Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Kent Emanuel was born June 4, 1992, in Woodstock, Georgia. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

The Houston Astros selected Emanuel in the third round, with the 74th overall selection, of the 2013 MLB draft. He pitched 9 scoreless innings for the GCL Astros in 2013. He split the 2014 season between the Quad Cities River Bandits and the Lancaster JetHawks, going a combined 9–7 with a 4.21 ERA over 124 innings. He spent the 2015 season with the Corpus Christi Hooks, going 1–1 with a 3.68 ERA over 14+2⁄3 innings. He returned to Corpus Christi in 2016, going 6–4 with a 5.23 ERA over 82+2⁄3 innings. He split the 2017 season between Corpus Christi and the Fresno Grizzlies, going a combined 6–7 with a 5.72 ERA over 116 innings. He spent the 2018 season with Fresno, going 5–4 with a 5.59 ERA over 83+2⁄3 innings. Emanuel spent the 2019 season with the Round Rock Express of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, going 8–2 with a 3.90 ERA over 101+2⁄3 innings.

On April 23, 2021, the Astros promoted Emanuel to the major leagues for the first time. He became the first pitcher since John Montefusco in 1974 to go at least eight innings in relief and earn the win in his MLB debut in a 16–2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels at Minute Maid Park the following day on April 24.