AJ Puk is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball.
He played college baseball for the Florida Gators where he was named to the 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll for the third consecutive year in his last season.
In the 2016 MLB draft, Puk was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the first round with the sixth overall pick. He signed with the team and received a $4,069,200 signing bonus after he was drafted.
He was then assigned to play minor leagues for Vermont Lake Monsters, Stockton Ports, Midland RockHounds, and Las Vegas Aviators.
Puk was subsequently promoted to the major leagues on August 20, 2019, and made his major league debut against the New York Yankees on August 21.
A.J. Puk has played 3 seasons for the Athletics. He has 6 wins, 6 losses, an ERA of 3.56, and 105 strikeouts.
What happened to AJ PUK?
AJ PUK was traded by the Athletics to the Miami Marlins in exchange for JJ Bleday on February 11, 2023.