Zack Thornton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Zack Thornton

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 19-May-1988

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Zachary James Thornton (born May 19, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher .
He is currently the pitching Coach for the Santa Barbara Foresters.
Thornton throws a 91 mph sinker, an 84 mph slider, and an 84 mph changeup.Pitching for Oak Park High School, Thornton was All-State in California.
At Ventura College, in 2008 he was 11–1 and was First Team all-SoCal and named to the Western State Conference North Team.
Transferring to the University of Oregon, in his senior year in 2010 he was 9–0 and was named Pac-10 honorable mention.
The Oakland Athletics selected Thornton in the 23rd round of the 2010 MLB draft, and he signed.
In 2011, Thornton was a Midwest League All Star.
In 2013, he was named a MiLB.com Pittsburgh Pirates Organization All-Star.
In 2015, he was named the Venezuelan Winter League's Setup Pitcher of The Year.
He pitched for Team Israel at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.