| Matt Sauer | |
|---|---|
 Sauer in 2018 | |
| Kansas City Royals – No. 65 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:January 21, 1999 Santa Maria, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| March 31, 2024, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics (through April 27,2024) | |
| Win–loss record | 0-0 |
| Earned run average | 1.93 |
| Strikeouts | 4 |
| Teams | |
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Matthew David Sauer (born January 21,1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Sauer attended Righetti High School in Santa Maria,California. [1] [2] [3] As a senior,he went 9–1 with a 0.98 earned run average (ERA) and 142 strikeouts. [4] He committed to the University of Arizona to play college baseball. [5]
The New York Yankees selected Sauer in the second round,with the 54th overall selection,of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. [6] [7] Sauer officially signed with the Yankees on June 24. [8] and was assigned to the rookie–level Gulf Coast League Yankees,where he spent the whole 2017 season,posting an 0–2 record with a 5.40 ERA in 11+2⁄3 innings pitched. [9] In 2018, he pitched with the Low–A Staten Island Yankees where he went 3–6 with a 3.90 ERA in 13 starts and 67 innings. [10]
Sauer spent 2019 with the Single–A Charleston RiverDogs, but pitched only 8+2⁄3 innings due to injury. [11] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [12] Sauer split the 2021 season between the Single–A Tampa Tarpons and the High–A Hudson Valley Renegades, appearing in 23 games (21 starts) and going 5–6 with a 4.69 ERA and 127 strikeouts over 111+1⁄3 innings. [13]
Sauer began the 2022 season with Hudson Valley and was promoted to the Double–A Somerset Patriots in August. [14] He struck out 17 batters in a game on August 25. [15] Sauer finished the year making 22 starts and logging a 4.54 ERA with 134 strikeouts across 109 innings pitched. [16] He spent the 2023 season with Somerset also briefly appearing for Hudson Valley, and the rookie–level Florida Complex League Yankees. In 14 games (13 starts) for Somerset, Sauer registered a 6–5 record and 3.41 ERA with 93 strikeouts across 74 innings of work. [17]
On December 6, 2023, the Kansas City Royals selected Sauer from the Yankees in the Rule 5 draft. [18] On March 23, 2024, manager Matt Quatraro announced that Sauer had made Kansas City's Opening Day roster [19] as a relief pitcher who can pitch multiple innings. [20]
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