Tanner Bibee
| Tanner Bibee | |
|---|---|
 Bibee with theCleveland Guardiansin 2023 | |
| Cleveland Guardians – No. 28 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:March 5, 1999 Mission Viejo, California,U.S. | |
Bats:Right Throws:Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 26, 2023, for the Cleveland Guardians | |
| MLB statistics (through July 10, 2024) | |
| Win–loss record | 17–8 |
| Earned run average | 3.32 |
| Strikeouts | 264 |
| Teams | |
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Tanner Hayes Bibee(/ˈbaɪbiː/BY-bee;[1]born March 5, 1999) is an Americanprofessional baseballpitcherfor theCleveland GuardiansofMajor League Baseball(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Amateur career[edit]
Bibee attendedMission Viejo High SchoolinMission Viejo, Californiaand playedcollege baseballatCalifornia State University, Fullerton.[2][3]In 2019, he playedcollegiate summer baseballwith theWareham Gatemenof theCape Cod Baseball League.[4]Bibee was eligible for the2020 Major League Baseball Draft,but went undrafted and returned to Fullerton for his senior year.
Professional career[edit]
TheCleveland Guardiansselected Bibee in the fifth round of the2021 MLB Draft.[5]He made his professional debut in 2022 with theLake County Captains.[6]Splitting the year between Lake County and the Double-AAkron RubberDucks,Bibee worked to a combined 8-2 record and 2.17 ERA with 167 strikeouts in 1322⁄3innings pitched across 25 starts. He began the 2023 season with the Triple-AColumbus Clippers,posting a 2-0 record and 1.76 ERA with 19 strikeouts in 3 starts.[7]
On April 26, 2023, Bibee was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[8]He made his major league debut the same day as the starting pitcher against theColorado Rockies.In his debut, Bibee became the first Cleveland pitcher in the live-ball era (1920-present) to record at least five consecutive strikeouts in a Major League debut. He ended the game with a final line of 52⁄3innings pitched with 8 strikeouts and 1earned runwhile recording his first career win.[9]In 25 starts for Cleveland, Bibee posted a 10–4 record and 2.98 ERA with 141 strikeouts in 142.0 innings of work.[10]On September 24, it was announced that Bibee would miss the remainder of the year with right hip inflammation, and was subsequently placed on the 60–day injured list.[11]
References[edit]
- ^Sheehan, Bill. "Feature: As MLB draft nears, Fullerton’s Big West Scholar Athlete Tanner Bibee Finds Himself at Crossroads," California State University, Fullerton Athletics, Thursday, May 14, 2020.Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^"Competitive fire fuels Mission Viejo's Tanner Bibee".April 19, 2017.
- ^"Thrown a curve, Tanner Bibee turns his focus to the Major Leagues".March 31, 2020.
- ^"#36 Tanner Bibee".pointstreak.RetrievedJuly 16,2022.
- ^"CSUF pitcher drafted by the Cleveland Guardians".
- ^"Captains starting pitcher Tanner Bibee hit twice in 3–1 loss to Lansing".April 27, 2022.
- ^"Tanner Bibee College, Amateur, & Minor League Statistics".baseball-reference.RetrievedApril 27,2023.
- ^Adams, Steve (April 26, 2023)."Guardians Promote Tanner Bibee, Designate Konnor Pilkington For Assignment".MLB Trade Rumors.
- ^"Guardians prospect Bibee makes historic debut".mlb.RetrievedApril 27,2023.
- ^"Guardians' Tanner Bibee: Season may be over".cbssports.RetrievedSeptember 25,2023.
- ^"Guardians' Tanner Bibee: Shifts to 60-day IL".cbssports.RetrievedSeptember 25,2023.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information fromMLB,orESPN,orBaseball Reference,orFangraphs,orBaseball Reference (Minors)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Akron RubberDucks players
- Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball players
- Cleveland Guardians players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Lake County Captains players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Mission Viejo, California
- Baseball players from Orange County, California
- Wareham Gatemen players
- Mission Viejo High School alumni