Marc Church #50

Marc Easton Church…attended North Atlanta (Ga.) High School…as a senior, had 40 strikeouts, 11 walks and a 2.62 ERA over 26.2 innings on the mound, while batting .397 with three home runs…pitched from age 9-13 before focusing only on shortstop…transitioned back to the mound during his junior year of high school…had committed to North Carolina A&T State University before signing with Texas.

2024

The righty made his MLB debut in a relief appearance on 9/28 at LAA, retiring three of four batters faced, including a swinging strikeout of the Halos’ Niko Kavadas for his first big league strikeout…was his lone MLB appearance of 2024 after being recalled from Triple-A on 9/27… spent the balance of the campaign in the minors, going 1-1 with a 4.21 ERA (12 ER/25.2 IP) in 20 G with Round Rock (AAA) and Hickory (A+)…was placed on the 7-day Injured List with a right shoulder strain which caused him to miss nearly four months…completed three-game rehab assignment at Hickory before his activation on 8/15…went 1-1 with a 3.06 ERA (6 ER/17.2 IP) over his final 13 games with the Express…converted each of his two save opportunities and posted a 4.05 ERA (3 ER/6.2 IP) with 1 BB/10 SO over seven games for Surprise of AFL following the regular season…notched save in Fall Stars Game, posting a scoreless ninth in A.L.’s 6-5 victory (2 H, 2 SO).

2023

Split 2023 campaign between Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Round Rock, combining to go 9-4 with two saves and 3.63 ERA (25 ER/62.0 IP) over 43 G/2 GS…began season with Frisco and pitched to a 2.08 ERA (3 ER/13.0 IP) over his first nine app. from 4/8-5/9 for the RoughRiders…fanned season-high 5 batters in 2.0-inning outing on 4/22 vs. ARK… appeared in 13 total games for Frisco (all in relief), going 2-3, 4.00 ERA (8 ER/18.0 IP) with 31 strikeouts to 10 walks, earning a promotion to Round Rock on 5/23…permitted two ER in consecutive relief outings for Round Rock on 5/28 and 5/31 (2) – his second and third AAA appearances, respectively – but did not permit multiple runs in consecutive outings over his next 23 games from 6/3-9/9, compiling a 5-0 mark with two saves and a 2.10 ERA (8 ER/34.1 IP) in that span…finished season with a record of 7-1 and 3.48 ERA (17 ER/44.0 IP) with 48 strikeouts and 28 walks in 30 G/2 GS for Round Rock…ranked highly among Round Rock pitchers in wins (T3rd) and games (sixth)…opposing RHB slashed .254/.369/.355/.724, while LHB slashed .224/.330/.412/.742 against the right-hander.

2022

Went 3-5 with a 4.22 ERA (23 ER/49.0 IP) and five saves over 37 relief appearances between Hickory (A+) and Frisco (AA)… posted a 15.09 strikeouts per 9.0 innings figure over 23 G with Hickory…earned the organization’s ‘Reliever of the Month’ award for April: 1-0, 0.00 ERA (1 R-0 ER/10.2 IP), 17 SO/2 BB in seven G... allowed .206 opp. BA vs. RHB, .296 vs. LHB across A+ and AA… struggled after promotion to Frisco on 6/29, posting a 7.20 ERA (12 ER/15.0 IP) over 14 G in his fist career Double-A action.