Penn Murfee

Graduated from Montgomery Bell Academy (Tenn.) in 2013...Attended Vanderbilt University (Tenn.) for three seasons (2015-17) before transferring to Santa Clara University (Calif.) for his senior season (2018)...Played his first two seasons as an infielder before converting to pitcher...Selected by Seattle in the 33rd round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft...Claimed off waivers by Atlanta from New York (NL) on Nov. 14, 2023...Signed a one-year contract with Atlanta on Dec. 15, 2023.

2023

Made Seattle's Opening Day roster and pitched in 16 games at the Major League level...Logged a 1-2 record and a 1.29 ERA (2 ER/14.0 IP) with 16 strikeouts and 10 walks...Did not allow a run over his first eight appearances of the season, tossing 6.2 IP with two hits, three walks and eight strikeouts...Held opponents to a .095 batting average during this stretch...Pitched final game of the season on June 11, before he was placed on the injured list the following day...Subsequently underwent Tommy John surgery and is expected to miss the 2024 season.

2022

Went 4-0 with a 2.99 ERA (23 ER, 69.1 IP) with 18 walks and 76 strikeouts in 64 games (one start)...Elite Rookie Reliever - Became third Mariners rookie in franchise history to post a sub-3.00 ERA, sub-.200 opponent batting average and sub-1.00 WHIP, joining Joel Piñeiro (2001) and Rafael Soriano (2003)...Ranked in the 97th percentile in hard-hit percentage and 95th percentile in average exit velocity per Baseball Savant…led MLB rookies in hard-hit percentage (30.1/97th percentile)...Recorded a strikeout in 20 consecutive outings from June 1-July 17, longest streak by a Mariners reliever in 2022...the 20-game streak ranks second-longest strikeout streak by a reliever in Mariners history, trailing only Rafael Soriano’s 21-game strikeout streak from July 20-Sept. 12, 2003...Made his first career start on June 18 when he started the second game of a doubleheader against the Los Angeles Angels…pitched 2.0 scoreless innings and allowed one walk while striking out two...His 4-seam fastball (-4) and slider (-8) both registered negative run values according to Baseball Savant’s run value metric...Posted a 2.36 ERA (9 ER, 34.1 IP) in 31 road appearances and a 3.60 ERA (14 ER, 35.0 IP) in 33 home appearances...Made his Major League debut April 29 where he pitched 2.0 scoreless innings and struck out two.

2021

Went 7-3 with a 4.23 ERA (37 ER, 78.2 IP) with 35 walks and 97 strikeouts in 26 games (14 starts) between Double-A Arkansas and Triple-A Tacoma...named Texas League Pitcher of the Week on June 20 and named Texas League Pitcher of the Month in June... in 4 June starts, went 3-0 with a 1.38 ERA (4 ER, 26.0 IP) with 7 walks and 30 strikeouts including a 9.0-inning, complete game shutout on June 18 vs. Tulsa.

2020

Did not appear due to the cancellation of the minor league season (COVID-19).

2019

Earned the "60 ft. 6 in. Club" Award after being recognized as the pitcher in the Mariners organization that best embodied the Control the Zone philosophy...spent most of the year with High-A Modesto…also appeared in 5 games with Triple-A Tacoma (4/9-22) and 1 game with Double-A Arkansas (5/19)…combined to go 6-5, 3.57 (45 ER, 113.1 IP) with 136 strikeouts and 31 walks in 32 games (20 GS)…All-Arizona Fall League Team as the league's top starter after posting a 1.23 ERA and striking out 30 in 22.0 innings (MLB Pipeline).

2018

Began pro career with Short-A Everett, going 3-2 , 6.55 (24 ER, 33.0 IP) in 19 games.