Sawyer Gipson-Long

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18+1⁄3 innings pitched. [1] Gipson-Long did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

He returned to action in 2021, splitting the year between the Single–A Fort Myers Miracle and High–A Cedar Rapids Kernels. In 20 games (19 starts), Gipson-Long registered a cumulative 8–8 record and 4.55 ERA with 134 strikeouts in 97.0 innings of work. [3] He began the 2022 season with Cedar Rapids, and was promoted to the Double–A Wichita Wind Surge after posting a 1.99 ERA across 10 starts. In 8 games (7 starts), he struggled to a 7.17 ERA with 35 strikeouts in 37+2⁄3 innings pitched. [4]

Detroit Tigers

On August 2, 2022, Gipson-Long was traded to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Michael Fulmer. [5] He spent the remainder of the year with the Double–A Erie SeaWolves, posting a 4.54 ERA with 35 strikeouts in 35+2⁄3 innings of work across 7 starts. [6]

Gipson-Long began the 2023 season with Double–A Erie, making 14 appearances (13 starts) and registering a 6–5 record and 3.74 ERA with 76 strikeouts in 65 innings of work. [7] On September 10, 2023, Gipson-Long was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [8] Gipson-Long began the 2024 season on the 15-day injury list with a groin strain. [9] On April 19, 2024, the Tigers announced that Gipson-Long would require Tommy John surgery and would miss the remainder of the 2024 season. He had been rehabbing the groin strain injury when he reported right forearm tightness which was then determined to require the surgery. [10] Gipson-Long underwent an additional surgery, repairing a left hip labral tear, on July 9. [11]

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  2. ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Sawyer Gipson-Long - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Sawyer Gipson-Long Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Tigers trade Michael Fulmer to Minnesota for pitcher Sawyer Gipson-Long". theoaklandpress.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Sawyer Gipson-Long Stats, Fantasy & News". milb.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Sawyer Gipson-Long's Tigers debut is a testament to everyone who helped him get there". theathletic.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Detroit Tigers promoting RHP prospect Sawyer Gipson-Long to start Sunday vs. White Sox". Detroit Free Press. September 8, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Tigers' Sawyer Gipson-Long: Hits IL with groin strain". CBSSports.com. March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  10. ↑ Petzold, Evan (April 19, 2024). "Detroit Tigers' Sawyer Gipson-Long to undergo Tommy John surgery". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Tigers' Sawyer Gipson-Long: Undergoes hip surgery". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
Sawyer Gipson-Long
Detroit Tigers – No. 66
Pitcher
Born: (1997-12-12) December 12, 1997 (age 27)
Lithia Springs, Georgia, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 2023, for the Detroit Tigers
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