Joe Ross #41

Graduated from Bishop O’Dowd (Calif.) High School...Committed to play at UCLA prior to being drafted by San Diego...Is the younger brother of former Major League pitcher Tyson Ross, who played for Oakland (2010-12), San Diego (2013-16 and 2018), Texas (2017), St. Louis (2018) and Detroit (2019)...He and his brother run free youth baseball camps around the Bay Area through a program called Loyal to My Soil...His father, Willie, is a pediatrician...he once provided life-saving assistance at Oracle Park in San Francisco in 2021 while attending a Nationals game...he performed the Heimlich maneuver on a woman who was choking on a hot dog...His mother, Jean, is an ER nurse at Children’s Hospital in Oakland...Enjoys golf, the outdoors and video games, particularly Call of Duty...Is a fan of the Golden State Warriors and Las Vegas Raiders.

2023

Signed as a free agent with San Francisco on 1/20...was a non-roster invitee...Returned from “Tommy John” surgery in August and appeared in eight games (seven starts) with the Rookie ACL Giants Orange (1g), Class-A San Jose (4gs) and Triple-A Sacramento (3gs)...Signed as a free agent with Milwaukee on 12/12.

2022

Started the year on the 60-day Injured List after undergoing a right elbow bone spur removal surgery... Made just one rehab appearance with Double-A Harrisburg on May 24 and threw 3.0-scoreless innings with two hits and four strikeouts as a starter before leaving the game due to feeling some elbow pain... After receiving multiple opinions, Ross eventually underwent a second Tommy John surgery...this one was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles in June. 

2021

Set career marks with 108.0 innings pitched and 109 strikeouts in his sixth Major League season...Went 5-9 with a 4.17 ERA in 20 games (19 starts)… Recorded a 2.91 ERA and a .209 opponents’ average in 10 road starts...Allowed two earned runs or fewer in 12 of his 19 starts...Went 5-3 with a 1.20 ERA (9 ER/ 67.1 IP), 62 SO and a .198 opponents’ average in those 12 starts...In five June starts, went 3-2 with a 1.95 ERA (7 ER/32.1 IP) with 33 strikeouts and six walks...The 1.95 ERA ranked seventh among National League pitchers for the month of June...Matched a career-high with 8.0 innings on June 13 vs. San Francisco (5 H, 0 ER, 9 SO)…On July 4 vs. Los Angeles (NL), struck out 11 batters with no walks in 6.2 innings pitched...2021 Pitch Mix: Sinker (46.6%) Slider (31.3%) 4-Seam (16%) Changeup (6.1%).

2020

Opted out of the 2020 season.

2019

Enjoyed three stints with the Nationals in 2019...Opened the season in the bullpen, but was moved to the rotation following the All-Star break...Went 4-3 with a 3.83 ERA in 10 games (nine starts) from that point on...In his last eight starts of 2019: 4-1, 2.75 ERA (12 ER/39.1 IP), 32 strikeouts and two home runs...Allowed two earned runs or fewer in seven of the eight starts...Recorded a 17.1 scoreless inning streak from Aug. 2 to Aug. 13...It was the longest scoreless inning streak by a Nationals pitcher in 2019...Ross posted a 1.80 ERA (2 ER/10.0 IP) with 12 strikeouts and four walks in his final two regular season starts of the season...Made two Postseason appearances, both in the World Series...Tossed 2.0 innings of one-hit, scoreless relief in Game 3...Was called on to start Game 5 after Max Scherzer was scratched with neck spasms...Allowed four earned runs on five hits in 5.0 innings of work.

2018

Made his return to the mound after rehabing from "Tommy John" ligament replacement surgery in July 2017...Began his rehab outings on Aug. 6 and returned to active roster on Sept. 4...Made six rehab starts, going 2-1 with a 2.39 ERA between the Gulf Coast League, Single-A Potomac, Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Syracuse...His first Major League start of the 2018 season came on Sept. 13 vs. New York (NL)...He threw 5.0 IP of two-run ball, giving up four hits and walking two...Made his final start of the season on Sept. 28.

2017

Had his third season in Washington cut short after undergoing "Tommy John" ligament replacement surgery in July...Made his final start of the season on July 9 vs. ATL...In previous four starts, was 2-1 with a 2.36 ERA (7 ER/26.2 IP), 22 strikeouts and eight walks...Struck out a career-high 12 batters on June 8 vs. BAL...Matched a career high with 8.0 innings on May 23 vs. SEA (8.0 IP, 5 H, ER, 6 SO)...Opened the season by receiving 62 runs of support, the most in MLB history through a pitcher's first four starts of the season, per Elias ...His 10.14 average run support would have been first in MLB, if qualified...Opened the season with Triple-A Syracuse, but was recalled on April 19...Was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on May 1 before being recalled on May 23.

2016

Began the season in Washington's rotation before being placed on the disabled list on July 3...Missed 66 games due to right shoulder inflammation...Posted a 2.79 ERA (3 ER/9.2 IP) with 14 strikeouts against just three walks in three games after reinstatement on Sept. 18...Posted a 19.2 scoreless innings streak from April 10 to April 30, the longest of any Washington pitcher and 13th-longest in the NL in 2016...Struck out 28 batters against just four walks (7.0 strikeout-to-walk ratio) over his five starts prior to his DL stint...Surrendered a home run to Nick Castellanos on May 10 vs. DET, the first home run he had allowed in 160 at bats, a streak that dated to August, 2015...He entered that game as the only qualified (3.09 batters faced/team game) starting pitcher in MLB to not allow a home run to that point in 2016, and, via the Elias Sports Bureau, his 160 at-bat streak was the third longest in MLB at that time behind only CIN's RHP Blake Wood (174 at-bats) and BOS's RHP Carson Smith (172 at-bats)...Ross made his first Postseason appearance, starting Game 4 of the NLDS at Los Angeles.

2015

In first season in Washington's system, started at Double-A Harrisburg before having his contract purchased on June 6 and made his MLB debut that day vs. CHI (5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 SO)...Solidified with his next two starts, June 13 at MIL (8.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB, 8 SO) and June 19 vs. PIT (7.1 IP, 6 H, R, ER, BB, 11 SO)...With that 11 K effort, Ross became just the third rookie to strike out at least 10 batters in a game in Nationals history, joining RHP Stephen Strasburg (14 - 6/8/10; 10 - 6/18/10) and LHP John Lannan (11- 4/7/08)...Allowed three or fewer earned runs in his first seven career starts, tying LHP Micah Bowie (7 GS, 5/20-6/22/2007) for the second-longest such streak by a starting pitcher to begin a career in Nationals history (2005-present)..Made 13 starts before moving to the bullpen for the final three weeks of the season...Ranked among National League rookie starting pitchers (min. 13 GS) in on-base percentage (2nd, .280), WHIP (3rd, 1.11), fewest walks (4th, 21), strikeout-to-walk ratio (5th, 3.29) and strikeouts per nine innings (8th, 8.10)...Set a Nationals record (2005-present) by starting his career facing 51 consecutive batters before issuing his first walk (June 13 at MIL - A. Lind)...Prior to Yasiel Puig's home run on August 11 at LAD, Ross faced 100 right-handed batters before surrendering an extra base hit...Right-handed batters hit just .172 (26-for-151) with one double, one triple, three home runs, 14 RBI, six walks and 42 strikeouts... When promoted, Ross ranked among Eastern League pitchers in ERA (T10th, 2.81) and strikeouts (4th, 54)...His 54 strikeouts led Washington Minor Leaguers while his 2.81 ERA was good for fourth...Was rated by Baseball America as the No. 8 prospect in the Eastern League following the season... He entered the season rated as the No. 96 prospect in all of baseball...Prior to being traded to the Nationals, was rated by Baseball America as the No. 4 prospect in San Diego's chain.

2013

Spent the entire season with Single-A Fort Wayne making 23 starts and being named to the Midwest League All-Star team...Held opposing hitters to a .186 (8-for-43) average and no home runs with runners in scoring position and two outs...Following the campaign, was ranked as the Padres' No. 10 prospect and the Midwest League's No. 14 prospect by Baseball America.

2012

Opened the year at Single-A Fort Wayne, also making starts with the Rookie-Level Arizona Padres and at Short-A Eugene...Entered the season ranked as the No. 10 prospect in the Padres organization by Baseball America.

2011

Made just one relief appearance for Rookie-Level Arizona in his fi rst professional season.