Joshua Tyler Staumont...X: JStaumont...Instgram: @staumont...Wife, Angelina (Lina)...In 2020, the couple started the “Pitch for Pets” Initiative, partnering with Royals Charities to cover the adoption fees for 100 bully breed dogs through KC Pet Project...Participated in Royals Rally 2023...In 2021, Josh and his wife, Angelina, joined forces again with the KC Pet Project for the “Get ‘Em Home” Community Drive-Thru Pet Clinic, hosting 67 dogs from 44 different families at the Black Archives of Mid-America in the historic 18th and Vine District, helping pet owners provide vaccinations and pet identifications...Attended Biola University in 2013 and Azusa Pacific University in California from 2014-15...During his final collegiate season, he went 6-2 with a 3.67 ERA in 13 outings (12 starts) and led the Pacific West Conference with 109 strikeouts, which tied him for sixth among all NCAA Division II pitchers...Graduated from La Habra HS (CA) in 2012, when as a senior he went 8-2 with a 2.12 ERA (21 ER in 69.1 IP) and 87 strikeouts.
2023
Began the season with Triple-A Omaha and made four scoreless appearances for Storm Chasers to begin the season...Recalled by Kansas City on April 14...Nine of his first 10 appearances for Kansas City were scoreless...Recorded the final two outs in the sixth inning May 28 vs. the Nationals, then made his first Major League start the next day on May 29 in St. Louis, where he spun a 1-2-3 frame with strikeouts of Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Gorman, making him the first pitcher in Royals history to start a game on zero days’ rest, a feat that James McArthur also achieved from Aug. 15-16...In the May 29 start in St. Louis, combined with Mike Mayers to retire the first 21 batters of the game, matching the second-longest perfect game bid in franchise history, according to Elias...Allowed at least one run in five of his final 11 appearances for Royals, a stretch in which he was charged with 10 runs on 12 hits and nine walks in 10.0 innings from May 12-June 5...Placed on 10-day injured list on June 6 with a neck strain and did not return in 2023...Missed the Royals' final 101 games...Held left-handed hitters to a .219 batting average with a .574 OPS and righties to a .220 average with a .690 OPS...Posted a 51.0% ground ball percentage, the highest of career (previous high of 38.7% in 2021)...Finished season in the 79th percentile in baseball in average fastball velocity at 95.8 mph...Held opponents to a .133 (2-for-15) batting average on slider and 0-for-4 on sinker...Designated for release or assignment by Royals after season on Nov. 14 and elected free agency Nov. 17.
2022
Staumont made the Opening Day roster in 2022 *min. 90 appearances for the third straight year, but endured two stints on the Injured List, from June 26-July 15 with a neck strain, and from Aug. 24 through season’s end with right biceps tendinitis... He surrendered a HR to Aaron Judge on May 1, snapping a 29.0-inning homerless streak that dated back to Aug. 14, 2021, ending this run one out shy of matching his career-best homerless streak of 29.1 innings, set from Sept. 9, 2020-May 19, 2021... Staumont had a 3.67 ERA (11 ER in 27.0 IP) in 30 appearances before the All-Star break, but had a 13.50 ERA (16 ER in 10.2 IP) in 12 outings after the break. .. He threw a career-high 42 pitches on Aug. 23 vs. Arizona, in which he was charged with four runs on three hits and three walks, and was placed on the IL the following day.
2021
Set career highs in innings (65.2), strikeouts (72), games, saves (5), wins (4), double plays (6) and holds (16), with career lows in opponents’ average (.183) and WHIP (1.07)...Posted a 2.88 ERA (21 ER in 65.2 IP) with 72 strikeouts and an opponents’ batting average of .183 (43-for-235) in 64 outings...Endured three stints on the Injured List, April 13 (nondisclosed ailment), May 28-June 5 (left knee sprain) and Aug. 26 (non-disclosed ailment)...Went 0-2 with a 3.63 ERA (14 ER in 34.2 IP) in 32 games before the All-Star break, while also earning all five of his saves...spun a 2.03 ERA (7 ER in 31.0 IP) after the All-Star break, while holding opponents to a .143 batting average (15-for-105)...his second-half ERA ranked sixth in the American League and his opponents’ batting average ranked second to Seattle’s Casey Sadler (.117) among those who pitched in at least 30 games...Threw the fastest recorded pitch by a Royal at 101.8 MPH on April 23 to Robbie Grossman at Comerica Park in Detroit...surrendered a home run to Grossman on May 22 vs. Detroit, snapping a career-long 29.1 homerless streak, dating back to Sept. 9, 2020...Earned his first Major League save on April 24 at Detroit with a 1-2-3 ninth inning, recording two strikeouts to Akil Baddoo and Jeimer Candelario...earned career saves No. 2 and 3 over his next two appearances April 26 at the Tigers and April 28 in Pittsburgh...He became the seventh Royal to earn his first three career saves in consecutive appearances, and the first since Mike Minor earned his first six saves in consecutive appearances from Sept. 15-30, 2017, setting a Royals record, according to the Elias Sports Bureau...Went 5-for-5 in save opportunities, becoming the sixth Royal to record at least five saves in a single season without a blown save, joining Trevor Rosenthal in 2020 (7 saves), Greg Holland in 2020 (6), Wily Peralta in 2018 (14 saves), Jaime Bluma in 1996 (5) and Gene Garber in 1987 (8)...Finished April with a 0.68 ERA (1 ER in 13.1 IP), marking the lowest April ERA by a Royals pitcher (min. 10 games) since Kelvin Herrera didn’t allow a run over 10 April games in 2018...Staumont’s ERA is the eighth lowest single-season April ERA in club history, behind a seven-way tie at 0.00...Closed out September/October with a 1.35 ERA (2 ER in 13.1 IP) in 13 games, earning seven holds while holding opponents to a .095 batting average...The Royals won 36 games he appeared in...during those games, he earned a 0.70 ERA (3 ER in 38.2 IP), ranking sixth in club history, behind Peter Moylan (0.32 ERA in 2017), Wade Davis (0.63 in ‘15, 0.64 in ‘14), Herrera (0.46 in ‘14) and Tom Burgmeier (0.34 in 1971), (min. 35 outings in wins)...Went 1-1 with two saves vs. AL Central teams, posting a 2.03 ERA (7 ER in 31.0 IP), which led all Royals pitchers (min. 10.0 IP)...among relievers who threw 30.0 innings-or-more vs. the AL Central, his ERA trailed only Emmanuel Clase (0.84 ERA in 32.1 IP) and Liam Hendriks (1.69 in 32.0)...Led the club in opponents’ batting average vs. right-handed hitters (min. 50 RHB faced), holding them to a .164/.235/.293 slashline (23-for-140)...Held opposing hitters to a .108/.205/.216 (8-for-74) slashline with two outs, recording 29 strikeouts while issuing just eight walks (1 intentional)...Batters who put his first pitch of an at-bat in play went 0-for-20 this season, including a double play by J.D. Martinez at Fenway Park on June 28.
2020
Made the Opening Day roster for the first time and in his first full big league season, posted a 2.45 ERA (7 ER in 25.2 IP) and a .215 opponents’ average (20-for-93)… allowed no earned runs in 25 of his 28 appearances...Recorded 37 strikeouts in 25.2 innings for a 12.97 K/9, sixth best in the American League (min. 25.0 IP) and fourth among Major League rookies...Struck out multiple batters in 12 of his 28 outings, tied for third most among rookie relievers behind James Karinchak and Devin Williams (18 each)...His 12.97 K/9 was fifth best in Royals history (min. 25.0 IP) behind Greg Holland (13.84) in 2013, Wade Davis (13.63) in 2014, Jake Diekman (13.61) in 2019 and Holland (12.99) in 2014, best by a Royals pitcher in a rookie season, ahead of the previous rookie mark held by Scott Barlow (11.77) in 2019...In his first 13 appearances (July 26-Aug. 25), struck out 25 of the 54 batters he faced (46.3%) to account for 25 of his 36 outs (69.4%)...Pitched to a 0.54 ERA (1 ER in 16.2 IP) with 30 strikeouts (16.2 K/9) in his first 18 appearances through Sept. 5, but had a 6.00 ERA (6 ER in 9.0 IP) over his last eight outings, including a season-high-tying three runs allowed on Sept. 6 vs. the White Sox (0.1 IP) and Sept. 24 vs. Detroit (0.2 IP)...Worked 14.2 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run from July 28-Sept. 5, including four straight hitless outings (3.2 IP) from Aug. 15-25...In six appearances on no days’ rest, he had a 7.71 ERA (4 ER in 4.2 IP) and .400 opponents’ average (8-for-20)— including three runs in 0.1 inning on Sept. 6—but had a 1.29 ERA (3 ER in 21.0 IP) and .164 opponents’ average (12-for-73) in his remaining 22 appearances with at least one day of rest...He accounted for five of the top six highest-velocity pitches in the Majors in 2020, including a 102.2 mph pitch on Aug. 19 vs. Cincinnati, which tied for the highest velocity on any pitch thrown in the Majors…he had 36 pitches recorded at 100.0 mph or higher, third most in the Majors, and his 20 pitches at 101.0 mph or higher were most in the Majors, 10 more than Aroldis Chapman, who finished second...In the 13 seasons that pitch velocity data is available (since 2008), Staumont is one of three Royals pitchers to hit at least 102.0 mph in a game, joining Kelvin Herrera, who threw 12 pitches at 102.0 mph or greater from 2012-15, and Yordano Ventura, who hit 102.6 mph once in 2013.
2019
Made his big league debut on July 25, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings (11th and 12th) vs. Cleveland…became the third Royals pitcher to debut in extra innings, joining Scott Bankhead on May 25, 1986 vs. the White Sox (14th inning) and George Throop on Sept. 7, 1975 at the Angels (11th inning) ... Pitched to a 3.72 ERA (8 ER in 19.1 IP), with no record over 16 appearances with Kansas City ... Posted a 1.29 ERA (1 ER in 7.0 IP) and held opponents to a .167 average (4-for-24) in his five road outings, compared to a 5.11 ERA (7 ER in 12.1 IP) and a .321 opponents' average (17-for-53) at home ... Did not allow a leadoff hit (0-for-16), while the first hitter reached just twice in the 18 innings he started (.111 OBP) ... Each of his last four outings (3.0 IP) were scoreless (Sept. 13-25), after he allowed runs in five of seven appearances between Aug. 8-Sept. 5 ... Opened the year with Omaha (AAA), where he went 1-5 with a 3.16 ERA (18 ER in 51.1 IP) in 32 appearances, being used as the 'opener' on 12 occasions ... Held the opposition to a .171 average (31-for-180), which ranked second in the Pacific Coast League (min. 50.0 IP), behind only New Orleans' Zac Gallen (.152)…that includes holding righties to a .120 average (14-for-117).
2018
Made a career-high 41 appearances (5 starts) with Omaha (AAA), where he went 2-5 with a 3.51 ERA (29 ER in 74.1 IP) and 103 strikeouts (12.5 K/9)...Recorded his second career save and first since 2015 on May 2 at Iowa, pitching a scoreless 10th inning in an 8-7 win...Had 14.2 consecutive scoreless innings from April 7 (Game 2)-May 11, a stretch in which he allowed just eight hits and struck out 27 (16.6 K/9)...Had a 1.74 ERA (4 ER in 20.2 IP) through 17 relief appearances, before moving to the rotation for five starts from May 28-June 21...Had a 4.66 ERA (10 ER in 19.1 IP) in five starts, but six of those 10 runs came in his last start on June 21…had a 2.20 ERA (4 ER in 16.1 IP) through his first four starts...Moved back to the bullpen following his June 21, and made his remaining 19 appearances in relief, in which he posted a 3.93 ERA (15 ER in 34.1 IP) with 44 strikeouts (11.5 K/9).
2017
Split season between Omaha (AAA) and Northwest Arkansas (AA), combining to make 25 starts (26 appearances)…posted a 6-12 record with a 5.56 ERA (77 ER in 124.2 IP)... Fanned 138 hitters in 124.2 innings (10.0 K/9)…his strikeout total ranked second among Royals farmhands, behind only Foster Griffin's 141... Recorded 93 strikeouts in just 76.0 innings at Omaha... Posted a 3-4 mark with a 3.88 ERA (23 ER in 53.1 IP) in his first 10 starts at Omaha, before going winless with a 11.95 ERA in five June outings…optioned to Northwest Arkansas on July 5...Matched a career-high with 12 strikeouts twice, both with Omaha…fanned a dozen in 6.0 innings in a 3-0 win over Round Rock on April 13 and did it again in 6.2 innings on May 1 vs. Oklahoma City, taking a no-decision in a 2-1 Chasers win... After struggling in his first three starts with Northwest Arkansas, went 3-2 with a 2.92 ERA (12 ER in 37.0 IP) over his last six outings (July 28-Sept. 2)…held opponents to a .200 average (25-for-125) in that span... Held Springfield hitless over 7.0 innings, allowing one run in a 5-1 win on Aug. 23... Rated as the Royals' No. 1 prospect entering the season, according to Baseball America…also ranked as the No. 9 prospect in the system by MLB.com following the year.
