Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Michael John Graydon Soroka was born on August 4, 1997, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is a starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves in the MLB.

He attended Bishop Carroll High School in Calgary and pitched for the junior national team, coached by Chris Reitsma. He originally committed to play college baseball for the University of California, Berkeley. He chose to skip College, after being drafted in the first round of the 2015 MLB Amateur draft, with the 28th pick.

After being drafted and signed by the Braves, he reported to the GCL Braves, where he posted a 1.80 ERA in ten innings pitched before being reassigned to the Danville Braves. He finished the season with Danville, going 0–2 with a 3.75 ERA in six starts. Soroka spent the 2016 season with the Rome Braves. There, he posted had a 3.02 ERA. In 2017, with the Mississippi Braves, he posted an 11–8 record with a 2.75 ERA in 153.2 innings pitched. As one of the youngest players in Double-A, Soroka participated in the All-Star Futures Game in July. Soroka began the 2018 season with the Gwinnett Stripers of the Class AAA International League.

On May 1, 2018, the Braves promoted Soroka to the major leagues. He pitched against the New York Mets that night, pitching six innings, allowing one run, and recording five strikeouts. Soroka started to feel inflammation in his right shoulder after May 12th and was placed on the disabled list. He missed the rest of the 2018 season to rehab and let the injury heal.