Anthony Simonelli

Simonelli resides in Blacksburg, Va...Finished his collegiate career with two seasons at Virginia Tech, from 2020-21, going 7-3 overall with a 3.68 ERA (36 ER in 88.0 IP) across 17 starts...Attended Coastal Carolina in 2018, where he went 3-1 with 13 strikeouts in nine games (six starts) before transferring to St. Johns River State College (Fla.) in 2019, where he earned NJCAA DI Pitcher of the Week honors after throwing a perfect game and a no-hitter in a span of three starts...Graduated from Millbrook High School (Va.) in 2017, where he went 8-1 with a 0.57 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 49.0 innings during his junior season.

2024

Simonelli began his campaign with Double-A Northwest Arkansas and logged a 1.35 ERA (four ER in 26.2 IP) through 14 appearances in April and May, earning his first promotion to Triple-A Omaha, where he debuted on June 4...After pitching in four games for the Storm Chasers, allowing two runs in 6.0 innings, he returned to Double-A and remained there from June 19 until the end of August, posting a 3.23 ERA (11 ER in 30.2 IP) with 40 strikeouts and his lone three saves of the year in 19 games...He finished his season with the Storm Chasers and allowed seven runs in 10.1 innings pitched (6.10 ERA) across six games, but five of those earned runs came in one game on Sept. 18 at Louisville (1.2 IP)...Made his lone appearance as the opener on Sept. 7 at Memphis, covering two innings and allowing two runs...Recorded 0.1 scoreless frame on Sept. 26 vs. Columbus, Game 3 of the International League Championship Series...Following the season, he threw 8.0 innings without allowing an earned run in the Arizona Fall League, striking out eight batters and earning one save.