Former Vol placed on MLB injured list
On Aug. 2, he left Colorado's game against Pittsburgh after five pitches. Halvorsen (1-2) has recorded a 4.99 ERA, 36 strikeouts and 11 saves for the Rockies in 42 relief appearances during the 2025 season.
He was selected by Colorado in the seventh-round (No. 202 overall) of the 2023 MLB draft. Halvorsen was at Tennessee from 2022-23, but did not play in 2022 due to injury. He transferred to the Vols from Missouri.
Halvorsen (3-3) appeared in 25 games, including one start, at Tennessee in 2023. The right-handed pitcher recorded 52 strikeouts and a .381 ERA in 52 innings. Tennessee appeared in the 2023 College World Series.
Halvorsen was Missouri's Friday night starting pitcher for the majority of the 2021 season. During the 2020 season that was canceled prematurely due to the coronavirus pandemic, he appeared in 14 games as a position player, including 10 starts in centerfield, and did not pitch.
Halvorsen made four relief appearances as a freshman in 2019 at Missouri before having Tommy John surgery.
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