Selected in the 10th round of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves out of the University of Hawai'i - Hilo... signed with the Braves on July 17, 2021 for $17,500... pitched in three seasons across four years at UH Hilo from 2017-2020, going 10-14 with a 4.24 ERA in 32 appearances... he struck out 112 in 174 innings at Hawai'i... was a redshirt in the Covid-shortened 2020 season and had already graduated by the time Atlanta selected him in 2021... majored in Business Administration... attended St. Louis High School in Honolulu, Hawaii but injuries and illness limited him to seven innings in one season... was named Third Team All-PacWest as a starting pitcher in 2019 for Hawai'i... parents are Michael and Samantha Spain of Honolulu; he has two sisters, Tiana and Vanessa... told UH he likes Hawaiian reggae, Hawaiian food and surfing... listed his favorite team while at Hawaii as the San Francisco Giants... made his Braves debut in 2021 before Atlanta traded him to the Colorado Rockies on Nov. 6, 2022 for Sam Hilliard
2023
Began the season with Double-A Hartford in the Eastern League
2022
Made 36 appearances for High-A Rome, striking out 60 batters in 56 innings... Braves traded him to the Rockies in November
2021
Drafted by the Braves and appeared at three levels of the Minors for Atlanta, seeing time in the Florida Complex League before joining Augusta and Rome... appeared in 11 games, striking out 21 in 17 2/3 innings