Oliver Drake (baseball)

Oliver Gardner Drake (born January 13, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

Drake is a graduate of Northfield Mount Hermon School in Western Massachusetts, earning letters in baseball and hockey while a student there.

He was a first-team All-CNEPSL as a junior and a senior, winning the Thompson Blanket, Ralph E. Jillson and Nettie M. Johnson Memorial awards as the latter.

[citation needed] After high school, Drake attended the United States Naval Academy and played for the Navy Midshipmen baseball team.

[1] He had one of the best freshman pitching seasons in school history, going 3–3 with a 3.22 earned run average (ERA).

On May 23, 2015, Drake was promoted to the Major League team and made his pitching debut that day.

Later the same day, the Orioles traded him to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later or cash considerations.

Drake posted a 5.11 ERA, 1.7 WHIP and a 7:7 K:BB across 12.1 innings in Spring Training leading up to the 2018 season.

When Drake entered the game on August 4 against the Kansas City Royals, he set the MLB record for most teams played for in a single season with five.

[24] On August 12, Drake recorded his first career hit, an RBI single at Petco Park against the San Diego Padres.

Drake with the Baltimore Orioles in 2015