VIDEO HIGHLIGHT: MULLEE'S FINAL OUT AGAINST TORONTO
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Former Saint Peter's baseball standout Conor Mullee recorded the save for the New York Yankees in a 4-3 win against the Toronto Blue Jays in Major League Baseball Spring Training action on Saturday afternoon.
In the first major league spring training game of Mullee's career, the Ashburn, Va., native struck out David Adams on a called third strike to start the inning. After Tony Sanchez singled to left field, Jio Mier struck out swinging and Junior Lake was called out strikes to end the game and earn Mullee the save.
Three of the four batters Mullee faced have appeared in a Major League baseball game. Lake has appeared in 201 games with the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles. Sanchez played 53 games with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Adams played 43 games with the New York Yankees in 2013 while Mier has never appeared in a Major League baseball game.
Mullee, who appears destined for the New York Yankees Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre roster, made his first appearance in spring training against the Blue Jays after also being listed as an available pitcher for the Mar. 10 game against the Baltimore Orioles but did not get into the game.
A 2010 24th round draft pick of the New York Yankees, Mullee is 9-6 with eight saves, a 2.24 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 124.2 innings pitched in the minor leagues. Last season, he moved up the minor league ranks, playing for Tampa (Class-A Advanced), Trenton (Double-A) and Scranton Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A) and posted a 4-4 record with five saves, a 2.91 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 58.2 innings pitched.
Mullee was inducted into the Saint Peter's Athletics Hall of Fame on Feb. 6, but could not attend the event because he had to report to the New York Yankees spring training. The 2011 graduate of Saint Peter's is the program's all-time career leader in doubles (55), RBIs (141), total bases (331) and ranks second in program history for career in games played (205), second in games starts (205), second in at-bats (743), second in runs scored (130), second in hits (216), third in home runs (17), sixth in walks (80) and 12th in stolen bases (37) when he finished his playing career in 2010. He also sits in the Top-10 in 10 single-season categories in team history.
