Paul Sewald

Paul Stanton Sewald (born May 26, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Guardians, and Detroit Tigers. Sewald played college baseball for the San Diego Toreros.

Sewald attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2008, his senior year, he had a 7–0 win–loss record with a 1.57 earned run average (ERA), earning All-State honors.

Undrafted out of high school in the 2008 MLB draft, Sewald enrolled at the University of San Diego and played college baseball for the San Diego Toreros. As a senior in 2012, he pitched to an 8–4 record with a 3.09 ERA in 15 games (14 starts).

The New York Mets selected Sewald in the tenth round, with the 320th overall selection, of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. They gave him a $1,000 signing bonus. After signing, Sewald made his professional debut that same season with the Brooklyn Cyclones of the Low–A New York-Penn League where he was 0–2 with a 1.88 ERA in 28+2⁄3 relief innings pitched. He pitched in the 2013 season with the Savannah Sand Gnats of the Single–A South Atlantic League, compiling a 3–2 record and 1.77 ERA in 35 relief appearances.

Sewald began the 2014 season with the St. Lucie Mets of the High–A Florida State League and was promoted to the Binghamton Mets of the Double–A Eastern League during the year. In 43 appearances out of the bullpen between two teams, he was 5–1 with a 1.92 ERA. After the regular season, he played in the Arizona Fall League. In 2015, he played for Binghamton and pitched to a 3–0 record and 1.75 ERA in 44 games. During the season, he pitched for the United States national baseball team at the 2015 Pan American Games, earning a silver medal. In 2016, he played for the Las Vegas 51s of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League where he was 5–3 with a 3.29 ERA in a career high 65+2⁄3 innings pitched.

On April 8, 2017, the Mets promoted Sewald to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut the same day against the Miami Marlins at Citi Field and allowed two runs in a third of an inning. He was optioned back to Las Vegas on April 13 and recalled again on May 1. After his recall, he spent the remainder of 2017 with the Mets. In 57 relief appearances for New York, he was 0–6 with a 4.55 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP.

On May 26, 2019, Sewald was designated for assignment by the Mets following the promotion of Rajai Davis. He had his contract selected back to the active roster on August 16.

On September 24, 2019, Sewald earned his first MLB win in a walk-off win against the Miami Marlins, ending his streak of 118 major-league appearances without a win, the second-longest such streak in MLB history. With the win, he also ended his 14-game losing streak, the longest losing streak to start a career in NL history. In 2020, Sewald struggled to a 13.50 ERA over 6.0 innings of work. On December 2, 2020, Sewald was non-tendered by the Mets.