Matt Sauer

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11+2⁄3 innings pitched. [9] In 2018, he pitched with the Low–A Staten Island Yankees where he went 3–6 with a 3.90 ERA in 13 starts and 67 innings. [10]

Sauer spent 2019 with the Single–A Charleston RiverDogs, but pitched only 8+2⁄3 innings due to injury. [11] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [12] Sauer split the 2021 season between the Single–A Tampa Tarpons and the High–A Hudson Valley Renegades, appearing in 23 games (21 starts) and going 5–6 with a 4.69 ERA and 127 strikeouts over 111+1⁄3 innings. [13]

Sauer began the 2022 season with Hudson Valley and was promoted to the Double–A Somerset Patriots in August. [14] He struck out 17 batters in a game on August 25. [15] Sauer finished the year making 22 starts and logging a 4.54 ERA with 134 strikeouts across 109 innings pitched. [16] He spent the 2023 season with Somerset also briefly appearing for Hudson Valley, and the rookie–level Florida Complex League Yankees. In 14 games (13 starts) for Somerset, Sauer registered a 6–5 record and 3.41 ERA with 93 strikeouts across 74 innings pitched. [17] After the 2023 season, Sauer pitched for the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League. [18]

Kansas City Royals

On December 6, 2023, the Kansas City Royals selected Sauer from the Yankees in the Rule 5 draft. [19] On March 23, 2024, manager Matt Quatraro announced that Sauer had made Kansas City's Opening Day roster [20] as a relief pitcher who can pitch multiple innings. [21] In 14 appearances for the Royals, he struggled to a 7.71 ERA with 9 strikeouts across 16+1⁄3 innings pitched. On May 20, Sauer was designated for assignment following the promotion of Sam Long. [22]

New York Yankees (second stint)

On May 26, 2024, the Royals returned Sauer to the New York Yankees organization. He was subsequently assigned to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. [23]

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Matt Sauer
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Sauer in 2018
New York Yankees
Pitcher
Born: (1999-01-21) January 21, 1999 (age 25)
Santa Maria, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
March 31, 2024, for the Kansas City Royals