Daniel Zamora


Daniel James Zamora is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. Zamora attended college at Stony Brook University and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2015. He made his MLB debut in 2018 with the Mets.

Career

Zamora attended Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, California. Zamora was selected in the 27th round by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2012 MLB draft, but did not sign. Instead, he enrolled at Stony Brook University, where he played college baseball for the Stony Brook Seawolves.
Zamora struggled in his freshman year in college, making 14 starts and posting a 5.11 ERA in 75.2 innings. He redshirted his 2014 sophomore season after tearing his labrum and missing the entire year. Making his return a redshirt sophomore in 2015, Zamora was deemed the 'ace' of the Stony Brook rotation, making 13 starts and putting up a 3.00 ERA while striking out 80 in 81 innings. Zamora was named to the America East All-Conference First Team, leading the conference in strikeouts and helping Stony Brook win the conference championship and reach the NCAA Tournament. In 2013, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Orleans Firebirds, and returned to the league in 2015 to play for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Zamora in the 40th round of the 2015 MLB draft. He played for the Bradenton Marauders of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2017, and was named an All-Star. He also played briefly for the Altoona Curve of the Class AA Eastern League.

New York Mets

The Pirates traded Zamora to the New York Mets for Josh Smoker in January 2018. He began the 2018 season with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies of the Eastern League. The Mets promoted him to the major leagues on August 17. He made his debut that night. In his rookie season, Zamora appeared in 16 games, pitching nine innings and striking out 16 with a 3.00 ERA.