Joe Mantiply #55

Married to Ella...Has two daughters, Katherine and Emma...Played at Virginia Tech, where he went 20-16 with a 4.00 ERA and 227 strikeouts in 64 games (47 starts) over four seasons from 2010-13...Grew up approximately 100 miles southeast of campus and was a lifelong Hokie fan prior to committing...Selected in the MLB draft on three separate occasions: 48th round in 2009 (Mets), 28th round in 2012 (Phillies) and the 27th round in 2013 (Tigers)…Is a part-time rancher at Ginger Hill Angus in Washington, Va....His wife, Ella, is the daughter of a farmer...His in-laws have bred Angus cattle since 1962 and bred more than 130 bulls last year for sale to cattle breeders across the country...On Nov. 13, 2022, was inducted into the Pittsylvania County (Va.) Sports Hall of Fame...Two days later, the County Board of Supervisors honored him with a resolution and a proclamation that July 19 is officially Joe Mantiply Day.

2024

Went 6-2 with one save, a 3.92 ERA (26 ER in 59.2 IP) and 53 strikeouts over 75 games in his fifth season with the D-backs...His 38.4% chase ranked the highest among lefty relievers (min. 50 games)...Posted career highs in appearances and wins...Ranked among lefty NL relievers (min. 50 games) in games (first, 73), homers (first, one), wins (tied for fourth, six) and WHIP (eighth, 1.19)…His 73 appearances were third-most in the Majors...Led D-backs relievers in games and HR/9 IP (0.16) (min. 45 games)...Limited hitters to a .216 AVG (22-for-102) off his sinker (42.7% usage) with 17 strikeouts and .237 AVG (14-for-59) off his curve (26.5%) with 21 strikeouts and a 40% whiff...Held lefties to a .206 AVG (21-for-102)/.553 OPS with three walks, 26 strikeouts and just one homer...Allowed 11 of his 38 (28.9%) inherited runners to score in 73 games in relief...Did not give up a home run in his first 47 games (38.1 IP, 159 BF)…Allowed his lone homer (solo HR) on July 28 vs. Pirates...His one home run allowed (59.2 IP) tied for the fewest allowed in a season by a D-back reliever all-time (min. 50.0 IP) with Randy Choate (one HR in 50.2 IP in 2004)...Did not give up a home run in 67 straight games (245 BF) dating back to Aug. 8, 2023-July 24, his longest streak since posting 71 straight homerless games (June 20, 2021-June 21, 2022)...Ranked second among NL relievers in April with 14 games, behind only STL's Ryan Helsley (15)...His 11 appearances in May tied for the team lead (also: Bryce Jarvis)...Recorded his third career save on May 8 at Reds (last: May 3, 2022 @ Marlins and April 23, 2022 vs. Mets)...Made his first of two opener starts on May 20 at Dodgers (1 IP)…Made his second on July 2 @ Dodgers (0.2 IP)…Now has five career opener starts in the regular season (three in 2023)...Was scoreless in a season-high nine games from July 29-Aug. 18, going 2-0 with a 0.72 WHIP, opponents' .115 AVG (3-for-26)/.322 OPS, three walks and eight strikeouts...Worked a hitless 2.0 innings with no walks on Sept. 21 @ Brewers…Was his sixth career 2+-inning relief outing (last: 2 IP on Sept. 16, 2023 vs. Cubs).

2023

In his fourth season with the D-backs, went 2-2 with a 4.62 ERA (20 ER in 39.0 IP), 1.13 WHIP and .236 opponent average over 35 games (three starts)...Began the season on the 15-day injured list (left shoulder inflammation) … made his season debut on April 18 in St. Louis. In 32 relief appearances, went 2-1 with a 4.75 ERA (19 ER in 36.0 IP), 1.14 WHIP and .235 opponent average...Made his first Major League start on Aug. 15 in Colorado (zero ER in 1.0 IP). In three starts, went 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA (one ER in 3.0 IP) and 1.00 WHIP...Posted a career-best .236 opponent average...Held lefties to a .185 average (12-for-65) and .209 OBP with 15 strikeouts, no homers and just two walks...Opponents hit .167 (6-for-36) off his curve and .178 (8-for-45) off his changeup, with both over a 30.0 whiff percentage...allowed only three extra-base hits (no homers) off both pitches...Retired 18 of his 22 inherited runners over 32 games with a .235 opponent average and 28 strikeouts. In 11 games (one start) with Triple-A Reno, went 1-0 with a 7.30 ERA (10 ER in 12.1 IP) and 11 strikeouts...POSTSEASON: Went 2-1 with a 4.70 ERA (four ER in 7.2 IP) and six strikeouts in nine games...made two starts and was 0-1 (one ER in 2.1 IP) with a 3.86 ERA … in seven relief appearances, went 2-0 with a 5.06 ERA (three ER in 5.1 IP) and four strikeouts.

2022

Appeared in a career-high 69 games in his third season with the D-backs, going 2-5 with 2 saves, a 2.85 ERA (19 ER in 60.0 IP), six walks, 61 strikeouts and a 1.08 WHIP...Posted career bests in wins, saves, ERA, walks, strikeouts and WHIP…tied his career-low .250 opponent avg. (also: 2019)....Ranked among NL relievers [min. 60 G] in BB/9.0 IP (1st, 0.90), walks (1st), K/ BB (1st, 10.17), games (T-3rd) and WHIP (7th). ...Had a career-best 17-game scoreless streak from May 7-June 21 (16.1 IP)....Did not allow a hit in a career-best six straight games from Aug. 1-11 (6.2 IP)....On Nov. 13, 2022, Joe Mantiply was inducted into the Pittsylvania County (Va.) Sports Hall of Fame...Two days later, on Nov. 15, the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors honored him with a resolution and a proclamation that July 19 is officially “Joe Mantiply Day”.

2021

Made 57 appearances in his first season with the D-backs, going 0-3 with a 3.40 ERA (15 ER in 39.2 IP)…also pitched in five games with Triple-A Reno... Tied for fourth among NL rookies in appearances (also: Phil Bickford/LADMIL)…his 11 holds tied for ninth among Major League rookies... 32 of his 57 outings were fewer than 1.0 inning ( recorded 1 out 21 times)... Ranked third in the Majors with 50 inherited runners (10 scored; 20.0 pct.)...Boasted a 14-game scoreless streak (8.1 IP) from Aug. 30-Sept. 28.

2020

Spent the majority of the season at the D-backs' Alternate Training Site...Played in four games with Arizona and posted a 15.43 ERA (4 ER in 2.1 IP)…Was designated for assignment on Sept. 28.

2019

Pitched in 1 game for the Yankees on Aug. 12 vs. Orioles (W, 3 ER in 3.0 IP)... Combined to go 1-0 with 1 save, a 4.31 ERA (19 ER in 39.2 IP) and 1.16 WHIP in 25 appearances between Double-A Chattanooga (Reds), Triple-A Louisville (Reds) and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Yankees)... Acquired by the Yankees from the Reds on Aug. 8 for cash considerations.

2017

Spent the season with the Yankees' Class AAA affiliate in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre...posted a 0.95 ERA in his 6 starts (19ip, 16h, 5bb, 17k, 0hr)...posted a 3.53 ERA with 1 save in 2 opps in his 29 relief apps (51ip, 56h, 13bb, 45k, 3hr)...following the season became a minor league free agent and on 11/13 was signed by the Reds to a minor league contract with an invitation to 2018 Major League spring training camp.

2016

Saw his first Major League action with Detroit, posting a 16.88 ERA (2.2IP, 5ER) in five relief appearances…was signed to a Major League contract and selected to the Tigers' active roster on 9/3…made his Major League debut that night at Kansas City, retiring his only batter faced (Jarrod Dyson) on two pitches (0.1IP)…recorded his first Major League strikeout (Pedro Alvarez, swinging) on 9/10 vs. Baltimore…began the season with Double-A Erie, going 3-1 with one save and a 2.47 ERA (51.0IP, 14ER, 62K) in 49 relief outings…also saw time with Triple-A Toledo, going 1-1 with a 4.32 ERA (8.1IP, 4ER, 7K) in seven relief appearances…