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Anthony Banda
Frank Anthony Banda (born August 10, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for San Jacinto College. The Milwaukee Brewers selected Banda in the tenth round of the 2012 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2017 and has also played for the Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, and Washington Nationals.
Frank Anthony Banda was born on August 10, 1993, in Corpus Christi, Texas, to parents Frank and Danette Banda. He has four siblings.
Banda attended Sinton High School in Sinton, Texas, where he played for the school's baseball team. The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Banda in the 33rd round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. He did not sign and attended San Jacinto College, where he had a 7–1 record with a 2.01 earned run average (ERA) and 73 strikeouts, earning National Junior College Athletic Association third-team all-American honors.
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Banda in the tenth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. He signed and made his professional debut that year with the Arizona League Brewers where he was 2–3 with a 5.83 ERA in 41+2⁄3 innings pitched.
In 2013, he played for the Helena Brewers where he pitched to a 3–4 record and 4.45 ERA in 14 starts. Banda began 2014 with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, making 20 appearances (14 starts) with a 6–6 record and 3.66 ERA.
On July 31, 2014, the Brewers traded Banda and Mitch Haniger to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Gerardo Parra. Arizona assigned him to the South Bend Silver Hawks, where he finished the season, making six starts with a 1.54 ERA.
Banda spent 2015 with the Visalia Rawhide where he was 8–8 with a 3.32 ERA in 28 games (27 starts), with one shutout. Banda led the league with 152 strikeouts and was second in starts and third with 151+2⁄3 innings. He was a MiLB.com Organization All Star, and a post-season All Star. He started 2016 with the Mobile BayBears and was promoted to the Reno Aces in June. He was also selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game that July. In 26 starts between Mobile and Reno he pitched to a 10–6 record and 2.88 ERA, with 152 strikeouts in 150 innings. He was a mid-season Southern League All Star and a MILB.COM Organization All Star The Diamondbacks added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season and he started the 2017 season pitching for Reno.
Banda made his major league debut on July 22, 2017, taking the loss in a game against the Washington Nationals. He struck out the first batter he faced, Brian Goodwin and allowed four runs on seven hits in 5+2⁄3 innings, while striking out five in the game. He was optioned back to Reno the next day but was recalled twice more and finished the season with a 2–3 record and 5.96 ERA in 24+2⁄3 innings. In 22 starts (10th-most in the league) for Reno he was 8–7 with 12 wild pitches (2nd), 116 strikeouts (5th), 51 walks (7th) and a 5.39 ERA.
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Anthony Banda
Frank Anthony Banda (born August 10, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for San Jacinto College. The Milwaukee Brewers selected Banda in the tenth round of the 2012 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2017 and has also played for the Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, and Washington Nationals.
Frank Anthony Banda was born on August 10, 1993, in Corpus Christi, Texas, to parents Frank and Danette Banda. He has four siblings.
Banda attended Sinton High School in Sinton, Texas, where he played for the school's baseball team. The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Banda in the 33rd round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. He did not sign and attended San Jacinto College, where he had a 7–1 record with a 2.01 earned run average (ERA) and 73 strikeouts, earning National Junior College Athletic Association third-team all-American honors.
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Banda in the tenth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. He signed and made his professional debut that year with the Arizona League Brewers where he was 2–3 with a 5.83 ERA in 41+2⁄3 innings pitched.
In 2013, he played for the Helena Brewers where he pitched to a 3–4 record and 4.45 ERA in 14 starts. Banda began 2014 with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, making 20 appearances (14 starts) with a 6–6 record and 3.66 ERA.
On July 31, 2014, the Brewers traded Banda and Mitch Haniger to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Gerardo Parra. Arizona assigned him to the South Bend Silver Hawks, where he finished the season, making six starts with a 1.54 ERA.
Banda spent 2015 with the Visalia Rawhide where he was 8–8 with a 3.32 ERA in 28 games (27 starts), with one shutout. Banda led the league with 152 strikeouts and was second in starts and third with 151+2⁄3 innings. He was a MiLB.com Organization All Star, and a post-season All Star. He started 2016 with the Mobile BayBears and was promoted to the Reno Aces in June. He was also selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game that July. In 26 starts between Mobile and Reno he pitched to a 10–6 record and 2.88 ERA, with 152 strikeouts in 150 innings. He was a mid-season Southern League All Star and a MILB.COM Organization All Star The Diamondbacks added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season and he started the 2017 season pitching for Reno.
Banda made his major league debut on July 22, 2017, taking the loss in a game against the Washington Nationals. He struck out the first batter he faced, Brian Goodwin and allowed four runs on seven hits in 5+2⁄3 innings, while striking out five in the game. He was optioned back to Reno the next day but was recalled twice more and finished the season with a 2–3 record and 5.96 ERA in 24+2⁄3 innings. In 22 starts (10th-most in the league) for Reno he was 8–7 with 12 wild pitches (2nd), 116 strikeouts (5th), 51 walks (7th) and a 5.39 ERA.