Played collegiately at Florida State University, where he was a consensus All-American and first team All-ACC in 2017...won ACC Pitcher of the Week five times that season, tied for the league record for one season...was named a second-team freshman All-American by Baseball America and D1Baseball in 2016. Selected by Miami in the 35th round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of Florida State University, but did not sign...selected by Arizona in the ninth round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Florida State University.
2024
Spent the entire 2024 season with the Tigers, pitching in 66 games, including nine starts, and going 7-2 with eight saves, a 2.19 ERA (94.1IP/23ER) and 77 strikeouts...Led all Major League pitchers (min. 90.0 innings) with a 0.78 WHIP, a .173 opponent batting average, a .222 opponent on-base percentage and a .500 opponent OPS, while ranking second with a .279 opponent slugging percentage and third with a 2.19 ERA (94.1IP/23ER)...Since the start of the 2023 season, his 63 multi-inning relief outings were the second-most in the Major Leagues...over that same span, his 0.82 WHIP and .226 opponent on-base percentage led all Major League relievers (min. 100 innings), while ranking third with a .517 opponent OPS, fourth with a .178 opponent batting average, sixth with a 2.23 ERA (161.2IP/40ER) and seventh with a .290 opponent slugging percentage...Named Tigers Pitcher of the Month for July, throwing 18 scoreless innings with 12 hits allowed, three walks and 13 strikeouts over 11 appearances, including three starts...was the only pitcher in the Majors to not allow a run in July (min. 15 innings), while he ranked second among MLB pitchers with a 2.31 WHIP, sixth with a 0.83 WHIP and seventh with a .182 opponent batting average...Saw his scoreless innings streak end at 24.1 innings on Aug. 8 at Seattle, giving up a run on two hits in 1.2 innings...was the longest by a Tigers primary reliever since Jose Valverde’s 25.1 scoreless innings streak in 2010...From June 29-September 18, he had a 4-0 record with six saves, a 0.38 ERA (47.1IP/2ER) and 37 strikeouts...dating back to 1913, his 0.38 ERA was the lowest for any MLB pitcher since Cla Meredith from July 23-September 26, 2006...Appeared in six postseason games, including two starts, going 0-1 with a save, a 9.53 ERA (5.2IP/6ER) and six strikeouts...Notched his first career postseason save on Oct. 9 vs. Cleveland, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.
2023
Completed his first season with the Tigers in 2023, pitching in 59 games, including one start... Voted Tigers Rookie of the Year by the Detroit Sports Media Association... Led all American League relievers (min. 50.0 innings) and ranked second in the Majors with a 0.87 WHIP...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, his WHIP was the lowest by any Tigers reliever with at least 60.0 innings pitched in a season in franchise history... Ranked fifth among AL relievers (min. 50.0 innings) with 1.81 walks per 9.0 innings and seventh with a 2.13 ERA as a reliever... Of his 59 appearances during the season, 33 were multi-inning outings, which was the second-highest total in the Majors, trailing only Chris Stratton (36)... Made his Tigers debut on April 15 vs. San Francisco, throwing 3.0 shutout innings with one hit allowed and two strikeouts... Made the first start of his Major League career as an opener on June 8 at Philadelphia, allowing just a walk and striking out one in his inning of work... Did not allow a run in eight of his 10 outings during June, posting a 1.26 ERA (14.1IP/2ER) with 17 strikeouts... Allowed just two earned runs over 20 appearances from June 4-July 29, compiling a 0.72 ERA (25.0IP/2ER) with 16 hits allowed, eight walks and 28 strikeouts... Earned his first Major League save on Aug. 2 at Pittsburgh, entering with two outs and the bases loaded and striking out the only batter he faced... Picked up the first win of his big league career on Aug. 9 vs. Minnesota, tossing 2.1 scoreless innings with one walk and three strikeouts... Did not allow a run in nine outings from Aug. 2-22, throwing 12.1 innings with one hit allowed, two walks and 13 strikeouts... Named the Tigers Pitcher of the Month for August, appearing in 12 games and posting a 3-0 record with one save, a 2.25 ERA (16.0IP/4ER) and 15 strikeouts...did not allow a run in 11 of his 12 outings, while 10 of his 12 appearances were hitless...Turned in the longest appearance of his career on Sept. 19 at Los Angeles (NL), allowing a run on two hits with no walks and two strikeouts in 3.1 innings.
2022
Saw his first Major League action in 2022, playing in 10 games with Arizona...Made his Major League debut on April 28 at St. Louis, allowing two hits and striking out one...fanned Edmundo Sosa for his first big league punchout...Turned in his longest Major League outing of the season on May 27 vs. Los Angeles (NL), striking out one in 2.0 perfect innings...Did not allow a run in eight straight outings from June 19-July 28, throwing 10.0 scoreless innings with three hits allowed, three walks and 10 strikeouts.
2021
Combined to pitch in 26 games, including 11 starts, between Double A Amarillo and Triple A Reno in 2021...Allowed just one run in his final eight outings with Amarillo from July 7-Aug. 19, throwing 15.1 innings and giving up nine hits and 22 strikeouts.
2020
Worked out remotely during the 2020 season as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic...Rated as possessing the best control in the Diamondbacks organization by Baseball America following the season.
