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My Take
What I admire most about Zach Plesac is the trajectory more than any single stat line. A twelfth-round pick out of Ball State who reached the majors with Cleveland, bounced to the Angels, and is now still pitching for the Charros de Jalisco in the Mexican League — that is a career built on persistence, not pedigree. I find players like him quietly compelling: men who chase the next mound across borders and leagues rather than fade away. To me that willingness to keep competing far from the spotlight says more about someone's love of the game than any glamorous debut ever could.
Overview
Zach Robert Plesac (born January 21, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Charros de Jalisco of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians/Guardians and Los Angeles Angels. Plesac played college baseball at Ball State University. The Indians selected him in the 12th round of the 2016 MLB draft and he made his MLB debut for them in 2019.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Zach Plesac
- Name (Japanese)
- ザック・プリーサック
- Reading
- ざっく・ぷりーさっく
- Born
- January 21, 1995 (age 31)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Boar
- Origin
- Crown Point, Indiana, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Crown Point High School
- University
- Ball State University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.