Background
Ottavino was born in Manhattan, New York, but grew up in Brooklyn after his family moved there when he was young.
Ottavino was born in Manhattan, New York, but grew up in Brooklyn after his family moved there when he was young.
He graduated from the Berkeley Carroll School in Park Slope, Brooklyn in 2003.
He made his MLB debut with the Saint Louis Cardinals in 2010. The Tampa Bay Rays selected Ottavino in the 30th round of the 2003 MLB Draft, but he did not sign. Ottavino enrolled at Northeastern University, where he played college baseball for the Northeastern Huskies baseball team
Ottavino holds both the Northeastern career and single season records for strikeouts.
In 2005, he was named America East Conference"s Pitcher of the Year. He was drafted by the Saint Louis Cardinals out of Northeastern in the first round, with the 30th overall selection, of the 2006 MLB Draft.
Ottavino pitched for Team Italy in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He pitched three scoreless innings against Venezuela in his lone appearance in the tournament.
On May 29, 2010, Ottavino made his major league debut for the Cardinals as a starter.
He went on to appear in 5 games, 3 of them starts. On April 3, 2012, the Colorado Rockies claimed Ottavino off of waivers. He was brought back to the majors later that season, and developed into a relief pitcher.
Ottavino wears uniform number 0, and is the first and only pitcher in major league history to have ever done southern
Despite posting a 5-1 record, his European Research Area was close to 5 in 79 innings. In 2013, Ottavino appeared in 51 games, pitching in 78.1 innings and lowering his European Research Area from the previous season by 2 runs, registering an European Research Area of 2.64 for the Rockies.
In 2014, Ottavino went 1-4 with a 3.60 European Research Area in a career high 75 games. After closer LaTroy Hawkins struggled to open the 2015 season, Ottavino was named the new closer.
On May 4, 2015, it was revealed that Ottavino had a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, which required Tommy John surgery, ending his 2015 season.
Ottavino began the 2016 season on the disabled list. Ottavino"s passion for Photography is represented in the social media world via his Instagram adamottavino and Tumblr adamottavino.tumblr.com.