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7+1⁄3 innings without giving up a hit but was removed for a relief pitcher after throwing 100 pitches. He struck out four and walked four, one of whom scored against the relief pitcher. [16] He picked up his first major league win against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 13, 2016. [17] Stripling appeared in 22 games and made 14 starts for the Dodgers with a 5–9 record and 3.96 ERA in 100 innings. [18] He also appeared in relief in five post-season games for the Dodgers, allowing five runs in 2+2⁄3 innings. [18]

Stripling became a key member of the bullpen in 2017 and picked up his first save on May 27, 2017, with three scoreless innings of relief against the Chicago Cubs. [19] He appeared in 49 games for the Dodgers that season, including two starts, and was 3–5 with two saves and a 3.75 ERA in 74+1⁄3 innings in which he struck out 74 batters. [18] Stripling pitched three scoreless innings over five games in the postseason, including appearances in three games of the 2017 World Series. [18]

Coming into the 2018 season and without a clear pathway to becoming a starting pitcher he, again, began to explore the idea of starting for another team but injuries to starting pitchers in April thrust him into a starting role after 15 innings of relief. After a bullpen session with pitching coach Rick Honeycutt, he developed a hard curveball to add to his arsenal giving him a new look and making him one of the National League's ERA leaders at the break, earning him an All-Star nod for the first time in his career, replacing Miles Mikolas on the team, who was scheduled to pitch the Sunday prior to the All-Star Game. [20] Stripling wound up pitching in 33 games for the Dodgers in 2018, including 21 starts, and was 8–6 with a 3.02 ERA in 122 innings with 22 walks (1.6 walks per 9 innings) and 136 strikeouts, and a strikeout/walk ratio of 6.18. [18] His walk rate was in the lowest 4% among major league pitchers. [21]

In 2019, he again alternated between starting and relieving, appearing in 32 games (15 starts), and was 4–4 with a 3.47 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 90+2⁄3 innings. [18] He had a ratio of 4.65 strikeouts/walk. [18]

Stripling agreed with the Dodgers on a one-year, $2.1 million, contract for 2020, avoiding arbitration. [22] In early 2020, Stripling and Joc Pederson were nearly traded to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Luis Rengifo, but the trade fell through. [23] In seven starts for the Dodgers in the pandemic-abbreviated season of 2020, Stripling was 3–1 with a 5.61 ERA in 33+2⁄3 innings. [18]

Toronto Blue Jays

On August 31, 2020, Stripling was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Kendall Williams and another player to be named later (Ryan Noda). [24] With the 2020 Toronto Blue Jays, Stripling appeared in five games, compiling a 0–2 record with 6.32 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 15+2⁄3 innings pitched. [18] Between the two teams, he was 3–3 with a 5.84 ERA in 12 games (9 starts) in which he threw 49+1⁄3 innings and struck out 40 batters. [25] His former team, the Dodgers won the World Series that season, and gave Stripling a World Series ring the following August. [26]

In 2021, he recorded a 5–7 record with a 4.80 ERA and 94 strikeouts along with 30 walks in 101+1⁄3 innings in 24 games (19 starts). [25]

On August 17, 2022, Stripling had a perfect game going against the Baltimore Orioles, before it was broken up on his first pitch of the seventh inning. This was the second time in four days that a perfect game was pitched against the Orioles through six or more innings.[ citation needed ]

In 2022, he was 10–4 with a 3.01 ERA in 32 games (24 starts) covering a career-high 134+1⁄3 innings, in which he gave up 20 walks (1.3 walks/9 innings) and struck out 111 batters. [25] He had a WHIP of 1.020, and a strikeout/walk ratio of 5.55. [25] His walk rate was in the lowest 2% among major league pitchers. [21]

San Francisco Giants

On December 13, 2022, Stripling signed a two-year $25 million contract with the San Francisco Giants, with an opt-out after the 2023 season. [27] [28] He went on the injured list in August with a 5.29 ERA over 19 games pitched, 11 of them starts. [29] Stripling finished the season with a 0-5 record and a 5.36 ERA and did not opt out of the $12.5 million salary for the 2024 season. [30]

Oakland Athletics

On February 2, 2024, the Giants traded Stripling and cash considerations to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Jonah Cox. [31] [32] On August 14, after struggling to a 2–11 record and 5.72 ERA in 14 starts for Oakland, Stripling was moved to the bullpen. [33]

Personal life

Stripling married his longtime girlfriend, Shelby Gassiott, on November 11, 2017. [34] They live in Houston during the offseason. [35]

Stripling earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Texas A&M, and is a FINRA-licensed stockbroker and investment advisor. [36] He passed the Series 7 exam in 2016 and the Series 66 exam in 2017. [37] On January 31, 2019, Stripling appeared on Fox Business Network and contributed commentary regarding the markets before fielding questions regarding his major league debut and baseball analytics. [38] He trades stocks regularly, even during the baseball season. [39]

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Ross Stripling
Ross Stripling in 2018 (2).jpg
Stripling with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2018
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Pitcher
Born: (1989-11-23) November 23, 1989 (age 34)
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 8, 2016, for the Los Angeles Dodgers