Sept. 11; reinstated from the IL on Sept. 20...Tossed 3.2 scoreless innings on two hits and two walks with four strikeouts in four September games after returning from the IL; his last three appearances and six of his last eight games since May 31 were hitless...On the season, posted a Pitching Run Value of 14, ranking second on the Orioles staff behind Corbin Burnes (25)...Opponents slashed .147/.187/.265 (15-for-102) with three doubles and three homers; among pitchers with at least 30 appearances, led MLB in opponent on-base percentage and ranked fourth in opponent batting average and OPS (.452)...Righties slashed .129/.194/.290 (8-for-62) with a double and three homers compared to .175/.175/.225 (7-for-40) with two doubles against lefties; among lefty pitchers with at least 50 batters faced, his opponent batting average and on-base percentage against right-handed batters were the best by a lefty pitcher while his .484 OPS ranked second behind Philadelphia’s Matt Strahm (.438)...Held batters to a .091 average (3-for-33) with runners on base and did not allow a hit in 19 at-bats with runners in scoring position...Elected free agency on November 4 and signed one-year contract with Twins on Feb. 6, 2025.

2023

Owned a 5-3 record with a 2.81 ERA (16 ER/51.1 IP) in 61 appearances with the Birds; set career highs with 58 strikeouts and 22 holds...His 30.4 hard-hit rate ranked in the top five percent of MLB, while his 3.04 xERA ranked in the top nine percent of MLB per Statcast...Inherited 49 runners, tied for the sixth-most in MLB...Acquired by the Orioles from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for cash considerations on 3/27 and made his fourth career Opening Day roster...Earned his first win with the O’s on 4/3 at TEX, his first since 8/18/21 vs. CLE with MIN...Placed on the Bereavement List on 6/3 and reinstated on 6/6...Earned his first career save in his 233rd career appearance on 7/16 vs. MIA after allowing one run on two hits in 0.2 inning...Placed on the 15-day injured list with left biceps tendonitis on 8/10, retroactive to 8/9. Made one rehab appearance on 8/22 with Triple-A Norfolk vs. Durham and pitched 1.0 perfect inning with two strikeouts. Reinstated from the IL on 8/24...Registered his second career save on 8/25 vs. COL. Struck out the only batter he faced on one pitch after entering with a 2-2 count and two outs. Became the third pitcher in MLB history to earn a save with a strikeout on one pitch per STATS...Made his postseason debut in Game 1 of the ALDS vs. TEX and worked 0.2 scoreless innings with one walk while stranding an inherited runner. Also appeared in ALDS Game 3 at TEX and worked 0.1 scoreless inning with one strikeout, stranding a pair of inherited runners.

2022

Re-signed with Twins as Minor League free agent on Dec. 1 and was invited to spring training...Made Twins Opening Day roster, third of career and first since 2018 with Oakland...Held opponents scoreless in seven of first eight appearances from April 8-May 7 (0.82 ERA)...Placed on 15-day Injured List on May 11 with left hip impingement...appeared in two games on rehab assignment, one with Double-A Wichita and one with Triple-A St. Paul; reinstated on May 27...Appeared in one game on May 27 vs. Kansas City and was placed on 15-day IL again on May 28 with same injury, which ended his season...transferred to 60-day IL on July 25...Held left-handed hitters to a .439 OPS, compared to .563 for right-handed hitters...Cleared waivers and outrighted off the 40-man roster on Oct. 20, electing free agency...Re-signed with Minnesota on Minor League contract with an invite to spring training on Dec. 29.

2021

Was an invite to Twins spring training for the second-straight season; reassigned to minor league camp on March 14... Began season with Triple-A St. Paul and allowed earned runs in just three of 14 appearances with the Saints (1.77 ERA)...had contract selected by Minnesota on June 25 (Luke Farrell - IL); spent rest of season with Twins...Was the Opener in his season debut with the Twins on June 25 vs. Cleveland, allowing three runs (1 earned) on two hits in 1.2 innings pitched...marked first career start (156th career appearance)... After his first outing, posted a season-long seven-game scoreless streak from June 29-July 22, allowing five hits and one walk with 14 strikeouts over 8.2 innings pitched in that span... Placed on Paternity List from July 17-19 as he and his wife Lauren welcomed their second son, Thomas... Set season-high with four strikeouts (2.0 IP) on July 22 vs. Los Angeles-AL, his most strikeouts in an appearance since May 5, 2018 vs. Baltimore (also 4)... Held left-handed batters to a .250 (11-for-44) batting average, compared to right-handers hitting .276 (24-for-87)... Tied his career-high with three wins (also 2016 with Oakland)...earned the relief win with scoreless outings on July 10 at Detroit (1.1 IP), Aug. 3 at Cincinnati (1.1 IP) and Aug. 18 vs. Cleveland (1.0 IP)... Posted the second-best WHIP of career (1.22) behind his 2016 total with Oakland (1.13)... Re-signed with Minnesota on a minor league contract with an invite to 2022 Spring Training on Dec. 1.

2020

Was an invite to Twins spring training, pitching in four games, allowing one run on one hit on 4.0 innings...Began season in Twins Player Pool at alternate training site in St. Paul....Contract selected by Twins on Aug. 22 and made Twins debut that night at Kansas City, pitching 2.0 scoreless innings....Appeared in one more game then was designated for release or assignment Aug. 28...cleared waivers and assigned to alternate training site. 

2019

Was a non-roster invite to New York-AL spring training and began season with Triple-A Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre...Appeared in 16 games for the RailRiders, going 2-2, 5.16 ERA (22.2 IP, 13 ER) before being released on July 1...Signed by the Milwaukee organization July 11 and reported to Triple-A San Antonio...8 of his 14 appearances with the Missions were scoreless, posting a 4.15 ERA (13.0 IP, 6 ER) with two walks and 18 strikeouts...Released by San Antonio August 29 and signed back to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and appeared in one game, finishing his season...Combined to go 4-2, 4.71 ERA (36.1 IP, 19 ER) with 17 walks and 61 strikeouts in 31 games with both teams combined...held left-handed batters to a .211 average and right-handed batters to a .300 average.

2018

Made his second career and consecutive Opening Day roster, going 1-1 with a 4.56 ERA (23.2IP, 24H, 13R/12ER, 11BB, 26K, 5HR) in 27 appearances over four stints with Oakland (3/27-4/20, 4/27-6/13, 6/22, 9/1- 3)… opponents hit .279 (24-for-86); LH .317 (13-for-41), RH .244 (11-for-45)… was designated for assignment on 9/3 and outrighted on 9/5… also pitched 23 games (one start) for Triple-A Nashville, where he posted a 2-1 record with a 2.54 ERA (28.1IP, 8ER)… made the first start of his professional career on 8/26 at Memphis (2.0IP, 2H, 1BB, 1K).

2017

Made a team-leading 72 appearances in his first full season in the majors and was 2-2 with a 3.48 ERA and .240 opponents batting average…ranked fifth in the American League in games pitched…tossed just 51.2 innings as he pitched fewer than one inning in 42 of his 72 appearances…averaged 12.6 pitches per game, which was fourth lowest among AL relievers…had a 1.78 ERA and .198 opponents batting average over his first 31 games through June 24…then logged a 5.13 ERA and .277 opponents batting average over his final 41 contests…his opponents batting average broke down to .214 (22-for-103) against left-handed hitters compared to .270 (24-for89) against right-handers…surrendered three of his four home runs to righties…had a .596 OPS against lefties, .851 against righties…has allowed nine of his 11 career home runs to righties for a .788 OPS (.585 vs. lefties)…allowed 15-of-49 (30.6%) inherited runners to score and had the seventh most inherited runners in the AL…first batters faced hit .238 but he walked eight and hit one for a .333 on-base percentage…the first batter walks tied for fifth most in the AL…went 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA at home, 0-2 with a 5.49 ERA on the road…had a 6.52 ERA in the Coliseum entering the season…compiled a 2.29 ERA during the day, 4.22 at night…now has a 3.53 ERA (17 er in 43.1 ip) in 49 career day games compared to 4.60 (39 er in 76.1 ip) in 77 contests at night…had a 1.38 ERA in 18 games on no days rest, a 4.19 ERA in his other 54 games…has a career ERA of 2.08 (5 er in 21.2 ip) on no days rest, 4.68 (51 er in 98.0 ip) on one day of rest or more…logged a 9.95 ERA in the ninth inning or later, a 2.58 ERA in the eighth inning or earlier…held opponents to a .128 batting average with two strikes and has a .152 career average in that situation…opponents were 2-for-6 (33.3%) in stolen base attempts…had the second most caught stealings among AL relievers and the fifth lowest stolen base percentage.

OAKLAND: Tossed a season-high 2.0 scoreless innings in his first outing April 5 against Los Angeles (AL)…did not allow an earned run in 19 of 20 games from May 9 to June 24 for a 0.63 ERA and .114 opponents batting average…allowed just 3-of-18 (16.7%) inherited runners to score in 11 games in May…then had a 0.84 ERA and .176 opponents batting average in 12 appearances in June…matched his season-high with 2.0 innings pitched June 28 at Houston…that started a four-game stretch where he allowed five runs in 4.2 innings (9.64 ERA)…struck out a season-high three batters July 2 against Atlanta…had a career-best 11-game, 7.0-inning scoreless streak from July 9 to Aug. 2…capped the streak with his 100th career appearance Aug. 2 at San Francisco…induced the only batter he faced (Panik) to ground into an inning ending double play in the eighth inning of the A's 6-1 win…then walked all three batters he faced in his next outing Aug. 4 at Los Angeles (AL)…the three walks are a career high and all three scored as he took the loss in an 8-6 decision…that started a 17-game stretch from through Sept. 5 when he allowed 10 runs on 10 hits and seven walks for an 8.71 ERA…yielded a career-high five hits and a season-high tying three runs (third time) in one inning of work Aug. 12 against Baltimore…logged a 9.00 ERA in 14 appearances in August…tossed fewer than one inning in eight consecutive outings from Sept. 8 to 26 (3.1 ip, 4 h, 4 bb, 2 so)…did not allow a run over his final nine outings and 4.1 innings beginning on Sept. 8.

2016

Was 3-1 with a 4.53 ERA and .216 opponents batting average in 35 games over five stints with the A's…had just 19 career appearances over his first two seasons in the majors…struck out 54 batters in 47.2 innings (10.20 per nine innings) and now has 69 strikeouts in 68.0 career innings (9.13 per nine innings)…his opponents average included a .208 (20-for-96) mark by right-handed hitters compared to .227 (17-for-75) by left-handers…allowed five of his six home runs and issued 14 of his 17 walks to righties…had a .557 OPS against lefties, .692 against righties…his career OPS splits are .574 against lefties, .749 against righties…first batters faced hit .156 with two walks (.200 on-base percentage) and a double (.188 slugging percentage)…has a .163 (8-for-49) average against first batters in his career…allowed 3-of-12 (25.0%) inherited runners to score…had a .255 opponents average over his first 15 pitches in a game, .148 after that…opponents hit .317 with runners in scoring position and he has a .329 (23-for-70) opponents average with RISP in his career…had a 6.49 ERA and .265 opponents batting average in 19 games in Oakland compared to a 2.11 ERA and .145 opponents average in 16 contests on the road…now has a 6.52 ERA (21 er in 29.0 ip) in 22 career appearances in the Coliseum…allowed a .116 batting average with two strikes and a .143 average with two outs…the opponents number three hitter was 1-for-15 (.067)…combined for an 8.50 ERA in the fifth and sixth innings…had a 1.69 ERA in the seventh through ninth innings…compiled a 1.80 ERA in six interleague appearances and now has a 1.74 ERA (2 er in 10.1 ip) in seven career interleague outings.

2014

Saw his first Major League action as a September call-up after starting the year with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga and earning a July 17 promotion to Double-A Chattanooga...Had his contract selected by the Dodgers on Sept. 16 and made his MLB debut that night at Colorado, striking out the first batter he faced, Rafael Ynoa, in a 1-2-3 inning…appeared in five big league games, posting a 4.15 ERA (2 ER/4.1 IP) and recording four strikeouts...Combined to go 3-0 with six saves and a 2.89 ERA in 49 relief appearances with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga and Double-A Chattanooga...Posted a 2.57 ERA (6 ER/21.0 IP) with 31 strikeouts against just 10 walks in 18 regularseason appearances with the Lookouts after his July 17 promotion...Helped key Chattanooga's run to the Southern League championship series with three saves during the postseason...Overall in the minors, limited opponents to a .214 batting average in the minors with 92 strikeouts and only 27 walks in 65.1 innings

2013

Posted a 4-2 record with one save and a 4.05 ERA (30 ER/66.2 IP) in 54 appearances with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga...Following the All-Star break, went 4-0 with one save and a 2.48 ERA (10 ER/36.1 IP) in 27 appearances…limited opponents to a .140 batting average in that span (18-for-129)...Ranked second in the California League among relievers with a .189 opponents' batting average (46-for-244)...Averaged 11.5 strikeouts per 9.0 innings with 85 Ks in 66.2 innings

2012

Combined to go 0-1 with a 3.20 ERA in 23 appearances with Rookie-advanced Ogden and Single-A Great Lakes in his first professional season...Struck out 37 in 25.1 innings, averaging 13.1 strikeouts per 9.0 innings