| Cody Ege | |
| Width: | 250 |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 8 May 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Cherokee, Iowa, U.S. |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 23 |
| Debutyear: | 2016 |
| Debutteam: | Miami Marlins |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 30 |
| Finalyear: | 2016 |
| Finalteam: | Los Angeles Angels |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 1–0 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 3.86 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 11 |
| Teams: | |
Cody Paul Ege (born May 8, 1991) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Angels.
Ege played high school baseball and basketball at Washington High School in Cherokee, Iowa during a period when Washington qualified for the state tournament every year since 2005. He first joined the varsity baseball team as an eighth-grader for the 2006 season. Teammate Matt Koch was a year older than Ege, and the two would continue to play together at the University of Louisville and ultimately both made the Major Leagues in 2016.[1]
In 2007, Cherokee won the state championship in with a 31–2 record.[2] The team lost in the state championship game in 2008. Ege pitched the state championship semifinal game against Dyersville Beckman, entering with a 9–0 record and 0.13 ERA.[3] Ege recorded 13 strikeouts, but took the loss, 1–0.[4]
During his senior year, Ege had a 6–2 record, pitched 59 innings, with a 0.83 ERA and 123 strikeouts, while hitting .461 with 9 HR and 34 RBIs.[5] The team was defeated in the state quarterfinals by Kuemper Catholic High School, 3–0. Ege was selected as honorary captain for Class 2-A on the 2010 Iowa Newspaper Association All-State Baseball Team.[6] Ege was a four-time Lakes Conference and All-District performer.[7]
Ege played college baseball at the University of Louisville.
He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 15th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.[8] [9] He made his professional debut that year with the Spokane Indians and also spent time with the Hickory Crawdads and Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Ege spent 2014 with Myrtle Beach and started 2015 with the High Desert Mavericks before being promoted to the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders.[10]
On July 31, 2015, Ege and Tomás Telis were traded to the Miami Marlins for Sam Dyson.[11] The Marlins assigned him to the Jacksonville Suns before promoting him to the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs.
Ege made his major league debut on April 23, 2016.[12]
On August 12, 2016, Ege was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels. He was non-tendered by the team on December 2. On January 7, 2017, Ege re–signed with the Angels on a minor league contract.[13] He spent the year with the Triple–A Salt Lake Bees, making 26 appearances and logging a 5.49 ERA with 40 strikeouts in innings pitched. Ege elected free agency following the season on November 6.[14]