Ethan Roberts #21

Ethan made his first Opening Day roster and MLB debut in 2022 ... he is in his seventh year in the organization...Was added to Chicago's 40-man roster, Nov. 19, 2021 ... was non-tendered Nov. 17, 2023 and re-signed to a Minor League contract with a Spring Training invite Dec. 2, 2023...Is 8-7 with 17 saves and a 3.09 ERA (44 ER/128.1 IP) in 95 career Minor League relief appearances, walking 33 with 139 strikeouts for an average of 4.21 strikeouts per walk and 9.8 strikeouts per 9.0 innings...He has surrendered three home runs in 530 batters faced and pitched to a 1.06 WHIP...in his last three seasons dating to 2019, he has posted a 2.78 ERA (35 ER/113.1 IP) spanning 80 outings...Selected by Chicago in the fourth round of the 2018 draft out of Tennessee Tech University...Attended Tennessee Tech University, where he was selected as a second-team All-American by both D1Baseball and Perfect Game/Rawlings...Set the program record for career saves and earned All-Ohio Valley Conference First Team honors in 2018...Was named All-District three times and All-State as a senior at White County High School (Tenn.).

2023

Ethan missed the entire 2023 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery.

2022

Ethan made his Major League debut on April 9, 2022...he pitched one scoreless inning in relief, allowing a walk and a hit-by-pitch... He went 0-1 with an 8.22 ERA (7 ER/7.2 IP) and nine strikeouts in nine games during his first Major League season... Had his season cut short after he was placed on the injured list on May 2 with right shoulder inflammation...he pitched 0.1 innings in a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa on June 19 before being pulled from the game due to injury...underwent Tommy John surgery on July 13.

2021

In 2021, Ethan reached Double-A and Triple-A for the first time in his career... Was 4-2 with four saves and a 3.00 ERA (18 ER/54.0 IP) in 39 relief appearances between Tennessee and Iowa... He walked 17 batters compared to 72 strikeouts, good for an average of 12.0 strikeouts per 9.0 innings ... limited opponents to a .179 batting average (35-for-196), a .258 on-base percentage and a .528 OPS... Tossed 15.2-consecutive scoreless innings between Tennessee and Iowa, June 11-July 21, with five walks, 22 strikeouts and a .096 batting average against in 12 relief appearances.