Aaron Civale

#45 · Pitcher · Athletics

Nationality

United States

Born

1995-06-12

Birthplace

East Windsor, Connecticut

Height

6' 2"

Weight

215

Position

Pitcher

Aaron James Civale (born June 12, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). A native of East Windsor, Connecticut, Civale attended Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut, and played college baseball at Northeastern University. He was honored as Co-Pitcher of the Year in the Colonial Athletic Association after going 9-3 with a 1.73 ERA for the Huskies. While playing for the Huskies, Civale pitched an exhibition game in Florida against the Red Sox at JetBlue Park. Before this start, he was a relief pitcher for the Huskies for two years. In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was a league all-star, and received the Outstanding New England Prospect award. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the third round of the 2016 MLB draft. On July 3, 2024, the Rays traded Civale to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Gregory Barrios.