Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Nick Vincent was born July 12, 1986, in Poway, California. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

The Padres broke 2014 training camp with Vincent in their bullpen; he had a stretch of 20 consecutive batters retired in April. Vincent was with the Major League club all year except for a six-week trip to the disabled list with shoulder fatigue in June and July. He finished 2014 with a record of 1-2, and with a 3.60 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 55 innings over 63 relief appearances. He stranded 42 of 48 inherited runners (85.7%), the fifth-best rate among National League relievers.

Vincent also began 2015 with the Major League club, but was optioned to Triple-A El Paso on April 10 after the Padres bullpen was used extensively in the first week of the season and required fresh arms. He had two more stints with the Padres in May and June before being called up again on September 1 when rosters expanded. With El Paso in 2015, he was 5-3 with a 3.04 ERA, and had 68 strikeouts in 50.1 innings for a 12.16 strikeouts per 9.0 innings pitched ratio, the highest rate of any Triple-A pitcher in 2015. Vincent finished 2015 with a record of 0-1 and a 2.35 ERA, and 22 strikeouts in 23 innings over 26 relief appearances with the Major League club.