Noah Skirrow

Noah Smith Daniel Skirrow (born July 21, 1998) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

Noah Skirrow
Philadelphia Phillies
Pitcher
Born: (1998-07-21) July 21, 1998
Cambridge, Ontario
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Skirrow is from Cambridge, Ontario, and was raised in Stoney Creek. He attended Cardinal Newman Catholic School. He also played for the Ontario Blue Jays of the Premier Baseball League of Ontario.[1] Skirrow enrolled at Liberty University and played college baseball for the Liberty Flames for three years.[2] As a sophomore, he led the Atlantic Sun Conference in strikeouts per nine innings pitched. In 2019, he pitched in the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3]

After Skirrow went undrafted in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft, which had been cut from 40 rounds to five due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philadelphia Phillies signed Skirrow as a free agent for the maximum allowed US$20,000 signing bonus.[3] In 2022, he pitched for the Reading Fightin Phils of the Class AA Eastern League and the Lehigh Valley IronPigs of the Class AAA International League. He is pitching for the Canadian national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[4]

References
  1. "Stoney Creek pitcher Noah Skirrow ready for Tournament 12". HamiltonNews.com. September 5, 2014.
  2. "Stoney Creek's Noah Skirrow competing with Team Canada in World Baseball Classic". The Hamilton Spectator. March 8, 2023 – via www.thespec.com.
  3. "Opinion | Undrafted but heavily pursued, Stoney Creek's Noah Skirrow signs with Philadelphia Phillies". The Hamilton Spectator. June 29, 2020 – via www.thespec.com.
  4. "Skirrow brings Cambridge ties to Team Canada at World Baseball Classic". CambridgeToday.ca.


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