Nick Vespi

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52+2⁄3 innings pitched across 13 games (10 starts). In 2017, Vespi split time between Aberdeen and the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds, posting a 4-3 record and 4.41 ERA with 69 strikeouts in 49 innings of work.

Vespi spent the following two seasons with Single–A Delmarva. In 2018, he logged a 6–6 record and 2.09 ERA with 68 strikeouts and 9 saves across 64+2⁄3 innings. In 2019, Vespi logged an 8–6 record and 3.16 ERA with a career–high 100 strikeouts in 91 innings pitched. [3] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] Vespi returned to action in 2021, recording a 4.19 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 30 relief outings for Norfolk and the Double–A Bowie Baysox. [5]

Vespi was called up to the majors for the first time on May 17, 2022. [6] Vespi made his Major League debut on May 20, pitching two innings for the Orioles in an extra innings game against the Tampa Bay Rays, striking out three, giving up no runs, and being credited with his first career MLB win. [7] He made 25 total appearances for the Orioles in 2022, logging a 5-0 record 4.10 ERA with 28 strikeouts across 26.1 innings pitched. On January 5, 2023, Vespi underwent hernia surgery. [8]

Vespi was optioned to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides to begin the 2023 season. [9] In 9 appearances for the Orioles, he recorded a 4.30 ERA with 9 strikeouts across 14+2⁄3 innings pitched.

Vespi started the 2024 season in Norfolk before being called up and sent down multiple times. In 11 games for Baltimore, he recorded a 2.92 ERA with 9 strikeouts across 12+1⁄3 innings of work. Vespi was designated for assignment following the acquisition of Brooks Kriske on August 25, 2024. [10]

International career

On December 16, 2022, Vespi announced that he had been selected to represent Italy in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Orioles prospects Robert Neustrom and Nick Vespi are facing an uncertain future. It's only fueled them".
  2. ↑ "Vespi leading bullpen pack at Triple-A eyeing call-up".
  3. ↑ "Nick Vespi - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Nick Vespi Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Orioles' Nick Vespi Earns Big-League Call-Up". May 17, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Nick Vespi Game by Game Stats and Performance". espn.com. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Orioles claim Díaz and DFA O'Hearn (Vespi undergoes surgery)". masnsports.com. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Orioles' Nick Vespi: Sent down to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Orioles Claim Brooks Kriske, Designate Nick Vespi For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. August 25, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Orioles reliever Nick Vespi to play for Team Italy in World Baseball Classic". December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
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Nick Vespi
Baltimore Orioles
Pitcher
Born: (1995-10-10) October 10, 1995 (age 28)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
May 20, 2022, for the Baltimore Orioles