Vinny Nittoli #57

Vinny is a non-roster invitee to Major League Spring Training with Chicago after signing a Minor League deal with the organization in January of this season....Appeared in three Major League games between Seattle (2021) and Philadelphia (2022)....Is 16-18 with a 4.45 ERA (124 ER/251.0 IP) and 12 saves in 160 Minor League games (14 starts) in the Seattle (2014-16, 2021), Toronto (2019, 2022), Arizona (2019), Minnesota (2021), Philadelphia (2022) and Yankees (2022) chains....Underwent Tommy John surgery on Aug. 14, 2014....Selected in the 25th round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft by Seattle....In four years at Xavier University, went 19-12 with a 3.54 ERA and 186 strikeouts in 53 appearances (51 starts)...Earned All-Big East First-Team honors in 2014....Graduated from Pine-Richland High School in Pennsylvania.

2022

Vinny pitched for three organizations in 2022, combining to go 4-1 with a 3.81 ERA (22 ER/52.0 IP) with two saves in 37 Minor League games (four starts) with 14 walks and 64 strikeouts... Made two relief appearances for the Phillies, throwing 2.0 scoreless frames, Sept. 4-8... Opened the year in the Yankees system, going 4-1 with a 3.68 ERA (14 ER/36.2 IP) in 22 relief appearances (four starts) prior to his release July 18... Signed a Minor League deal with Toronto July 24 and posted a 2.79 ERA (3 ER/9.2 IP) with two saves in 10 relief appearances before he was traded to Philadelphia on Aug. 30 for catcher Karl Ellison... Selected by the Phillies Sept. 1 and was optioned to Lehigh Valley Sept. 11.

2021

Saw his first Major League action with the Seattle Mariners, appearing in one game as a reliever (1.0IP, 1H, 2ER, 2BB, 1K, 1HR)…spent the majority of the season in the minors, combining with Triple-A Tacoma and Triple-A St. Paul to go 3-4 with one save, a 5.05 ERA (41.0IP, 23ER) and 51K in 30 games (six starts)…began the season with the Mariners organization with Tacoma and went 3-3 with a 5.61 ERA (33.2IP, 21ER) and 41K in 23 appearances (six starts) over two stints…was selected to Seattle’s Major League roster on 6/18 and made his Major League debut on 6/23 vs. Colorado, allowing 2ER in 1.0 inning in relief (1H, 2BB, 1K, 1HR)…was option to Tacoma on 6/24…was released by Seattle on 8/26 and signed by the Minnesota Twins as a minor league free agent on 8/31…was assigned to St. Paul, going 0-1 with one save, a 2.45 ERA (7.1IP, 2ER) and 10K in seven relief outings.

2020

Did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season...appeared in one game during Spring Training for the Blue Jays, throwing 1.0 IP with 2 strikeouts.