Joe Musgrove

The brilliant sportsman Joe Musgrove is a professional baseball pitcher who plays for the MLB side the San Diego Padres. He has also turned out for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Houston Astros, with whom he won a World series.

Born and raised in Ej Cajon near San Diego, California, Musgrove began participating in baseball tournaments at the age of seven. He continued to hone his game throughout High School years, where he emerged as a strong two-way player during his junior season. He committed to play college baseball for San Diego State but turned professional instead when he was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2011 MLB draft.

Musgrove played for the Jays minor league affiliates the Rookie Gulf Coast League Blue Jays and the Bluefield Blue Jays, before being traded in 2012 to the Houston Astros. He played in the minors for a number of different sides, until he finally made his MLB debut in August 2016. He helped the Astros win the World series in 2017, and then in 2018 he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates. He stayed with the Pirates for two seasons, and then in January 2021 he was traded to his hometown side the San Diego Padres.

Musgrove regularly connects with his legions of followers and fans through Instagram, posting pictures and videos about his life both on and off the field of dreams.