Acquired from NYY in a 7-player trade on Dec. 6, 2023.
2024
Made his second consecutive Opening Day roster (also: 2023 w/ NY) and posted a career-high 26 appearances across two separate stints with the Padres...25 of his 26 appearances came during his first stint from March 20 to June 23…optioned to Triple-A El Paso on June 24 and was recalled Aug. 10…tossed 2.1 scoreless innings Aug. 10 at MIA before being optioned back to ELP on Aug. 11...He tossed 2.0+ IP in exactly half of his ML outings (13 of 26), owning a 2.27 ERA (8 ER, 31.2 IP) and 1.11 WHIP when throwing 2.0+ IP...After allowing six ER (13.50 ERA) across his first four big league outings (4.0 IP), he allowed 14 ER across his final 22 appearance (39.2 IP - 3.18 ERA)…Has walked 10 of his 185 batters faced, owning a 5.4 BB% that lead all Padres pitchers (min. 25 appearances)…His four-seamer averaged 96.3 mph and ranked in the 84th percentile in fastball velocity league-wide, limiting the opposition to a .211 AVG (8-for-38) and just two XBH (one 2B, two HR) against the pitch...Had significant reverse splits, limiting LHH to a .187/.247/.360 slash line while RHH batted .357/.279/.408...Made six starts for El Paso in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League, going 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA (14 ER, 14.0 IP) and .349 AVG against…the Chihuahuas went 1-5 across his six starts...Placed on the 60-day IL on Sept. 22 with a right elbow strain, ending his season.
2023
Saw his first Major League action with the Yankees, going 9-7 with one save and a 4.28 ERA (90.1 IP, 82 H, 47 R/43 ER, 28 BB, 72 SO, 14 HR) in 25 appearances (13 starts) over five stints with the club (March 30-April 2, April 8-May 20, June 21-27, July 31-Aug 6 and Aug 11-Oct 1)...Opponents batted .244/.306/.435 (82-for-336, 14 HR); LH .263/.335/.436 (41-for-156, 6 HR); RH .228/.281/.433 (41-for-180, 8 HR)...His nine wins were sixth-most among Major League rookies and matched the most by a Yankees rookie pitcher since Masahiro Tanaka won 13 games in 2014 (Jordan Montgomery also won nine games in 2017)...As a starter, went 3-6 with a 6.32 ERA (37 ER, 52.2 IP) in 13 starts…allowed three runs-or-fewer in eight of his 13 starts...In 12 relief appearances, went 6-1 with one save and a 1.43 ERA (6 ER, 37.2 IP), which ranked first among rookie relievers (min. 35.0 IP)...tossed at least 2.0 IP in 11 of his 12 relief appearances and at least 3.0 IP in seven of those games...Went 2-4 with one save and a 5.94 ERA (24 ER, 36.1 IP) in 11 home games (seven starts)...was 7-3 with a 3.17 ERA (19 ER, 54.0 IP) in 14 road games (6 starts)...Became the third Yankees pitcher in franchise history to record three starts with 1R allowed-or-fewer in their first four career starts (Luis Gil, three such starts in 2021; Chase Whitley, three such starts in 2014)...Became the first pitcher in franchise history to allow three hits-or fewer in four of their first five career starts...Made the Opening Day roster and made his Major League debut on April 2 vs. SF, earning the win after tossing five scoreless innings (2 H, 1 BB, 6 K)...struck out his first batter faced — LaMonte Wade Jr. swinging — for his first Major League strikeout…was just the 12th Yankees pitcher in franchise history (and 5th since 1935) to toss at least five scoreless innings in his Major League debut...Earned the win in his second career start on April 8 at BAL after allowing just 1 ER over 5.0 IP (3 H, 2 BB, 2 K)...became the first pitcher in Yankees history to throw at least 5.0 IP, allow three hits-or-fewer and allow one run-or-fewer in each of his first two career Major League starts...also became just the seventh pitcher in Yankees history to toss at least 5.0 IP and allow one run-or-fewer in each of his first two career appearances...was just the sixth to do so as a starter (Cliff Markle made his first career appearance as a reliever)...also became the 15th starting pitcher in franchise history to win each of his first two career games and the first since Orlando Hernández in 1998...Took his first career loss on April 13 vs. MIN after allowing 7 ER in 0.2 IP (6H, 1BB, 0K, 1HR)...at the time, marked the shortest outing by a Yankees starter (not including openers) since Jameson Taillon on June 12, 2021 at PHI (0.1IP)...Took the loss on April 29 at TEX despite allowing just 2 ER in 5.0IP (4 H, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR)...Made his first career relief appearance and earned his third win of the year on May 15 at TOR (5.1 IP, 6 H, 4R/1ER, 0 BB, 2 K)...Tossed 5.2 scoreless innings to earn his fourth win of the year on June 21 vs. SEA (2 H, 1 BB, 3 K)...set a season high in innings pitched...Recorded the loss on June 27 at OAK despite allowing just 2 ER over a season-high-tying 5.2 IP (4 H, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR)...Allowed a career-high 4 HR and recorded the loss on July 31 vs. TB (4.0 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, 4 K)...Allowed just one ER in five innings of relief on Aug 12 at MIA...Allowed a season-high-tying seven runs in his loss on Aug. 18 vs. BOS (2.1 IP, 9 H, 7R/6ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR)...his nine hits also marked a season high...Went 5-1 with a 1.40 ERA (4 ER, 25.2 IP) in his final nine appearances of the season from Aug. 24-Oct. 1...held opponents to a .184 BA (16-for-87) over that span...Earned the win in five of his seven games from Aug. 29-Sept. 26...Tossed at least three scoreless innings of relief and earned the win in back-to-back appearances from Aug. 29 at Detroit (3.1 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 SO) and Sept. 2 at HOU (3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 SO)...Posted a career-best nine scoreless inning streak from Aug. 29-Sept 8...Recorded the win in back-to-back relief appearances on Sept. 12 (G1) at BOS (2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 2 SO) and Sept. 16 at PIT (3.0 IP, 3 SO)...Earned his first career save on Sept. 22 vs. ARI (3.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 HP)...Earned his ninth win of the year on Sept. 26 at TOR after tossing two scoreless innings of relief (1 H, 1 BB, 1 SO)...In seven starts with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, went 2-2 with a 5.45 ERA (36.1 IP, 40 H, 23R/22ER, 16 BB, 33 SO, 8 HR)...In four spring appearances (two starts), went 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA (13.0 IP, 12 H, 5R/3ER, 0 BB, 10 SO, 1 HR).
2022
Split the season with Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, combining to go 11-4 with a 2.96 ERA (112.2IP, 95H, 40R/37ER, 35BB, 91K, 9HR) in 26 games (23 starts). ..Among Yankees farmhands, ranked second in wins, fifth in starts and sixth in innings pitched. ...Began the season with Double-A Somerset, going 5-2 with a 2.36 ERA (42.0IP, 36H, 14R/11ER, 11BB, 38K, 4HR) in eight starts…was named the Eastern League “Pitcher of the Week” for 4/25-5/1 after allowing just 1H over 7.0 scoreless innings on 5/1 vs. Portland (W, 1BB, 6K)....Was promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 6/1 and went 6-2 with a 3.31 ERA (70.2IP, 59H, 26R/ER, 24BB, 53K, 5HR) in 18 games (15 starts)....Following the season, was named by Baseball America as having the “Best Control” among Yankees minor leaguers....Was added to the 40-man roster on 11/10....Also played for the Toros del Este in the Dominican Winter League, going 2-0 with a 3.52 ERA (7.2IP, 7H, 3R/ ER, 0BB, 10K, 0HR) in four relief appearances.
2021
Combined to go 7-7 with a 3.55 ERA (116.2IP, 109H, 59R/46ER, 21BB, 118K, 10HR) in 22 starts with High-A Hudson Valley and Double-A Somerset....Began the season with High-A Hudson Valley, going 4-4 with a 2.57 ERA (70.0IP, 59H, 31R/20ER, 12BB, 73K, 2HR) in 14 starts…was named the High-A East “Pitcher of the Week” for 7/19-25 after tossing 6.0 scoreless innings and earning the win in his start on 7/21 at Aberdeen with Hudson Valley (3H, 1BB, 10K)....Was promoted to Double-A Somerset on 8/1 and went 3-3 with a 5.01 ERA (46.2IP, 50H, 28R/26ER, 9BB, 45K, 8HR) in 8GS...Following the season, was named by Baseball America as having the “Best Control” among Yankees minor leaguers.
2020
2019
In 22G/9GS with Single-A Charleston, went 6-4 with two saves and a 3.58 ERA (100.2IP, 91H, 50R/40ER, 14BB, 79K, 5HR).
2018
Did not pitch.
2017
Made three starts for short-season Single-A Staten Island (7.2IP, 8H, 2R/0ER, 2BB, 8K, 0HR).
2016
Split his first professional season between the DSL Yankees 1 and GCL Yankees East, going 1-6 with a 6.38 ERA (55.0IP, 72H, 45R/39ER, 9BB, 48K, 4HR) in 13 starts…in nine starts with the DSL Yankees 1, went 0-3 with a 6.81 ERA (35.2IP, 47H, 32R/27ER, 8BB, 34K, 4HR)…went 1-3 with a 5.59 ERA (19.1IP, 25H, 13R/12ER, 1BB, 14K, 0HR) in four starts with the GCL Yankees East.
