Dane Dunning

Dane Anthony Dunning (born December 20, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Chicago White Sox in 2020.

Dane Dunning
Dunning with the Florida Gators
Texas Rangers – No. 33
Pitcher
Born: (1994-12-20) December 20, 1994
Orange Park, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 19, 2020, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record2–0
Earned run average3.97
Strikeouts35
Teams

Career

Amateur career

After graduating from Clay High School in Green Cove Springs, Florida, Dunning attended the University of Florida, where he played college baseball for the Florida Gators.[1][2]

Washington Nationals

After his junior year, he was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the first round of the 2016 MLB draft.[3] He split time during his first professional season between the Gulf Coast League Nationals and the Auburn Doubledays where he posted a combined 3–2 win-loss record and a 2.02 earned run average (ERA) in eight games between both teams.

Chicago White Sox

On December 7, 2016, the Nationals traded Dunning, Reynaldo López, and Lucas Giolito to the Chicago White Sox for Adam Eaton.[4] For the 2017 season, the White Sox assigned Dunning to the Kannapolis Intimidators, and after he posted a 0.35 ERA in 26 innings, promoted him to the Winston-Salem Dash, where he spent the rest of the season, posting a 6–8 record and 3.51 ERA in 22 games started.[5] Dunning spent 2018 with both Winston-Salem and the Birmingham Barons, pitching to a combined 6–3 record and 2.71 ERA in 15 starts between both teams.[6]

Dunning underwent Tommy John surgery on March 18, 2019, after suffering a torn ulnar collateral ligament. His surgery was performed by James Andrews.[7] Dunning missed the entire 2019 season.[7] Dunning was added to the White Sox 40–man roster following the 2019 season.[8]

Dunning was called up to the active roster and made his MLB debut on August 19, 2020, striking out seven batters with just one walk in 4​1⁄3 innings in a 5–3 victory over the Detroit Tigers.[9][10][11] With the 2020 Chicago White Sox, Dunning appeared in seven games, compiling a 2–0 record with 3.97 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 34 innings.[12]

Texas Rangers

On December 7, 2020, the White Sox traded Dunning and Avery Weems to the Texas Rangers for pitcher Lance Lynn.[13]

Personal life

Dunning is half-Korean, born to a Korean mother Misu and an American father John. He has expressed desire to play for the South Korea national baseball team in the World Baseball Classic.[14]

References
  1. "Clay High's Dane Dunning helped pitch UF to college baseball's biggest stage". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Nationals first-rounder Dane Dunning grateful for the opportunity to start". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  4. Merkin, Scott (December 7, 2016). "White Sox acquire Giolito, 2 prospects for Eaton". MLB.com. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. "Dane Dunning Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  6. "Dane Dunning Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  7. Van Schouwen, Daryl (March 18, 2019). "White Sox prospect Dane Dunning undergoes Tommy John surgery". chicago.suntimes.com. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  8. Daryl Van Schouwen (November 20, 2019). "Right-handers Zack Burdi, Dane Dunning among seven added to White Sox 40-man roster". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  9. https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2020/8/19/21376178/white-sox-tigers-pitcher-dane-dunning-set-for-debut
  10. Scott Merkin (August 19, 2020). "Debut-iful: Dunning K's 7 in dominant start". MLB.com. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  11. David Adler (August 19, 2020). "Mize, Dunning make history in debut face off". MLB.com. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  12. https://www.mlb.com/player/dane-dunning-641540
  13. "White Sox acquire Lance Lynn". December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  14. "Half-Korean White Sox pitcher Dane Dunning would 'love to play' for Korea". koreatimes. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
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