Cade Povich

American baseball player (born 2000)

Baseball player

Cade Povich
Baltimore Orioles – No. 37
Pitcher
Born: (2000-04-12) April 12, 2000 (age 24) Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
June 6, 2024, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics (through June 19, 2024)
Win–loss record	0–1
Earned run average	3.94
Strikeouts	9

Teams
Baltimore Orioles (2024–present)

Cade Jackie Povich (born April 12, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Minnesota Twins

Povich attended Bellevue West High School in Bellevue, Nebraska, and played college baseball at South Mountain Community College and the University of Nebraska.^[1] He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the third round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft.^[2]^[3]

Povich made his professional debut with the rookie–level Florida Complex League Twins and was promoted to the Single–A Fort Myers Mighty Mussels after one start.^[4] He started 2022 with the High–A Cedar Rapids Kernels. In 16 starts for the club, Povich compiled a 6–8 record and 4.46 ERA with 107 strikeouts across 78+2⁄3 innings pitched.^[5]

Baltimore Orioles

On August 2, 2022, the Twins traded Povich, Yennier Canó, Juan Nunez, and Juan Rojas to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Jorge López.^[6] He made two scoreless starts for the High–A Aberdeen IronBirds, and finished the year with the Double–A Bowie Baysox, for whom he recorded a 6.94 ERA with 26 strikeouts across six appearances.^[7]

Povich split the 2023 season between the Double–A Bowie Baysox and Triple–A Norfolk Tides. In 28 starts between the two affiliates, he accumulated an 8–10 record and 5.04 ERA with 171 strikeouts across 126+2⁄3 innings of work.^[8]

Povich began the 2024 campaign with Triple–A Norfolk, compiling a 5–1 record and 3.18 ERA with 75 strikeouts across 11 starts.^[9] On June 6, 2024, he was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.^[10] He was the losing pitcher in his MLB debut in a 6–5 away loss to the Toronto Blue Jays later that afternoon, giving up six runs, five hits and four walks with two strikeouts in 5+1⁄3 innings. The first hit off him was a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. two-out three-run homer in the third inning.^[11] Povich allowed two runs and five hits in five innings to earn his first major-league win in a 6–5 home victory over the Texas Rangers on June 29.^[12]

References

^ "'Everything fell into place' for Cade Povich; Bellevue West grad becomes Will Bolt's first commit". June 29, 2019.
^ "Two years after juco ball, Husker hurler Cade Povich signs pro contract after top 100 selection". July 21, 2021.
^ "Former Husker Cade Povich signs with Minnesota Twins". July 21, 2021.
^ "2022 Prospect Previews: Cade Povich". twinsdaily.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
^ "Cade Povich Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
^ "Orioles trade All-Star closer Jorge López to the Minnesota Twins". Baltimore Sun. August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
^ "Cade Povich - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
^ "Cade Povich showed promise and also stuff to work on across two levels this year". camdenchat.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
^ "Orioles' top pitching prospect Cade Povich to make MLB debut Thursday vs. Blue Jays". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
^ "Orioles Select Cade Povich". profootballrumors.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
^ Harrison, Ian. "Guerrero homers and Kikuchi snaps seven-start winless streak as Blue Jays beat Orioles 6–5," The Associated Press (AP), Thursday, June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
^ Ginsburg, David. "Heston Kjerstad’s first career slam propels Orioles past Rangers 6–5," The Associated Press (AP), Saturday, June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.