Thomas Szapucki

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61+2⁄3 innings, with a 1.216 WHIP and 10.5 strikeouts per 9 innings.

Szapucki was added to the Mets 40–man roster following the 2019 season. [9] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

On May 27, 2021, Szapucki was promoted to the major leagues for the first time, but was optioned down to the Triple-A Syracuse Mets the next day without making an appearance. [10] He was recalled to the active roster and promoted to the majors a second time on June 29. [11] He made his MLB debut the next day, pitching in relief against the Atlanta Braves, but allowed six runs in four and two-thirds innings. He was optioned back to Syracuse two days later. On July 13, it was announced that Szapucki would require ulnar nerve transposition surgery, ending his rookie campaign at one appearance. [12]

Szapucki was again promoted to the active roster on May 25, 2022, starting against the San Francisco Giants on that day. [13] He pitched one and one-third innings, allowing nine earned runs, in his only appearance with the Mets for the season. [14] With Triple-A Syracuse in 2022, he was 2-6 with a 3.38 ERA in 18 games (16 starts), in which he pitched 64 innings and struck out 87 batters. [14]

San Francisco Giants

On August 2, 2022, Szapucki, Carson Seymour, Nick Zwack, and J. D. Davis were traded to the San Francisco Giants for Darin Ruf. [15] In 2022 with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, he was 0-0 with a 1.08 ERA in 8.1 innings in which he struck out 15 batters. [14] In 10 appearances for San Francisco, he recorded a 1.98 ERA with 16 strikeouts across 13+2⁄3 innings pitched. [14]

On March 30, 2023, Szapucki was placed on the 60-day injured list with left arm neuropathy. [16] On May 19, Szapucki underwent surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome, and missed the remainder of the year without appearing in a game for the Giants. [17] Following the season on November 17, Szapucki was non–tendered by the Giants and became a free agent. [18]

On November 18, 2023, Szapucki re–signed with the Giants on a minor league contract. [19]

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Thomas Szapucki
Tom Szapucki April 6, 2022 (cropped).jpg
Szapucki with the Syracuse Mets in 2022
San Francisco Giants – No. 61
Pitcher
Born: (1996-06-12) June 12, 1996 (age 27)
Toms River, New Jersey, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
MLB debut
June 30, 2021, for the New York Mets