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Ryan Yarbrough
Ryan Christian Yarbrough (born December 31, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Toronto Blue Jays. The Seattle Mariners selected Yarbrough in the fourth round of the 2014 MLB draft and he made his MLB debut with the Rays in 2018.
After graduating from All Saints' Academy in Winter Haven, Florida, Yarbrough played college baseball at Santa Fe College in 2011 before transferring to Old Dominion University, where he pitched for the Monarchs in 2013 and 2014. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 20th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign. In 2014, his senior season, he had a 6–7 win–loss record with a 4.50 earned run average (ERA) in 18 games played (14 starts).
The Seattle Mariners selected Yarbrough in the fourth round of the 2014 MLB draft and he made his professional debut with the Pulaski Mariners. After two games, he was promoted to the Everett AquaSox. Overall, he pitched in 14 games (10 starts) and had a 1.27 ERA with 58 strikeouts in 42+2⁄3 innings pitched in 2014.
In 2015, he played for the Arizona League Mariners, Clinton LumberKings, and Bakersfield Blaze, where he compiled a combined 4–8 record and 4.10 ERA in 22 starts. In 2016, he pitched for the Jackson Generals where he was 12–4 with a 2.95 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 25 starts.
On January 11, 2017, the Mariners traded Yarbrough, Mallex Smith, and Carlos Vargas to the Tampa Bay Rays for pitcher Drew Smyly. Yarbrough spent the season with the Durham Bulls where he pitched to a 13–6 record and 3.43 ERA in 26 starts. The Rays added him to their 40-man roster after the season.
Yarbrough made the Rays' Opening Day roster in 2018, making his debut against the Boston Red Sox on March 31, pitching four innings, allowing one run and recording three strikeouts. His first MLB strikeout was of Brock Holt. Yarbrough finished the season with 16 wins, the most for a rookie in franchise history, the most for a rookie in the 2018 season, and the second-most on the team. He finished his rookie season posting an earned run average of 3.91 over 141+1⁄3 innings despite working predominantly out of the bullpen. Yarbrough was mainly utilized as the "bulk guy" behind the Rays' new opener strategy.
On April 24, 2019, Yarbrough was optioned to Triple-A after registering an ERA of 8.10 in his first five appearances of the season. He rejoined the Rays on May 23. On July 14, against the Baltimore Orioles, after Ryne Stanek opened with two perfect innings, Yarbrough then pitched six perfect innings of his own, losing the combined perfect game bid to a leadoff single in the ninth inning. His run of success continued in the season's second half, as he improved his ERA to 3.51 and his WHIP to 0.88 by September 10, which would have been second-best in MLB among starting pitchers if Yarbrough pitched enough innings to qualify. He struggled in his last few starts and finished the season 11–6 with a 4.13 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 117 strikeouts over 141+2⁄3 innings. He pitched three scoreless innings as a reliever in the American League (AL) Division Series against the Houston Astros.
Due to many injuries to their pitching staff to begin the 2020 season, Yarbrough was used exclusively in the rotation before suffering a groin injury and being placed on the disabled list on August 29. For the season, he was 1-4 with a 3.56 ERA in 11 games, while leading the AL in hit batsmen, with seven. He pitched five innings in Game 4 of the Division Series against the New York Yankees, allowing two runs on six hits and started the third game of the AL Championship Series, picking up the win. In the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Yarbrough pitched in three games, starting one of them, and allowed two earned runs on seven hits in 4+2⁄3 innings.
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Ryan Yarbrough
Ryan Christian Yarbrough (born December 31, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Toronto Blue Jays. The Seattle Mariners selected Yarbrough in the fourth round of the 2014 MLB draft and he made his MLB debut with the Rays in 2018.
After graduating from All Saints' Academy in Winter Haven, Florida, Yarbrough played college baseball at Santa Fe College in 2011 before transferring to Old Dominion University, where he pitched for the Monarchs in 2013 and 2014. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 20th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign. In 2014, his senior season, he had a 6–7 win–loss record with a 4.50 earned run average (ERA) in 18 games played (14 starts).
The Seattle Mariners selected Yarbrough in the fourth round of the 2014 MLB draft and he made his professional debut with the Pulaski Mariners. After two games, he was promoted to the Everett AquaSox. Overall, he pitched in 14 games (10 starts) and had a 1.27 ERA with 58 strikeouts in 42+2⁄3 innings pitched in 2014.
In 2015, he played for the Arizona League Mariners, Clinton LumberKings, and Bakersfield Blaze, where he compiled a combined 4–8 record and 4.10 ERA in 22 starts. In 2016, he pitched for the Jackson Generals where he was 12–4 with a 2.95 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 25 starts.
On January 11, 2017, the Mariners traded Yarbrough, Mallex Smith, and Carlos Vargas to the Tampa Bay Rays for pitcher Drew Smyly. Yarbrough spent the season with the Durham Bulls where he pitched to a 13–6 record and 3.43 ERA in 26 starts. The Rays added him to their 40-man roster after the season.
Yarbrough made the Rays' Opening Day roster in 2018, making his debut against the Boston Red Sox on March 31, pitching four innings, allowing one run and recording three strikeouts. His first MLB strikeout was of Brock Holt. Yarbrough finished the season with 16 wins, the most for a rookie in franchise history, the most for a rookie in the 2018 season, and the second-most on the team. He finished his rookie season posting an earned run average of 3.91 over 141+1⁄3 innings despite working predominantly out of the bullpen. Yarbrough was mainly utilized as the "bulk guy" behind the Rays' new opener strategy.
On April 24, 2019, Yarbrough was optioned to Triple-A after registering an ERA of 8.10 in his first five appearances of the season. He rejoined the Rays on May 23. On July 14, against the Baltimore Orioles, after Ryne Stanek opened with two perfect innings, Yarbrough then pitched six perfect innings of his own, losing the combined perfect game bid to a leadoff single in the ninth inning. His run of success continued in the season's second half, as he improved his ERA to 3.51 and his WHIP to 0.88 by September 10, which would have been second-best in MLB among starting pitchers if Yarbrough pitched enough innings to qualify. He struggled in his last few starts and finished the season 11–6 with a 4.13 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 117 strikeouts over 141+2⁄3 innings. He pitched three scoreless innings as a reliever in the American League (AL) Division Series against the Houston Astros.
Due to many injuries to their pitching staff to begin the 2020 season, Yarbrough was used exclusively in the rotation before suffering a groin injury and being placed on the disabled list on August 29. For the season, he was 1-4 with a 3.56 ERA in 11 games, while leading the AL in hit batsmen, with seven. He pitched five innings in Game 4 of the Division Series against the New York Yankees, allowing two runs on six hits and started the third game of the AL Championship Series, picking up the win. In the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Yarbrough pitched in three games, starting one of them, and allowed two earned runs on seven hits in 4+2⁄3 innings.