Orion Kerkering made his MLB debut in September 2023. He is a professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He won his first Major League game that same month, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 after pitching a scoreless inning.
Who Is Orion Kerkering?
Orion Kerkering age is 22 years old, as of 2023. He was born on April 4, 2001, in Huntington Beach, California, U.S. He got his education at Venice High School and then continued his education at the University of South Florida, where he represented the South Florida Bulls baseball team for a total of three seasons.
To begin his junior year, he was a starting pitcher for the Bulls, and later on, he became the team’s closer. In his 19 appearances, he started 10 of them, and he finished with a record of 5–7, three saves, and a 5.72 earned run average.
He also struck out 91 batters throughout 67 and a half innings thrown. He participated in the summer baseball season of 2021 with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League, which was his collegiate team.
Orion Kerkering Ethnicity
Orion Kerkering comes from mixed background. His father and paternal grandfather share the first name Richard, they all use different middle names.
Orion Kerkering Education
Orion Kerkering played for Venice High School in Venice, Florida where he was a student. After that, he spent three seasons as a baseball player at the University of South Florida.
The Philadelphia Phillies made their selection of him in the fifth round of the Major League Baseball draft in 2022. He participated in summer college baseball in 2021 with the Cape Cod Baseball League’s Orleans Firebirds.