Tom Koehler

Thomas R. Koehler (born June 29, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

During the 2002 season, he was awarded the rookie of the year award.

In his junior season, Koehler compiled a 5–1 record with 54 strikeouts.

That year, he was an all-league selection.

During his senior season, Koehler went 6–1 with a 0.83 earned run average (ERA) and 108 strikeouts in 59 innings pitched.

After the season, he was a Rawlings All-Northeast, all-section, and all-state selection.

He was also the Section I Pitcher of the Year, and the spring athlete of the year at his high school.

Koehler was a three-time letter winner at New Rochelle.

In 2005, Koehler began playing baseball at Stony Brook University.

During his first season, he went 2–1 with a 5.68 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 18 games, 8 of which were starts.

During his sophomore season, Koehler went 4–5 with a 5.17 ERA in 14 games, making 11 starts.

After the season, he was named to the All-America East Second Team.

In his junior year, Koehler went 5–8 with a 4.98 ERA, 1 complete game, and 87 strikeouts in 13 starts.

Koehler went 6–5 with a 4.15 ERA, 2 complete games, and 111 strikeouts in 14 starts during his senior season.

Koehler was the last player at Stony Brook to wear No. 22, which was retired for Joe Nathan in 2006.

Koehler played college baseball at Stony Brook University for the Stony Brook Seawolves and was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 18th round of the 2008 MLB Draft.

He played six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays.

The Florida Marlins drafted Koehler during the 18th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft.

Koehler signed with the Marlins on June 5, 2008.

He was assigned to the Class-A Short-Season Jamestown Jammers of the New York–Penn League to start his professional career.

He went 5–5 for the season with a 3.68 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 15 games.

During the 2009 season, Koehler played with the Class-A Greensboro Grasshoppers, and the Class A-Advanced Jupiter Hammerheads.

With the Grasshoppers of the South Atlantic League, he went 5–5 with a 3.20 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 18 starts.

He then received a promotion to the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Florida State League, where he went 4–1 with a 3.38 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 6 starts.

Between the two clubs that year, Koehler earned a combined record of 9–6 with a 3.25 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 133 innings pitched.

Koehler started the 2010 season with the Double-A Jacksonville Suns.

He was selected to play in the Southern League All-Star Game that season.

During the 2010 season, Koehler went 16–2 with a 2.61 ERA and 145 strikeouts in 28 starts.

Among league pitchers, Koehler led in wins, and was second in both innings pitched and strikeouts.

At the end of the season, Koehler won the Southern League Most Outstanding Pitcher Award.

He also tied a Jacksonville Suns franchise record with 16 wins.

In 2011, he pitched for the New Orleans Zephyrs of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League and was 12–7 with a 4.97 ERA.

The following season, he appeared in 28 games for the Zephyrs and was 12–11 with a 4.17 ERA.

Koehler made his major league debut on September 5, 2012, against the Milwaukee Brewers.

He struck out the first batter he faced (Martín Maldonado), and pitched two innings, allowing four runs.

After not appearing in a major league game since 2017, Koehler retired in 2020 due to numerous injuries.

He is now a MLBA certified baseball agent with Pro Agents Inc.

Koehler ranks top ten in numerous Marlins franchise pitching statistics, including games started, innings pitched, strikeouts, earned run average (ERA) and walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP).

He currently remains the last Marlins pitcher to have ever started 30 games in three consecutive seasons for the team.

Koehler attended New Rochelle High School in New Rochelle, New York, where he played on the school's baseball team.