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Rob Zastryzny
Robert John Zastryzny (za-STRIZ-nee born March 26, 1992) is a Canadian-American professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Los Angeles Angels, and Pittsburgh Pirates. He played college baseball for the Missouri Tigers.
Zastryzny was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. His family moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, when he was one year old. Zastryzny holds dual Canadian-American citizenship, and was homeschooled.
Zastryzny played for the Calallen High School baseball team as a pitcher and first baseman, but began to focus on pitching by his junior year. He compiled a 26–4 win–loss record and an 0.71 earned run average (ERA) and 299 strikeouts, including a 17–1 record and an 0.20 ERA and 198 strikeouts in his senior year. He pitched a perfect game during his junior year.
After graduating from Calallen, Zastryzny enrolled at the University of Missouri, where he played college baseball for the Missouri Tigers. In three years at Missouri, Zastryzny had a 9–19 win–loss record and a 3.79 ERA with 228 strikeouts, the eighth-most in Tigers history.
The Chicago Cubs selected Zastryzny in the second round, with the 41st overall selection, of the 2013 MLB draft. He began his professional career with the Boise Hawks of the Low–A Northwest League, and was promoted to the Kane County Cougars of the Single–A Midwest League. He pitched for the Daytona Cubs of the High–A Florida State League in 2014. In 2015, he pitched for the Tennessee Smokies of the Double–A Southern League. After the 2015 regular season, the Cubs assigned Zastryzny to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League.
Zastryzny began the 2016 season with Tennessee, and received a mid-season promotion to the Iowa Cubs of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League. On August 19, the Cubs promoted him to the major leagues. Zastryzny made 11 appearances for the Cubs to finish 2016, and finished 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA. The Cubs would eventually win the 2016 World Series, ending their 108-year drought. Zastryzny won his first World Series title. Zastryzny was added to the roster for the 2016 National League Championship Series, replacing Tommy La Stella who had been on the roster for the 2016 National League Division Series. Although eligible to play, he did not appear in any NLCS games. Zastryzny was replaced by Kyle Schwarber on the roster for the 2016 World Series. He was designated for assignment on September 1, 2018. He was outrighted to Iowa on September 3. Zastryzny was released by the Cubs organization on March 25, 2019.
On March 26, 2019, Zastryzny signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. In 23 games (19 starts) split between the Double–A Tulsa Drillers and Triple–A Oklahoma City Dodgers, he compiled a 4–8 record and 5.58 ERA with 104 strikeouts across 113 innings pitched. After the season, on October 8, he was selected for the Canada national baseball team at the 2019 WBSC Premier12. Zastryzny elected free agency following the season on November 4.
On November 26, 2019, Zastryzny signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles organization. Zastryzny did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He spent most of the major league season on the team's 60-man alternate training site pool, but was released by the Orioles organization on September 18.
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Rob Zastryzny
Robert John Zastryzny (za-STRIZ-nee born March 26, 1992) is a Canadian-American professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Los Angeles Angels, and Pittsburgh Pirates. He played college baseball for the Missouri Tigers.
Zastryzny was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. His family moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, when he was one year old. Zastryzny holds dual Canadian-American citizenship, and was homeschooled.
Zastryzny played for the Calallen High School baseball team as a pitcher and first baseman, but began to focus on pitching by his junior year. He compiled a 26–4 win–loss record and an 0.71 earned run average (ERA) and 299 strikeouts, including a 17–1 record and an 0.20 ERA and 198 strikeouts in his senior year. He pitched a perfect game during his junior year.
After graduating from Calallen, Zastryzny enrolled at the University of Missouri, where he played college baseball for the Missouri Tigers. In three years at Missouri, Zastryzny had a 9–19 win–loss record and a 3.79 ERA with 228 strikeouts, the eighth-most in Tigers history.
The Chicago Cubs selected Zastryzny in the second round, with the 41st overall selection, of the 2013 MLB draft. He began his professional career with the Boise Hawks of the Low–A Northwest League, and was promoted to the Kane County Cougars of the Single–A Midwest League. He pitched for the Daytona Cubs of the High–A Florida State League in 2014. In 2015, he pitched for the Tennessee Smokies of the Double–A Southern League. After the 2015 regular season, the Cubs assigned Zastryzny to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League.
Zastryzny began the 2016 season with Tennessee, and received a mid-season promotion to the Iowa Cubs of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League. On August 19, the Cubs promoted him to the major leagues. Zastryzny made 11 appearances for the Cubs to finish 2016, and finished 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA. The Cubs would eventually win the 2016 World Series, ending their 108-year drought. Zastryzny won his first World Series title. Zastryzny was added to the roster for the 2016 National League Championship Series, replacing Tommy La Stella who had been on the roster for the 2016 National League Division Series. Although eligible to play, he did not appear in any NLCS games. Zastryzny was replaced by Kyle Schwarber on the roster for the 2016 World Series. He was designated for assignment on September 1, 2018. He was outrighted to Iowa on September 3. Zastryzny was released by the Cubs organization on March 25, 2019.
On March 26, 2019, Zastryzny signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. In 23 games (19 starts) split between the Double–A Tulsa Drillers and Triple–A Oklahoma City Dodgers, he compiled a 4–8 record and 5.58 ERA with 104 strikeouts across 113 innings pitched. After the season, on October 8, he was selected for the Canada national baseball team at the 2019 WBSC Premier12. Zastryzny elected free agency following the season on November 4.
On November 26, 2019, Zastryzny signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles organization. Zastryzny did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He spent most of the major league season on the team's 60-man alternate training site pool, but was released by the Orioles organization on September 18.
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