Tanner Hayes Bibee (/ˈbaɪbiː/ BY-bee;[1] born March 5, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Amateur career
Bibee attended Mission Viejo High School in Mission Viejo, California and played college baseball at California State University, Fullerton.[2][3] In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[4] Bibee was eligible for the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft, but went undrafted and returned to Fullerton for his senior year.
Professional career
The Cleveland Guardians selected Bibee in the fifth round of the 2021 MLB Draft.[5] He made his professional debut in 2022 with the Lake County Captains.[6] Splitting the year between Lake County and the Double-A Akron RubberDucks, Bibee worked to a combined 8-2 record and 2.17 ERA with 167 strikeouts in 1322⁄3 innings pitched across 25 starts. He began the 2023 season with the Triple-A Columbus Clippers, posting a 2-0 record and 1.76 ERA with 19 strikeouts in 3 starts.[7]
On April 26, 2023, Bibee was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[8] He made his major league debut the same day as the starting pitcher against the Colorado Rockies. In his debut, Bibee became the first Cleveland pitcher in the live-ball era (1920-present) to record at least five consecutive strikeouts in a Major League debut. He ended the game with a final line of 52⁄3 innings pitched with 8 strikeouts and 1 earned run while recording his first career win.[9] In 25 starts for Cleveland, Bibee posted a 10–4 record and 2.98 ERA with 141 strikeouts in 142.0 innings of work.[10] On September 24, it was announced that Bibee would miss the remainder of the year with right hip inflammation, and was subsequently placed on the 60–day injured list.[11]
References
- ^ Sheehan, Bill. "Feature: As MLB draft nears, Fullerton’s Big West Scholar Athlete Tanner Bibee Finds Himself at Crossroads," California State University, Fullerton Athletics, Thursday, May 14, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Competitive fire fuels Mission Viejo's Tanner Bibee". April 19, 2017.
- ^ "Thrown a curve, Tanner Bibee turns his focus to the Major Leagues". March 31, 2020.
- ^ "#36 Tanner Bibee". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ "CSUF pitcher drafted by the Cleveland Guardians".
- ^ "Captains starting pitcher Tanner Bibee hit twice in 3–1 loss to Lansing". April 27, 2022.
- ^ "Tanner Bibee College, Amateur, & Minor League Statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ Adams, Steve (April 26, 2023). "Guardians Promote Tanner Bibee, Designate Konnor Pilkington For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors.
- ^ "Guardians prospect Bibee makes historic debut". mlb.com. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "Guardians' Tanner Bibee: Season may be over". cbssports.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ "Guardians' Tanner Bibee: Shifts to 60-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)