Landon Sims Explained

Landon Sims
Team:Arizona Diamondbacks
Position:Pitcher
Birth Place:Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right

Landon Thomas Sims (born January 3, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

Amateur career

Sims attended South Forsyth High School in Cumming, Georgia, where he played on the football team as a safety and on the baseball team as a pitcher.[1] As a sophomore in 2017, he went 6-2 with a 2.10 ERA and 58 strikeouts over fifty innings.[2] As a junior, he won ten games while pitching to a 0.90 ERA over 62 innings.[3] Sims went unselected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at Mississippi State University to play college baseball.

Sims made seven appearances as a freshman on the Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team in 2020 and compiled a 3.46 ERA before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] In 2021, he became the team's closer.[5] [6] [7] For the season, he made 25 relief appearances and went 5-0 with a 1.44 ERA, 100 strikeouts, 15 walks and 13 saves over innings.[8] Sims, alongside Will Bednar, threw a combined one-hitter against the Vanderbilt Commodores in the final game of the 2021 College World Series, leading the Bulldogs to their first ever championship.[9] He was named to the USA Baseball National Collegiate Team after the season.[10] Sims entered the 2022 season as a top prospect for the upcoming draft.[11] For the season, he moved into the starting rotation.[12] [13] He was named the team's Opening Day starter and pitched seven innings in which he gave up one earned run, seven hits, no walks, and 13 strikeouts in a 3-0 loss to Long Beach State.[14] [15] On March 4, in a game against the Tulane Green Wave, Sims was removed in the fourth inning due to a right arm injury.[16] On March 14, it was announced that he had torn his ulnar collateral ligament and would undergo Tommy John surgery, forcing him to miss the remainder of the season.[17] Over innings pitched in 2022, he compiled a 1.15 ERA and 27 strikeouts.[18]

Professional career

Sims was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks with the 34th overall selection of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[19] He signed with the team for $2.35 million.[20]

Sims made his professional debut in 2023 during a rehab assignment with the Arizona Complex League Diamondbacks, and was later assigned to the Visalia Rawhide.[21] Over innings pitched during the season, he went 0-4 with a 5.47 ERA and 28 strikeouts.[22] He was assigned to Visalia to open the 2024 season.[23]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: THE GRIND: South Forsyth's Sims balances promising baseball career with football. Frazer. Ian. July 17, 2017. Forsyth County News.
  2. Web site: MaxPreps 2017 Underclass All-American Baseball Teams. Askeland. Kevin. July 13, 2017. MaxPreps.
  3. Web site: TE 17u's Sims comes out firing. Dahn. Jeff. July 9, 2018. Perfect Game.
  4. Web site: 'I want to win': Sims' lifelong tenacity helps fuel champion Bulldogs. Roberts. David. July 30, 2021. Forsyth County News.
  5. Web site: 'Thank God he's on our team': Mississippi State's Landon Sims is one of nation's best closers. Schinzel. Gene. June 27, 2021. Omaha World-Herald.
  6. Web site: 3 stats to know about Mississippi State baseball pitcher Landon Sims. Horka. Tyler. The Clarion-Ledger.
  7. Web site: 'Absolute Bulldog': How Landon Sims became a shutdown closer for Mississippi State baseball. Horka. Tyler. The Clarion-Ledger.
  8. News: Mississippi State star pitcher Landon Sims cashes in. Sokoloff. Jon. November 4, 2021. WCBI-TV.
  9. Web site: Mississippi State throws combined one-hitter against Vanderbilt to win first College World Series title. June 30, 2021. ESPN.
  10. Web site: Collegiate National Team heading for area ballparks. Avento. Joe. July 3, 2021. Kingsport Times-News.
  11. Web site: Storylines, MLB draft prospects to watch in 2022 college baseball. February 17, 2022. Jordan. Schusterman. Fox Sports.
  12. Web site: 'Pretty special spot': How Landon Sims has prepared to be Mississippi State baseball's ace. Kostka. Andy. The Clarion-Ledger.
  13. Web site: Mississippi State baseball: Landon Sims set to lead 'unproven' rotation into 2022 season. DeRosa. Theo. February 8, 2022. The Commercial Dispatch.
  14. Web site: Landon Sims shines but Mississippi State baseball drops season opener to Long Beach State. Kostka. Andy. February 18, 2022. The Clarion-Ledger.
  15. Web site: Landon Sims' first start just what Mississippi State needed in opening series. DeRosa. Theo. February 19, 2022. The Commercial Dispatch.
  16. Web site: Breaking: Landon Sims leaves Mississippi State baseball game at Tulane with apparent arm injury. DeRosa. Theo. March 4, 2022. The Commercial Dispatch.
  17. Web site: Breaking: Mississippi State pitchers Landon Sims, Stone Simmons out for season with torn UCL. DeRosa. Theo. March 14, 2022. The Commercial Dispatch.
  18. Web site: Mississippi State's Landon Sims, possibly top college arm in MLB draft, out for year with elbow injury. Anderson. RJ. March 14, 2022. CBS Sports.
  19. Web site: Diamondbacks' Landon Sims: Drafted by D-backs .
  20. Web site: MLB Draft Tracker . .
  21. Web site: 2023-07-27 . Diamondbacks' Landon Sims: Cleared to rejoin Single-A squad . 2024-05-17 . CBSSports.com . en.
  22. Web site: Diamond Dawgs in the Minor League: Season Wrap Up . 2024-05-17 . 247Sports . en.
  23. Web site: Here's where the D-backs' Top 30 prospects are starting the season . 2024-05-17 . MLB.com . en.

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