Biography - Zach Eflin

Who is Zach Eflin?

Zach Eflin is a baseball player by profession and American by nationality. He is currently the pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. 

Zach Eflin – Bio, Age, Parents, Siblings

Zach Eflin’s birth took place on April 8, 1994, in Orlando, Florida, USA. He was born Zachary Adams Eflin to his mother Catherine Eflin and his father Larry Eflin, who played college football for Temple University. 

He is not the only child of his parents and has three siblings- sisters Brittany Eflin, Candace Eflin, and Ashley Eflin. Ashley passed away due to leukemia and pneumocystis pneumonia. Since his sister’s death, he has been active in helping children receive cancer treatments and other illnesses.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, Zach Eflin attended Paul J. Hagerty High School. After graduation, he had plans to attend the University of Central Florida (UCF) on a college baseball scholarship but changed his mind.

His ethnicity is not known.

Zach Eflin – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce

Eflin is currently in a relationship with Lauren Dennen. He has been dating his girlfriend for a couple of years. On December 12, 2020, the couple married. On October 9, 2021, he and his wife welcomed their first child together, daughter Ashton Eflin.

Although the previous love affairs of Zach Eflin are not known, it is known that he has never married and is sans wife. As he has never married, divorce is out of context.

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Zach Eflin – Career

High school Games

While a senior in high school, he had a 0.51 earned run average (ERA) and 59 strikeouts in 43 innings pitched. 

To attend UCF, he had signed a National Letter of Intent which is used to indicate a student athlete’s commitment to participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. But he did not attend college and pursued a professional career.

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Professional Career

After completing high school, Zach Eflin was selected in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft in the first round, with the 33rd overall by San Diego Padres. He signed with San Diego Padres, receiving a $1.2 million signing bonus.

His debut professional game was in 2012 in the Arizona League. In 2013 he pitched for the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class A Midwest League. Zach Eflin was 7–6 with a 2.73 ERA, and 86 strikeouts in 118.2 innings.

In 2014 Eflin pitched for Lake Elsinore Storm of the Class A-Advanced California League and finished the season with 10–7, 3.80 ERA, and 93 strikeouts in 128 innings. On December 18, 2014, he was traded to Los Angeles Dodgers and then to Philadelphia Phillies.

Since 2014

Since then, Zach Eflin has played with the Reading Fightin Phils in Class AA Eastern League, with the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs in Class AAA International League, etc.

In the 2018 season, Zach Eflin was 11–8 with a 4.36 ERA and 123 strikeouts in 128 innings with the Phillies. With Lehigh Valley, Eflin was 2–2, 4.05 ERA, and 15 strikeouts in 20 innings.

On May 31, 2019, he was placed on the disabled list for the 2019 season due to a back injury.

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Zach Eflin – Net Worth, Salary

Zach Eflin’s annual salary has been revealed to be ‎$590 thousand and his net worth to be over ‎$1 million.

Zach Eflin – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

Eflin is active on Twitter and Instagram. He does have a Facebook account but is inactive in it.

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