DJ Herz

Davidjohn Patrick Herz (born January 4, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.

DJ Herz
Washington Nationals – No. 74
Pitcher
Born: (2001-01-04) January 4, 2001
Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
MLB debut
June 4, 2024, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
(through June 15, 2024)
Win–loss record1–1
Earned run average3.77
Strikeouts21
Teams

Career

Chicago Cubs

Herz attended Terry Sanford High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the eighth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He signed with the Cubs for $500,000, forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[2]

Herz made his professional debut with the Arizona League Cubs. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Herz started 2021 with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans and was later promoted to the South Bend Cubs.[4][5] Over twenty starts between the two teams, he went 4–4 with a 3.31 ERA and 131 strikeouts over 81+2⁄3 innings.[6] Herz won the Vedie Himsl Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Year award.[7]

Washington Nationals

On July 31, 2023, Herz and Kevin Made were traded to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Jeimer Candelario.[8]

On November 14, 2023, the Nationals added Herz to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He was optioned to the Triple–A Rochester Red Wings to begin the 2024 season.[9] On June 4, 2024, Herz was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[10] Herz recorded his first major league win in his third start, defeating the Marlins on June 15. With the start, he became the first pitcher since Stephen Strasburg, and the second since 1901, to record 13 strikeouts without walking a batter in one his first three major league appearances.[11]

References
  1. "Cubs call perfect timing for Terry Sanford's Herz". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Goupstate.com. June 5, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  2. "Terry Sanford's Davidjohn Herz, Midway's Matthew Barefoot sign with pro baseball teams". Fayobserver.com. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  3. "Terry Sanford's DJ Herz has been busy with Cubs". The Fayetteville Observer.
  4. Baxley, Rodd. "Terry Sanford's DJ Herz, a rising prospect for the Cubs, talks time with Myrtle Beach Pelicans". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  5. "The Fayetteville Observer".
  6. "Cubs 'not shocked' by Herz's '21 breakout". MLB.com.
  7. "Cubs name OF Brennen Davis and LHP DJ Herz Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year". MLB.com.
  8. Axisa, Mike (July 31, 2023). "Jeimer Candelario trade: Cubs acquire third baseman from Nationals amid hot July, playoff push". CBSSports.com.
  9. "Nats start to shape roster with first round of spring training cuts". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  10. Adams, Steve (June 4, 2024). "Nationals Place Trevor Williams On Injured List, Recall DJ Herz For MLB Debut". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  11. Camerato, Jessica (June 15, 2024). "'Best game I've ever pitched': Herz joins Nats legend with 13-K, zero-BB outing". MLB.com. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
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