Zeke Spruill


Ezekiel Stephen "Zeke" Spruill is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball for the Arizona Diamondbacks, in the KBO League for the Kia Tigers, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League for the Lamigo Monkeys.

Career

Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves added Spruill to the team's 40-man roster on November 20, 2012.

Arizona Diamondbacks

After the 2012 season, the Braves traded Spruill, Nick Ahmed, Martín Prado, Randall Delgado, and Brandon Drury to the Diamondbacks for Justin Upton and Chris Johnson.
Spruill made his MLB debut on June 21, 2013 against the Cincinnati Reds at Chase Field. He pitched one inning in relief, giving up one hit, no runs, and picked up his first career strikeout.
In August, Spruill made 2 starts, pitching a combined 7 innings while allowing 10 runs; in both starts he received the loss.

Boston Red Sox

On December 12, 2014, he was traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Myles Smith. He was designated for assignment on July 3, 2015 to create room for Noe Ramirez on the 40 man roster.

Kia Tigers

On December 2, 2015, Spruill signed a one-year, $700,000 deal with the Kia Tigers of the KBO.

Lamigo Monkeys

On February 15, 2017, Spruill signed with the Lamigo Monkeys of the CPBL.

Texas Rangers

On December 14, 2017, Spruill signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers. He was released in March of 2018 without making any official spring training appearance.

Return to Lamigo Monkeys

On April 10, 2018, Spruill signed with the Lamigo Monkeys as the team's foreign backup pitcher. He will pitch for the club's farm team and can only be promoted if one of the three other foreign pitchers on the active roster is released. On May 27, 2018, Spruill was called up to the Monkeys following the release of Darin Downs. Spruill later re-signed with the Monkeys for the 2019 season. He was later released on May 20, 2019.