Zack Littell

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33+1⁄3innings in 2013. [4]

He pitched in 2014 for the Advanced Rookie League Pulaski Mariners, going 5–5 with a 4.52 ERA in 13 starts. [4] Littell pitched in 2015 for the Single-A Clinton LumberKings, compiling a 3–6 record and 3.91 ERA in 21 starts. [4]

He started 2016 with Clinton, and was promoted to the Bakersfield Blaze in July. [5] [6] In 28 total games (27 starts) between the two clubs, Littell collected a 13–6 record, 2.66 ERA, and 1.16 WHIP. [4]

New York Yankees (2017)

On November 18, 2016, the Mariners traded Littell to the New York Yankees in exchange for pitcher James Pazos. [7] Littell started 2017 with the Tampa Yankees and was promoted to the Trenton Thunder in late June.

Minnesota Twins (2017–20)

On July 30, 2017, the Yankees traded Littell and pitcher Dietrich Enns to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for pitcher Jaime García and cash considerations. [8] The Twins then assigned him to the Chattanooga Lookouts where he finished the season. In 27 total games (25 starts) between Tampa, Trenton, and Chattanooga, he went 19–1 with a 2.12 ERA and 1.12 WHIP. [9] On November 20, 2017, the Twins added Littell to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [10]

Littell made his MLB debut on June 5, 2018. [11] In eight games in the majors in 2018, Littell went 0–2 with a 6.20 ERA, 25 hits, 14 strikeouts, and 11 walks in 20+1⁄3 innings. In the minors, he was 6–9 with a 3.98 ERA and a 1.357 WHIP. [4]

Littell moved to the bullpen full time in 2019. He went 6–0 in 29 games with a 2.68 ERA, 32 K, and 9 BB in 37 innings, while in the minors in 63 innings, he was 3–3 with a 3.71 ERA and 25 walks. He had a hard-hit rate of 52.5%. [12]

In 2020 in 6+1⁄3 innings he gave up five home runs among 12 hits. He had a 9.95 ERA with a 2.368 WHIP. [13] On September 17, 2020, Littell was outrighted off the 40-man roster. [14] He became a free agent on November 2. [15]

San Francisco Giants (2021–22)

On February 3, 2021, Littell signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants, and received an invitation to spring training. [16] [17] The Giants promoted him to the major leagues on April 30. [18] In the 2021 regular season, Littell was 4–0 with a 2.92 ERA in 63 games (2 starts) covering 62+2⁄3 innings in which he struck out 63 batters with the Giants; with Triple-A Sacramento, he had a 9.00 ERA. [19] His hard-hit percentage of 46.0% was in the bottom (worst) 5% of major league pitchers. [20]

On September 13, 2022, Giants manager Gabe Kapler came to the pitcher's mound to remove Littell from a game, after Littell had given up two earned runs on three hits and a walk on only 15 pitches. [21] Littell slammed the ball into Kapler's hand and angrily told Kapler he wanted to remain in the game. [22] The next day, the Giants demoted him to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. [23] [24]

In 2022, Littell was 3–3 with a 5.08 ERA and a 1.376 WHIP with the Giants. [25] He was 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA with Triple-A Sacramento. The Giants waived him off the 40-man roster on November 9, 2022. When no team chose to pick him up, the Giants outrighted him to Sacramento. [26] He elected free agency on November 10. [27]

Texas Rangers (2023)

On January 12, 2023, Littell signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization. [28] He began the year with the Triple-A Round Rock Express, for whom he made eight appearances and recorded a 2.25 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 12.0 innings pitched. The Rangers never called him up from the minor leagues. [29]

Boston Red Sox (2023)

On May 5, 2023, Littell was traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for cash considerations. [30] He was selected to Boston's active roster the next day. [31] In two relief appearances for Boston, he surrendered three hits, three walks, and three runs in three innings pitched, for a 9.00 ERA. Littell was designated for assignment on May 10, five days after being acquired. [32]

Tampa Bay Rays (2023–present)

On May 12, 2023, Littell was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays. [33] He pitched for both the Triple–A Durham Bulls (with whom he was 0-1 with an 18.00 ERA) and the Rays, which converted him into a starting pitcher. On August 4, he threw a career-high 6 innings, allowing no runs and earning a win against the Detroit Tigers. [34] He ended the season 3-6, with a 4.10 ERA between the two major league teams.

In 2024, Littell would make 29 starts for the Rays, posting a 3.63 ERA on the season with an 8-10 record. Littell led the Rays in innings pitched for the season.

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Zack Littell
Tampa Bay Rays – No. 52
Pitcher
Born: (1995-10-05) October 5, 1995 (age 29)
Mebane, North Carolina, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 5, 2018, for the Minnesota Twins
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