| Matt Sauer | |
|---|---|
 Sauer in 2018 | |
| Free agent | |
| 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 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0-0 |
| Earned run average | 7.71 |
| Strikeouts | 9 |
| Teams | |
Matthew David Sauer (born January 21,1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals.
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 pitched. [17] After the 2023 season, Sauer pitched for the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League. [18]
On December 6, 2023, the Kansas City Royals selected Sauer from the Yankees in the Rule 5 draft. [19] On March 23, 2024, manager Matt Quatraro announced that Sauer had made Kansas City's Opening Day roster [20] as a relief pitcher who can pitch multiple innings. [21] In 14 appearances for the Royals, he struggled to a 7.71 ERA with 9 strikeouts across 16+1⁄3 innings pitched. On May 20, Sauer was designated for assignment following the promotion of Sam Long. [22]
On May 26, 2024, the Royals returned Sauer to the New York Yankees organization. He was subsequently assigned to the Triple–A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. [23] On November 6, he elected free agency. [24]
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