Zack Britton

Full name is Zackary Grant Britton...His brother, Buck, is the manager for the Bowie Baysox and was named Eastern League “Manager of the Year” in 2019....Graduated from Weatherford (Tex.) High School…was born in California, but moved to Weatherford, Tex., during his sophomore year of high school…went to high school with Clayton Kershaw and was going to room with him at Texas A&M....Shares the same hometown of Panorama City, Calif., as teammate Giancarlo Stanton...Following the 2020 season, was tabbed by the New York Chapter of the BBWAA as the winner of the Ben Epstein / Dan Castellano “Good Guy” Award...For Players’ Weekend in 2018, wore the nickname “Anglada” on his jersey as a nod to his family and grandmother’s Dominican heritage…Anglada is his maternal grandmother’s maiden name.

2021

Went 0-1 with one save and a career-high 5.89 ERA (18.1IP, 12ER) and 16K in 22 relief appearances…marked his fewest innings pitched in his career…missed the majority of the season due to injury, missing 117 team games on three injured list stints...Allowed at least 1ER in 10 of his 22 appearances this season…marked the first time he has allowed an earned run in more than eight appearances in a season since 2015 (10 appearances of 1ER-or-more allowed)...Began the season on the 60-day injured list recovering from surgery to repair a left elbow bone spur… underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove a bone chip from his left elbow on 3/15…the surgery was performed by Dr. Christopher Ahmad at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital…did not appear in a spring training game due to the injury and missed the first 63 games of the season...Combined to make five rehab appearances (three starts) with Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre from 5/29-6/10, posting a 12.46 ERA (4.1IP, 5H, 6ER, 3BB, 5K, 2HR)...Was returned from rehab and reinstated from the I.L. prior to the game on 6/12…made his season debut that night at Philadelphia, tossing a scoreless seventh inning (1K)...On 6/23 vs. Kansas City, surrendered a go-ahead solo HR to Carlos Santana in the eighth (1.0IP, 2H, 1ER, 2K, 1HR)…had his 11.0 scoreless inning streak snapped (9/4/20-G1-6/17/21), his longest since a 14.2 scoreless inning stretch from 8/24/19-8/5/20(G2)...Allowed at least 1ER in a career-high five straight relief appearances from 6/23-7/21…prior to that stretch, he had never allowed an ER in more than two consecutive relief outings (five times)...On 6/25 at Boston, allowed 1ER in 0.1IP (1BB) before exiting the game with a hamstring injury...Was placed on the 10-day injured list on 6/26 with a left hamstring strain…missed 14 team games…was reinstated on 7/15...On 8/9 at Kansas City, took his second blown save of the season after allowing a game-tying RBI single to Nicky Lopez in the ninth inning (1.0IP, 1H, 1ER, 1BB, 2K)...On 8/11 at Kansas City, earned his only save of the season after tossing a scoreless ninth inning (1.0IP, 1HP)…was his 154th career save and first since 8/16/20 vs. Boston…was one of five different Yankees to record a save from 8/11-17(G1), joining Albert Abreu, Wandy Peralta, Chad Green and Jonathan Loáisiga… marked the second time in franchise history the Yankees had a different pitcher earn a save in five straight wins (also Tommy Kahnle, Zack Britton, Luis Cessa, Dellin Betances and David Robertson earned saves in five consecutive wins from 8/21-26/18) – credit: Elias.... In MLB’s “Field of Dreams” game in Iowa at Chicago-AL on 8/12, recorded his third blown save and only loss of the season after allowing a two-run, “walk-off” HR to Tim Anderson in the ninth inning (0.1IP, 1H, 2ER, 1BB, 1HR)…marked the sixth “walk-off” hit he has allowed in his career and the first since a “walk-off” single by Tampa Bay’s Michael Perez on 8/9/20…was the first “walk-off” HR he has allowed since 7/18/14 (three-run HR by Oakland’s Josh Donaldson)...Was placed on the 10-day injured list on 8/23 (retroactive to 8/20) with a left elbow sprain…was transferred to the 60-day injured list on 8/30…missed the final 40 games of the season...Underwent surgery for a UCL reconstruction and repair in addition to a bone chip removal on his left elbow on 9/8…the surgery was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles, Calif.

2020

Went 1-2 with eight saves, a 1.89 ERA (19.0IP, 4ER) and 16K in 20 relief appearances…posted his lowest ERA since a career-best 0.54 ERA in 2016…marked his most saves since 2017 (15)...Began the season as the Yankees’ closer…at the time Aroldis Chapman was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list on 8/17, led the Majors with eight saves (in as many chances)…was the third Yankee in franchise history to collect at least eight saves through the team’s first 21 games of a season (also Mariano Rivera-8SV in 2011 and Andrew Miller-8SV in 2015)...Had a 14.2-inning scoreless streak from 8/24/19-8/5/20 (Game 2), allowing 4H and 3BB with 15K during the stretch...Collected his 500th career strikeout on 7/30 at Baltimore (Rio Ruiz, foul tip)...Earned his 150th career save in Game 2 on 8/5 at Philadelphia, tossing a perfect seventh (1.0IP)…was the Yankees’ 11th game, becoming the third Yankee (fourth time) with five saves through the Yankees’ first 11 games (also John Wetteland in 1995 and Mariano Rivera in 2000 and ‘11)...Allowed a “walk-off” single to Michael Perez in the ninth inning on 8/9 at Tampa Bay (0.2IP, 2H, 1ER, 1BB)…allowed a “walk-off” hit for the fifth time in his career (first since 9/12/17 at Toronto w/ Baltimore, a single to Richard Ureña)…also snapped his 14.2-inning scoreless streak…was his first loss since 6/5/19 at Toronto and only his second since the start of 2018...Was placed on the 10-day injured list from 8/20-9/1 with a left hamstring strain…missed nine team games...Did not allow a run over his final eight appearances (from 9/4), holding opponents to a .115 (3-for-26) average with 2BB and 6K over the span...Appeared in four of the Yankees’ seven postseason games, posting a 3.38 ERA (5.1IP, 2ER) with 7K, while tossing more than 1.0 inning in three of those four outings...Went 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA (6.0IP, 1ER) and 5K in six total spring training relief appearances…suffered a bruised right wrist after being hit by a line drive during live BP on 3/11…X-rays and a CT scan taken that day were negative...Had his club option exercised on 10/29, extending his contract through the 2022 season.

2019

Went 3-1 with three saves, a 1.91 ERA (61.1IP, 13ER) and 53K in 66 relief appearances in his first full season with the Yankees…posted his lowest ERA since a career-best 0.54 ERA in 2016…had a 78.5% groundball percentage, his highest since 2016 w/ Baltimore (79.4%) and the best mark among all Major League relievers...Did not allow an earned run over a 14-appearance stretch (9/4/18-4/4/19), holding opponents to 6H in 13.2IP over the span (2R, 6BB, 12K)…had a season-high 13.1IP scoreless streak spanning parts of 14 games from 5/6-6/5… was the third-longest scoreless streak by a Yankees reliever in 2019 (Ottavino-17.1IP; Nestor Cortes Jr.-15.2IP)...Pitched in both games of a doubleheader for the first time in his career on 5/15 vs. Baltimore (2.0IP, 1H, 3K)...Struck out 7-of-9 batters faced over three games from 7/14-18 after fanning only 1-of-50BF in his previous 13 games from 6/5-7/13 (11.0IP)...Exited 8/31 win vs. Oakland with right calf cramping in the eighth inning after recording two outs and getting to a 3-1 count on his third batter...Posted a 1.13 ERA (8.0IP, 1ER) in seven postseason relief appearances, allowing his only run on a solo HR in ALDS Game 3 at Minnesota…tossed 1.2 perfect innings in ALCS Game 5 vs. Houston, his longest outing since 2018 ALDS Game 4 vs. Boston (2.0IP).

2018

Combined to go 2-0 with seven saves (in 10 chances), a 3.10 ERA (40.2IP, 14ER) and 34K in 41 relief appearances with Baltimore and the Yankees…opponents batted .201 (29-for-144, 3HR); LH .200 (9-for-45, 2HR), RH .202 (20- for-115, 1HR)…retired 27-of-41 first batters faced (65.9%)…allowed 3-of-9 inherited runners to score (33.3%)...Went 1-0 with a 2.88 ERA (25.0IP, 8ER) and 21K in 25 relief appearances with the Yankees...Went 1-0 with four saves and a 3.45 ERA (15.2IP, 6ER) in 16 relief appearances with the Orioles...Began the season on the 60-day disabled list recovering from right Achilles surgery…combined to make five rehab relief appearances with Single-A Frederick, Double-A Bowie and Triple-A Norfolk…was returned from rehab and reinstated from the D.L. on 6/11...Made his season debut on 6/12 vs. Boston, tossing 1.0 scoreless inning (3BB, 1K)…his 3BB were a relief appearance career high (matched the total in his final appearance of the season on 9/28 at Boston)...Blew his first save of the season on 6/27 vs. Seattle after allowing a two-run HR to Kyle Seager…was his second career home run surrendered to a left-handed hitter as a reliever (also Matt Olson on 8/13/17 at Oakland)…also allowed a HR to LHH Chris Davis on 8/24 at Baltimore...Made nine consecutive scoreless appearances from 6/30-7/26, going 1-0 with three saves (9.0IP, 3H, 4BB, 7K)...Was acquired by the Yankees from Baltimore for RHP Dillon Tate, RHP Cody Carroll and LHP Josh Rogers on 7/24 and added to the 25-man roster on 7/26…at the time of his trade from Baltimore (29-73 record) to the Yankees (64-36 at the time of his Yankees debut), gained 36 games in the standings…according to Elias, marked the largest win-loss improvement for a player switching teams during the season since 1904, when C/OF Doc Marshall gained 37.5 games by being traded from the Philadelphia Phillies (21-60) to the New York Giants (59-23)...Made his Yankees debut in 7/26 win vs. Kansas City, tossing a perfect eighth inning (1.0IP, 1K)...Earned his first save as a Yankee in 8/24 win at Baltimore, allowing 1ER in 1.0IP (2H, 1HR)...In 10 outings in September, he held opponents to a .088 BA (3-for-34) without allowing an earned run (9.2IP, 2R)...Appeared in four of the Yankees' five postseason games, posting a 5.40 ERA (5.0IP, 3ER) without recording a decision...On 1/11/19, was signed by the Yankees to a three-year contract extending through the 2021 season with a team option for 2022, which the club must exercise or decline following the 2020 season…if the Yankees decline the 2022 team option following 2020, he may elect to become a free agent for the 2021 season.

2017

Went 2-1 with 15 saves and a 2.89 ERA (12 ER/37.1 IP) in 38 appearances...Converted his 55th consecutive save opportunity on 7/23 to set a new American League consecutive save opportunities record, passing RHP Tom Gordon (54, 4/19/98-5/31/99)...Converted 60 consecutive save opportunities from 10/1/15-8/21/17, the second-longest streak in Major League history (Eric Gagne, 84 consecutive, 8/28/02-7/3/04)... Threw at least 2.0 innings in back-to-back appearances (9/1 vs. TOR and 9/3 vs. TOR) for the first time since 4/12/14 vs. TOR 2.0 innings and 4/16/14 vs. TB 3.0 innings...Gave up a home run to Matt Olson on 8/13 at OAK; was his first home run allowed of the season, and first since 4/11/16 at BOS-M. Betts (89 appearances); first home run allowed to a lefty since 4/29/13 (M. Saunders)...Placed on the 10-day DL on 5/6 (retroactive to 5/5/17; left forearm strain)...Transferred to the 60-day DL on 6/20... Placed on the 10-day DL on 4/16 (left forearm strain)…Reinstated from the DL on 5/2...His 135 career saves rank second among Orioles relievers in club history…Gregg Olson (160) holds the club record...His 135 saves since the start of 2014 lead all American League relievers (fourth in the majors)...One of 18 active pitchers with 100-or-more career saves.

2016

Named the Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year...Selected to the 2016 All-Star Game, his second consecutive All-Star selection (second career, also 2015)...Earned the save for the AL squad (1.0 IP, 1 H)... Ranked frst among qualifying relief pitchers in the majors with a 0.54 ERA (4 ER 67.0 IP)...He was the only qualifying reliever in the majors with a sub-1.00 ERA...His 0.54 ERA led all Major League pitchers (min. 50.0 IP) and was the lowest in Major League history with at least 50.0 IP...Ranked frst among Major League relievers in ground ball fy ball ratio (9.77) and in ground ball percentage (79.4%) ...Posted a Major League record 43 consecutive relief appearances (41.1 IP) without surrendering an earned run from 5/5-8/22, according to STATS, LLC. (since 1913)... Went 47-for-47 in save opportunities this season...His 47 saves led the AL and ranked tied for second in the majors... Posted the fourth 40-save season in O's history (R. Myers, 45 saves in 1997; J. Johnson, 51 saves in 2012, 50 saves in 2013)... Was the only qualifying reliever in the majors with a 100.0% save percentage • Set the club record for consecutive saves in as many opportunities to begin a season (47-for-47), surpassing Chris Ray's mark (18-for-18) from 4/3-6/17/06... With his save on 8/3 vs. TEX, he set the Major League record (since 1969) for most consecutive saves (33) in as many chances to begin a season by a left-handed pitcher, according to STATS, LLC....According to STATS, LLC., he posted the third-longest stretch of consecutive saves converted to start a season (47) in Major League history (since 1969)... Earned the 100th save of his career on 7/10 vs. LAA, becoming the ffth pitcher in club history (since 1954) to record 100 or more career saves with the Orioles... Posted his 106th career save on 8/3 vs. TEX, passing Tippy Martinez for the club record for saves by a left-handed pitcher... His 120 career saves are the third-most among Orioles relievers in club history (since 1954)...Jim Johnson (122) ranks second... His 120 saves since the start of 2014 lead all American League relievers (fourth in the majors)...Is one of 20 active pitchers with 100 or more career saves... Since the start of 2014, ranks second among qualifying relievers in Major League Baseball with a 1.38 ERA (32 ER/209.0 IP)...Appeared on the Orioles' 2016 AL Wild Card Game roster.

2015

Finished tied for third among AL relievers with 36 saves, tied for the sixth-highest single season total by an Orioles reliever in club history (since 1954) • His 73 career saves rank eighth-most among Orioles relievers in club history (since 1954)...Eddie Watt ranks seventh with 74 saves • Ranks third among left-handed relievers on the Orioles all-time saves list, behind Randy Myers (76) and Tippy Martinez (105) • Converted a career-high 24 consecutive save opportunities, 5/3-8/10 (the fourth-longest such streak in club history) • Led Major League relievers in ground ball percentage (80.4%) and ground ball/fly ball ratio (8.47) • Finished fifth among AL relievers in ERA (1.92), tied for eighth in strikeouts (79), and 13th in innings (65.2 IP) • Selected to the All-Star Game, his first career All-Star selection...Chosen by AL manager (Ned Yost) in conjunction with Major League Baseball • Tossed 0.2 scoreless IP in the All-Star Game, surrendering one hit while striking out one (B. Harper) • Earned five multi-IP saves during the season: 8/10 at SEA (1.2 IP), 6/9 vs. BOS (1.2 IP), 6/4 at HOU (1.2 IP), 5/3 at TB (1.1 IP), and 4/14 vs. NYY (1.1 IP) • According to STATS, LLC., has struck out three batters in an inning five times in his career (four in 2015, last: 9/2 vs. TB) • Snapped a 96-game stretch in which he did not record a win after earning the victory, 7/10 vs. WAS (the longest winless stretch in terms of games in his career) • Posted a career-high (in terms of games) 13-game scoreless streak (13.2 IP), 5/17-6/17 • Tied for the AL lead with nine saves in June...Was one of two AL relievers to go 9-for-9 in SVO that month (also, Kansas City's Greg Holland) • His sinker was voted by ESPN as the best pitch in the majors

2014

2013

Had three stints with the Orioles (April 25-30, June 18-July 9 and September 2-5), making seven starts... Combined to pitch 11.0 innings and allow two earned runs in his two victories (June 18 @DET, 5.1IP, ER and 6/29 vs. NYY, 5.2IP, ER)... Struck out season-high five, June 24 vs. CLE... Tossed season-long 7.0 innings, July 4 @CWS... Went 6-5 with a 4.27 ERA (103.1IP, 49ER) in 19 starts for Triple-A Norfolk... Was second on the Tides pitching staff with nine Quality Starts behind Josh Stinson (11)... Was 5-1 with a 3.15 ERA (54.1IP, 19ER) in nine road starts in the International League... Held AAA left-handed hitters to a line of .208/.299/.317 in 101 at-bats... August 28 at Charlotte, tied season-high with eight strikeouts and registered 13 groundouts... Posted a 2.98 groundout/flyout ratio, but finished 12.0 innings shy of qualifying among minor league leaders, where that ratio would have been tops at the AA and AAA levels

2012

Began season on the DL with a left shoulder impingement and had three stints with the O's this season (7/17-8/8, 8/18-30 & 9/4-end of season) ... Reinstated from DL, 6/6, and optioned to Triple-A Norfolk ... Made three rehab starts with AA Bowie (2G; 0.75 ERA, 12.0IP, ER, 3BB, 11K) and AAA Norfolk (1G; 6.00 ERA, 6.0IP, 4ER, 2BB, 2K) ... Went 2-0 with a 2.14 ERA (21.0IP, 5ER, 16K) in three July starts for the Tides ... Recalled by the O's, 7/17, where he made five starts and posted an 8.10 ERA (23.1IP, 21ER) before being optioned back to Norfolk, 8/8 Made start for the Tides, 8/13 and was recalled back to the O's, 8/18 ... Tossed season-high 8.0IP and struck out career-high 10, 8/30 vs. CWS ... Made first career appearance out of the pen, 10/3 @TB (1.0IP, 0ER, 1SO) ... Pitched to a 0.78 ERA (34.2IP, 3ER) in his five victories

2011

Allowed one earned run over his first two major league appearances (13.2 IP)...According to Elias, since the Orioles moved to Baltimore in 1954, only Tom Phoebus won his first two MLB games, both as a starting pitcher, allowing no more than one run combined...Prior to Britton, the last Oriole pitcher to allow one or fewer runs in the first 13.2 innings of his career was Kurt Birkins in May 2006 (he allowed one run, all innings pitched in relief)...The last O's pitcher to allow a total of one-or-fewer runs in his first two career starts was Chuck McElroy in Sept. of 2000 (11.0IP, 1ER)...McElroy had 603 relief outings in the bigs before his first two starts in 2000...Worked nine scoreless innings in that May 12 start and was opposed by Jason Vargas, who also worked nine scoreless innings...The last time the Orioles played a game in which both pitchers went nine innings was July 11, 2003 (Baltimore's Rodrigo Lopez and Oakland's Tim Hudson)...It also marked the first time two major league pitchers went nine innings or more each and were both non-decisioned since July 10, 2010 (Philadelphia's Roy Halladay and Cincinnati's Travis Wood)...It was just the third such occurrence in the big leagues since 2000...The last O's starter to throw nine shutout IP and not factor in the decision was Mike Morgan on April 16, 1988 against Cleveland...Joined Jake Arrieta as the first pair of Oriole starters to both have five wins by May 20 since Erik Bedard (5) and Kris Benson in 2006...Recorded five hits in his three Interleague Play starts, going 5-for-8 with a double, a homer with two RBI and three runs scored...According to Elias, his five hits were the most in one season by an AL pitcher since the creation of the designated hitter in 1974...Set a career-high with three straight wins April 20-May 1 and tied that mark August 22-September 1...Struck out a career-high seven September 17 against Los Angeles...Had a streak of 19.1 scoreless innings over three starts from May 6-18...In his two starts, July 8-30, he became the first player in major league history to allow eight-or-more runs while lasting less than an inning in each of two consecutive starts...In his August 28 start against the Yankees (over 7.0 innings) he threw a career-high 120 pitches, the most by an Oriole pitcher in 2011 and most by an Orioles starter against the Yankees since Sidney Ponson threw 128 in 5.2 innings on June 1, 2004 in the Bronx...Pitched to a 3.09 ERA (87.1IP, 30ER) at home and a 6.58 ERA (67.0IP, 49ER) on the road...Was 3-1 with a 2.02 ERA (35.2IP, 8ER) in five starts against the AL West...Had a 4.05 ERA (104.1IP, 47ER) before the All-Star break, but pitched to a 5.76 ERA (50.0IP, 32ER) after the break...Was 4-1 with a 2.84 ERA (31.2IP, 10ER) in five April starts and 2-1 with a 2.60 ERA (17.1IP, 5ER) in three August starts...Opponents batted .228 (72-316) against him at home and .331 (90-272) on the road...Made one start for Triple-A Norfolk August 16 and allowed one run over five innings on three hits and a walk against Charlotte...Made three starts for Double-A Bowie July 15-25, going 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA (11.2IP, 7ER).

2010

Received the Jim Palmer Award as the Orioles top minor league pitcher ... Was named to the Eastern League All-Star Team ... Was named the 2nd best prospect in the Orioles organization by Baseball America following the 2010 season ... Was named the Orioles Organizational Pitcher of the Month for June when he went 3-0 with a 0.66 ERA in four starts ... Was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for June 21-27, when he tossed 8.0 innings, allowing one run on four hits and striking out nine ... Made seven consecutive Quality Starts at Bowie, May 21-June 25, before being promoted to Norfolk on July 1 ... Led all Tides pitchers who made at least 12 starts with a 2.98 ERA ... Matched his career-best in strikeouts with nine on three occasions (June 25 at Altoona, August 14 against Charlotte and September 4 at Durham)

2009

Was named the Carolina League Pitcher of the Year...Was named to the Carolina League mid-season All-Star team and the Carolina League post-season All-Star team...Was named the third best prospect in the Orioles system by Baseball America... Finished second in the league in ERA (2.70) and strikeouts (131), fourth in innings pitched (140.0) and tied for fifth in wins (9)... Led the Keys in all four categories...Also led the team in games started (24)...Tied a career-high with nine strikeouts June 29 against Wilmington...Began the season with five consecutive starts allowing two earned runs or less and ended the season with nine consecutive starts allowing three earned runs or less.

2008

Finished seventh in the league in ERA (3.12) and fourth in innings pitched (147.1)...Tied for team lead in wins (12) and starts (27) and finished second on the club in strikeouts (114)...Threw a complete game (7.0 IP) on May 21 against Kannapolis, allowing one run on five hits...Made 15 quality starts and struck out a season-high nine batters on June 25 against Lake County.

2007

Went 6-4 with a 3.68 ERA in 15 starts for Aberdeen...Pitched to an 8.00 ERA in June (9.0IP, 8ER), but had a 2.96 ERA (54.2IP, 18ER) after July 1.

2006

Went winless in 11 starts for Rookie League Bluefield...Lost 3 straight starts, July 30- August 10...Pitched a season-high 5.0 innings and did not allow a run on 8/15 at Pulaski, but did not receive a decision...Surrendered 5 runs in 1.2 innings in his next start at Burlington, the only time he allowed more than 3 runs in an outing.