Seth Halvorsen #54

Seth Michael Halvorsen...Son of Lisa and Brent Halvorsen...Has two sisters, Mariah and Ainsley, and a brother, Nathan...Originally drafted in the 30th round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft by the Minnesota Twins and in the 19th round of the 2021 First-Year Player Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign to either team...Transferred to the University of Tennessee in 2021 and missed his 2022 season due to an injury...Went 3-3 with a 3.81 ERA (52.0 IP, 22 ER) with 16 walks and 52 strikeouts for his junior season in 2023...Spent his first three collegiate seasons at University of Missouri from 2019-2021, combining to go 4-2 with a 5.82 ERA (77.1 IP, 50 ER) with 63 walks and 72 strikeouts in 18 appearances (14 starts)...Underwent Tommy John surgery as a freshman in 2019...Named the 2018 Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year and was on the 2018 Rawlings/Perfect Game First Team All-American...Was a two-player in his senior season at Heritage Christian Academy (Minn.)...Batted .405 with 29 stolen bases, while going 7-1 with a 0.94 ERA and 117 Ks on the mound that season.

2024

Began his season in Double-A and ascended to make his Major League debut with Colorado on Aug. 30, becoming the first Rockie from the 2023 draft class to make his debut...Combined for a 5-2 record with nine saves and a 4.47 ERA (44.1 IP, 22 ER) in 41 games between Double-A Hartford (33 G) and Triple-A Albuquerque (8 G)...Recorded his first Major League win on Sept. 12 at Detroit and his first Major League save on Sept. 21 at Los Angeles-NL...Did not allow an earned run through his first nine career Major League outings, one of three Rockies all-time to allow no earned runs through their first nine games to start their career (also: Luis Peralta, 2024 & Ramón Ramírez, 2016)...Scoreless in 10 of his 12 outings with Colorado, finishing 2-1 with a 1.46 ERA (12.1 IP, 2 ER) with 13 strikeouts, two walks and two saves...Threw 47 pitches 100 MPH or faster during the season, including a 102.5 MPH fastball on Sept. 26...It was the second-fastest pitch by a Rockie in the Statcast Era (since 2015).