Shea Spitzbarth…Is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and is named Shea as a tribute to Shea Stadium...Is a 2012 graduate of Moore Catholic High School in Staten Island, NY, where his team won the 2012 Staten Island championship... Won All-City and All-Staten Island All-Star accolades at various levels during his high school career...Played baseball at Molloy College, where he graduated with a degree in business management... Ranks first in Molloy history in strikeouts per 9.0 innings (11.84), second in strikeouts (246) and third in ERA (2.50)…Was named the Co-Rookie-of-the-Year for the East Coast Conference in 2014 after going 3-3 with a 3.36 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 15 appearances (11 starts) in 2014...Posted a 1.77 ERA, 89 strikeouts and a .197 batting average against in 2015 while being named a National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) All-East Region honorable mention and an All-East Coast Conference first-team selection...Played for the Wareham Gatemen in the Cape Cod League in 2015.
2020
Did not pitch due to minor league season being canceled by COVID-19...Was selected by Pittsburgh off Los Angeles’ (NL) Double-A Tulsa roster in Triple-A Phase of Rule 5 Draft on 12/10.
2019
Went a combined 4-3 with a 4.09 ERA (66.0ip/30er) and 89 strikeouts in 52 relief appearances between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City...Began season with Tulsa, where he was named to the Texas League midseason All-Star team...Worked 1.1 scoreless innings while picking up his first save on 5/1 vs. Midland...Earned wins in back-to-back appearances on 5/5 vs. Corpus Christi and 5/10 at Arkansas...Recorded a 0.71 ERA (12.2ip/1er) in nine appearances during the month of May...Was promoted to Oklahoma City on 6/20...Recorded first win at the Triple-A level on 7/13 at Memphis in the second game of a doubleheader...Was sent back to Tulsa on 8/5 for the remainder of the season...Surrendered only home run of the season at the Double-A level in his second-to-last outing on 8/29 at Amarillo...Made six appearances with Tigres del Licey while pitching in the Dominican Winter League.
