Peyton Battenfield

Peyton Cole Battenfield (born August 10, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Peyton Battenfield
Battenfield with the Columbus Clippers in 2022
Cleveland Guardians – No. 50
Pitcher
Born: (1997-08-10) August 10, 1997
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 12, 2023, for the Cleveland Guardians
MLB statistics
(through May 17, 2023)
Win–loss record0–5
Earned run average5.19
Strikeouts27
Teams

Amateur career

Battenfield attended Verdigris High School in Verdigris, Oklahoma. As a senior he was The Oklahoman All-State Baseball Player of the Year.[1] After high school he played college baseball at Oklahoma State University.

Professional career

Houton Astros

Battenfield was selected by the Houston Astros in the ninth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[2][3] He made his professional debut that season with the Tri-City ValleyCats, going 2–1 with a 1.60 earned run average over 14 starts.[4]

Tampa Bay Rays

On January 9, 2020, the Astros traded Battenfield and Cal Stevenson to the Tampa Bay Rays for Austin Pruitt.[5] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] Battenfield began the 2021 with the High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods before being promoted to the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits.

Cleveland Indians / Guardians

On July 30, 2021, the Rays traded Battenfield to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Jordan Luplow and D. J. Johnson.[7] After the trade, he was assigned to the Double-A Akron RubberDucks.[8] Over 21 games (19 starts) between the three teams, he went 7–1 with a 2.53 earned run average and 131 strikeouts over 103 innings.[9]

Battenfield began the 2022 season with the Triple-A Columbus Clippers. The Guardians selected Battenfield's contract as a COVID-19 replacement player on August 12, 2022.[10] He was returned to Columbus on August 15 without making appearance, becoming a phantom ballplayer. On the year, he started 28 games for Columbus, posting an 8-6 record and 3.63 ERA with 109 strikeouts in 153.2 innings pitched.

On April 10, 2023, the Guardians selected Battenfield's contract a second time.[11] He made his MLB debut as the Guardians' starting pitcher on April 12.[12] Battenfield pitched 42⁄3 innings, allowing no walks, striking out three, and allowing a single earned run.[13]

References
  1. "All-State Baseball Player of the Year: Verdigris senior Peyton Battenfield grew into an unhittable force". June 18, 2016.
  2. "Astros draft Verdigris alum Battenfield in 9th round".
  3. "Verdigris alum Battenfield forgoes senior season at OSU, signs with Astros".
  4. "ValleyCats pitcher". July 31, 2019.
  5. "Rays complete three-player trade with Astros". mlb.com.
  6. "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
  7. Bell, Mandy (July 30, 2021). "In 2 deals, Indians trade Eddie, get Straw". mlb.com.
  8. "Peyton Battenfield makes impressive debut for RubberDucks".
  9. "Thirteen Cleveland Guardians prospects who could break into the big leagues in 2022".
  10. Franco, Anthony (August 10, 2022). "Guardians To Promote Peyton Battenfield". MLB Trade Rumors.
  11. "Guardians' Peyton Battenfield: Called up from Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  12. "Guardians' pitching prospect set to make MLB debut". WKBN.com. 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  13. "Battenfield's debut a blast on 'weird day' for Guardians". MLB.com. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
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