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Nomar Garciaparra League
10-10-2331
Alex Ball Relief Pitcher
Retired (2026, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.11 Total Rating 75   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 79-53 Status Deceased (2068) Option Years 0  
SV 126 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 02-22-1989
K 856 Drafted Round 3, Pick 48
(2007)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(89 games)
IP 1062.2
WHIP 1.26
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 6 Contact vs. L 7 Endurance 43   Ldrship 59
Power vs. R 4 Power vs. L 21 Velocity 89   Mentor Val 87
Speed 57 Bunt 20 Control 61
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range 23 WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm 25 WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health 53 LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Endurance   Velocity   Control   Total 
2007 Minors 18 75.00 1 / 4 7 / 32 10 / 39 18 / 75
2008 Minors 19 61.00 1 / 5 9 / 27 11 / 29 21 / 61
2009 Minors 20 62.00 4 / 8 4 / 33 7 / 21 15 / 62
2010 Minors 21 42.00 0 / 4 4 / 15 5 / 23 9 / 42
2010 Majors 21 4.01 12 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 4
2011 Minors 22 62.00 1 / 6 1 / 22 4 / 34 6 / 62
2012 Minors 23 49.00 1 / 3 5 / 25 8 / 21 14 / 49
2012 Majors 23 2.84 21 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2
2013 Minors 24 67.00 2 / 4 2 / 33 1 / 30 5 / 67
2014 Minors 25 59.00 2 / 3 1 / 22 6 / 34 9 / 59
2015 Minors 26 58.00 0 / 1 0 / 28 4 / 29 4 / 58
2016 Majors 27 37.27 162 0 0 3 / 8 0 / 12 0 / 17 3 / 37
2017 Majors 28 47.01 162 0 0 2 / 10 1 / 17 2 / 20 5 / 47
2018 Majors 29 48.52 156 0 6 1 / 10 0 / 17 1 / 21 2 / 48
2019 Majors 30 52.16 162 0 0 0 / 11 0 / 23 1 / 18 1 / 52
2020 Majors 31 48.44 162 0 0 4 / 14 0 / 15 0 / 19 4 / 48
2021 Majors 32 39.10 126 0 36 0 / 7 0 / 19 1 / 13 1 / 39
2022 Majors 33 44.02 149 0 13 0 / 6 0 / 17 0 / 21 0 / 44
2023 Majors 34 47.37 162 0 0 0 / 10 -5 / 21 -1 / 16 -6 / 47
2024 Majors 35 30.72 94 0 21 0 / 4 0 / 10 -2 / 16 -2 / 30
2025 Majors 36 36.05 109 0 38 -1 / 7 -6 / 18 -1 / 11 -8 / 36
2026 Majors 37 21.52 131 0 26 -2 / 0 0 / 12 -5 / 9 -7 / 21
Total 1608 0 140 19 / 125 23 / 420 52 / 445 94 / 990
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2026-11-01Alex Ball has retired from the Houston Apaches
2026-06-25Alex Ball of the Houston Apaches is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
2025-06-08Alex Ball of the Houston Apaches is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
2024-04-22Alex Ball of the Houston Apaches is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
2022-08-07Alex Ball of the Houston Apaches is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
2021-10-14Alex Ball of the Houston Apaches is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
2021-04-27Alex Ball of the Houston Apaches is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
2018-04-11Alex Ball of the Houston Apaches is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
2016-04-01The Houston Apaches have promoted Rich Naktenis to the major league team. The Houston Apaches have promoted Alex Ball to the major league team.
2012-09-17The Houston Apaches have sent Alex Ball to the minors.
2012-09-11The Houston Apaches have promoted Alex Ball to the major league team.
2012-05-19The Houston Apaches have sent Alex Ball to the minors.
2012-04-30The Houston Apaches have promoted Alex Ball to the major league team.
2010-10-03The Houston Apaches have sent Alex Ball to the minors.
2010-09-19The Houston Apaches have promoted Alex Ball to the major league team.
2010-07-04The Houston Apaches have acquired Alex Ball from the waiver wire.
2010-05-09The Los Angeles 6.0 have waived Alex Ball.