Kris Bubic

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32+2⁄3 innings. [7] [8] As a junior in 2018, he went 8–1 with a 2.62 ERA [9] and was named to the Pac-12 All-Conference Team. [10]

Professional career

Bubic was drafted 40th overall by the Kansas City Royals in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft and he signed with the Royals on June 18 for $1,597,500. [11] [12] [13] Bubic was the last of the Royals' four 2018 first-round draft picks, all of whom were pitchers; the others were Brady Singer (18th overall), Jackson Kowar (33rd overall), Daniel Lynch IV (34th overall). He made his professional debut with the Idaho Falls Chukars where he was named a Pioneer League All-Star. [14] [15] In ten starts for Idaho Falls, Bubic posted a 2–3 record with a 4.03 ERA. [16] Bubic began 2019 with the Lexington Legends. [17] After pitching to a 4–1 record with a 2.08 ERA in nine starts, he was promoted to the Wilmington Blue Rocks. [18] Over 17 starts with Wilmington, he went 7–4 with a 2.30 ERA. Bubic was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game. [19]

Bubic made his major league debut on July 31, 2020, against the Chicago White Sox, pitching four innings while allowing three earned runs and striking out three. [20] With the 2020 Kansas City Royals, Bubic made ten starts, compiling a 1–6 record with 4.32 ERA and 49 strikeouts over fifty innings pitched. [21] In 2021, he was 6–7 with an ERA of 4.43. [22]

In 2022 Bubic finished 3–13 with an ERA of 5.58 in 129 innings, as he had the worst OBP-against among major league pitchers, at .381, the highest WHIP (1.70), gave up the highest percentage of line drives (25.8%), and gave up the most walks per nine innings among major league pitchers (4.4). [23]

Bubic began the 2023 season pitching in the Royals' rotation. In three starts for the team, Bubic logged a record of 0-2 and 3.94 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 16.0 innings pitched. On April 21, 2023, it was announced that Bubic would undergo Tommy John surgery, prematurely ending his season. [24]

Bubic was activated from the injured list and reinstated to the active roster on July 6, 2024. [25] With the 2024 Kansas City Royals, Bubic compiled a 1–1 record with 2.67 ERA and 39 strikeouts over 301⁄3 innings pitched in 27 games. He also logged seven holds and one save as a member of the bullpen.

On July 6, 2025, Bubic was named to the 2025 All-Star Game roster, his first career selection. [26] In 20 starts for Kansas City, he compiled an 8–7 record and 2.55 ERA with 116 strikeouts across 116+1⁄3 innings of work. After Bubic pitched 2+2⁄3 innings against the Cleveland Guardians on July 26, the Royals disclosed that he would miss the remainder of the season with a rotator cuff strain. [27] [28]

References

  1. ↑ Lewis, Alec. "Lefty Kris Bubic, the youngest of Royals' 2018 top draft quartet, quietly dominating in first full year of pro ball". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ "All-Mercury News football: Second team, honorable mention". Times-Herald. November 19, 2006. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ "CCS Junior of the Year: KRIS BUBIC, P, ARCHBISHOP MITTY". Prep2Prep High School Sports. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Meet the 2016 Stanford Cardinal". Stanford Daily. February 19, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018 CBD TOP 100 COUNTDOWN: 10. KRIS BUBIC (STANFORD)". College Baseball Daily. February 5, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Esquer's return to Stanford baseball signals a new era". Palo Alto Online. February 16, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Movin' On Up: Keeping track of our former prep athletes". The Mercury News. August 30, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Kris Bubic". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Royals select 5 pitchers, including RHP Brady Singer from Florida, in MLB Draft | FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports". Fox4kc.com. June 4, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  10. ↑ Pac-12 ConferenceMay 31, 2018 (May 31, 2018). "announces baseball All-Conference honors". Pac-12. Archived from the original on June 4, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "Royals' Kris Bubic: Drafted by Royals with 40th pick". CBSSports.com. June 5, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Twitter". Mobile.twitter.com. June 18, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  13. ↑ "MLB Draft Tracker". MLB.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Kansas City Royals: Prospect to Watch, Kris Bubic". August 17, 2018.
  15. ↑ Michael Collett (August 5, 2018). "Chukars Garcia moved up, Bubic named as replacement on All Star team – KIFI". Localnews8.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Kris Bubic Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Minor League Baseball . Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Legends eager to begin 2019 season on Thursday | WDKY". Foxlexington.com. April 3, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Royals' Kris Bubic: Moves up to High-A". CBSSports.com. May 21, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  19. ↑ Keegan Matheson (July 2, 2019). "Singer, Bubic will rep Royals in Futures Game". MLB.com. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  20. ↑ The Kansss City Star
  21. ↑ "Kris Bubic Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com .
  22. ↑ "Kris Bubic Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  23. ↑ "Splits Leaderboards". FanGraphs.
  24. ↑ "Royals' Kris Bubic: Requires Tommy John surgery". cbssports.com. April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  25. ↑ Thompson, Jaylon (July 6, 2024). "Kris Bubic rejoins KC Royals after Tommy John surgery". Kansas City Star. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  26. ↑ Rogers, Anne (July 6, 2025). "Bubic named to first All-Star Game, will join Witt Jr. in Atlanta". MLB.com. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Royals' Kris Bubic to miss rest of season with shoulder injury". ESPN.com. July 28, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  28. ↑ Rogers, Anne (July 28, 2025). "All-Star lefty Bubic (rotator cuff strain) to miss rest of season". MLB.com. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
Kris Bubic
Kris Bubic (52092183886).jpg
Bubic at Werner Park in 2022
Kansas City Royals – No. 50
Pitcher
Born: (1997-08-19) August 19, 1997 (age 27)
Cupertino, California, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 31, 2020, for the Kansas City Royals
Awards and achievements
Preceded by American League Pitcher of the Month
May 2025		Succeeded by
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