Andrew James Bellatti (born August 5, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins. Bellatti was drafted by the Rays in the 12th round of the 2009 MLB draft, and made his MLB debut in 2015.
Career
Tampa Bay Rays
Bellatti was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 12th round, 379th overall, of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft out of Steele Canyon High School in Spring Valley, California. He made his professional debut with the GCL Rays, and played for the rookie ball Princeton Rays in 2010. In November 2010 he was sentenced to jail for a fatal car crash that he was involved with in January 2010. He had collided head on with an oncoming driver after illegally crossing a double-yellow line and speeding, killing the other driver and injuring the driver's passenger and the passenger in the car with Bellatti. He had been sentenced to eight months, but was released after less than 90 days due to a plea agreement and time served. After he was released from jail he returned to the pitching in the Rays organization.
In 2011, Bellatti played for the Low-A Hudson Valley Renegades, pitching to a 3–5 record and 2.63 ERA in 15 games. In 2012, he played for the Single-A Bowling Green Hot Rods, recording a 7–3 record and 2.97 ERA with 99 strikeouts 91.0 innings of work. The next year, he split the year between the Single-A Charlotte Stone Crabs and the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits, posting a 7–4 record and 4.30 ERA between the two clubs. In 2014, he spent the season in Montgomery, registering a 2–6 record and 3.68 ERA in 46 appearances. He was assigned to the Triple-A Durham Bulls to begin the 2015 season.
Bellatti was called up to the majors for the first time on May 9, 2015. He made his MLB debut the same day, earning the win after pitching 3.1 scoreless innings against the Texas Rangers. He finished his rookie season with a 2.31 ERA in 17 appearances. Bellatti began the 2016 season with Durham, but the Rays designated him for assignment on June 24, 2016. He spent the remainder of the year in the Rays minor league system and elected free agency on November 7, 2016.
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