Seth Elledge

Seth Wayne Elledge (born May 20, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the fourth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He made his major league debut for the Cardinals in 2020.

Seth Elledge
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 61
Pitcher
Born: (1996-05-20) May 20, 1996
Dallas, Texas
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 16, 2020, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record1–0
Earned run average4.63
Strikeouts14
Teams

Career

Elledge attended Centennial High School in Frisco, Texas.[1] As a senior, he compiled a 2.92 ERA. Undrafted out of high school in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Dallas Baptist University where he played college baseball. In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2] In 2017, as a junior at Dallas Baptist, he was 2–1 with 2.59 ERA and 13 saves in 22 relief appearances.[3]

Seattle Mariners

After his junior year, he was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the fourth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[4]

Elledge signed with Seattle and made his professional debut with the Everett AquaSox of the Class A Short Season Northwest League before being promoted to the Clinton LumberKings of the Class A Midwest League.[5] In 19 relief appearances between the two teams, he compiled a 3–0 record with a 3.24 ERA.[6] He began the 2018 season with the Modesto Nuts of the Class A-Advanced California League, and was named a California League All-Star.[7]

St. Louis Cardinals

On July 27, 2018, Elledge was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Sam Tuivailala.[8] He was assigned to the Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League[9] and finished the season there. In 44 total relief appearances between Modesto and Springfield, he posted an 8–2 record with a 2.13 ERA, a 0.95 WHIP, and 13 saves.[10] Elledge began 2019 back with Springfield,[11] and was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League in June. Over ​67 2⁄3 relief innings pitched between the two clubs, he went 6–4 with a 4.26 ERA, striking out 75. He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Glendale Desert Dogs following the season,[12] and earned All-Star honors.[13]

On August 15, 2020, Elledge was promoted to the major leagues. He made his major league debut on August 16 against the Chicago White Sox.[14] Over ​11 2⁄3 innings pitched with St. Louis, he went 1-0 with a 4.63 ERA and 14 strikeouts.

References
  1. "Local players in MLB draft: See where area HS and college stars are headed | SportsDay". Sportsday.dallasnews.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  2. "#36 Seth Elledge". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. Dutton, Bob (June 13, 2017). "Seattle Mariners gathered their resources on second day of the MLB Draft | The Spokesman-Review". Spokesman.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  4. "Local players in MLB draft: See where area HS and college stars are headed | SportsDay". Sportsday.dallasnews.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  5. Massey, Evan (January 10, 2018). "Seattle Mariners: Exclusive Interview with Pitcher Seth Elledge". Lifestylesports101.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  6. "Seth Elledge Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  7. Kyle Glaser (June 11, 2018). "California League Announces 2018 All-Star Rosters". Baseballamerica.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  8. RotoWire Staff (July 27, 2018). "Mariners' Sam Tuivailala: Traded to Mariners". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  9. "Cardinals announce slew of moves | Sports". kmaland.com. July 27, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  10. "Seth Elledge Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  11. "Cardinals announce 2019 Opening Day Roster". MiLB.com.
  12. Goold, Derrick. "Cards notebook: Reyes set to test arm; Robinson released; Carlson picked for AFL". STLtoday.com.
  13. "Elledge not looking past Arizona Fall League". MiLB.com.
  14. https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/rookies-crismatt-elledge-throw-themselves-into-the-mix-of-cardinals-constantly-revised-bullpen/article_7d204afd-e6e2-59d6-b0a2-2c9c0fea38c7.html
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