Dobzanski attended Delsea Regional High School in Franklinville,New Jersey,where he played baseball and wrestled. [1] As a wrestler,he won two state titles and compiled a record of 155-8 for his high school career. [2] In 2014,his senior year,he went 3–0 with a 0.91 ERA and 68 strikeouts over 46 innings. [3]
Dobzanski was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 29th round,with the 885th pick,of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. [4] [5] He signed with the Cardinals,forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at the University of Louisville. [6] [7] He made his professional debut that year with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Cardinals,going 2–1 with a 2.67 ERA over 27 innings. [8] In 2015,he pitched for the Johnson City Cardinals of the Rookie-level Appalachian League,compiling a 1–1 record and a 3.94 ERA over 16 innings,and in 2016,he played with the State College Spikes of the Low–A New York–Penn League,going 4–6 with a 3.93 ERA over 14 games (13 starts),striking out 37 batters over 71 innings. [9] In 2017,he spent the season with the Peoria Chiefs of the Single–A Midwest League,going 2–5 with a 3.70 ERA over 31 games (12 starts);he was moved from the starting rotation to the bullpen midway through the year. [10]
Dobzanski began the 2018 season back with Peoria (with whom he was named an All-Star) before being promoted to the Palm Beach Cardinals of the High–A Florida State League in July. [11] [12] Over 42 relief appearances between the two clubs,he compiled an 8–4 record with a 2.41 ERA. In 2019,he split time with Palm Beach (earning Florida State League All-Star honors),the Springfield Cardinals of the Double–A Texas League,and the Memphis Redbirds of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League;over 57 relief innings pitched between the three teams,he went 3–3 with a 2.84 ERA and 66 strikeouts. [13] Dobzanski did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [14] On November 2,2020,he elected free agency. [15]
On January 12,2021,Dobzanski signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals organization. [16] For the 2021 season,he was assigned to the Harrisburg Senators of the Double-A Northeast with whom he went 1–1 with a 3.47 ERA and 46 strikeouts over