Lyon Richardson (born January 18, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
| Lyon Richardson | |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds – No. 72 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 18, 2000 Jensen Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 6, 2023, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics (through July 30, 2024) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–2 |
| Earned run average | 9.35 |
| Strikeouts | 13 |
| Teams | |
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Amateur career
editRichardson attended Jensen Beach High School in Jensen Beach, Florida.[1][2] He committed to play college baseball at the University of Florida.[3] As a senior in 2018, he went 7–0 with a 0.58 ERA and ninety strikeouts over 48 innings alongside batting .369, and was named the Treasure Coast Newspapers Player of the Year.[4] After his senior season, he was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round (47th overall) of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[5][6][7][8]
Professional career
editRichardson signed with the Reds and made his professional debut that year with the Greeneville Reds of the Rookie-level Appalachian League.[9] Over 29 innings, he compiled a 0–5 record and a 7.14 ERA.[10] In 2019, his first full minor league season, he played with the Dayton Dragons of the Class A Midwest League, going 3–9 with a 4.15 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP over 26 starts.[11] After the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he flew to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and spent the summer working out at Cressey Sports Performance, participating in simulated games with fellow minor leaguers.[12] In September, he was added to Cincinnati's 60-man player pool and participated in their instructional league.[13] Richardson was assigned to Dayton, now members of the High-A Central, for the 2021 season; he appeared in 19 games (18 starts) in which he went 2–5 with a 5.09 ERA, 91 strikeouts, and 38 walks over 76 innings.[14] Following the season's end, he underwent Tommy John surgery, and thus missed all of the 2022 season.[15]
On November 15, 2022, the Reds selected Richardson's contract and added him to the 40-man roster.[16] Richardson split minor league time in 2023 between the Daytona Tortugas, the Chattanooga Lookouts, and the Louisville Bats.[17] On August 6, Richardson was called up to the major leagues for the first time to make his MLB debut.[18] He made 4 starts for the Reds, struggling to an 8.64 ERA with 13 strikeouts across 16+2⁄3 innings pitched.
Richardson was optioned to Triple–A Louisville to begin the 2024 season.[19]
References
edit- ^ "Cincinnati Reds 2nd round draft pick Lyon Richardson makes Jensen Beach baseball proud | WPEC". Cbs12.com. June 7, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "After MLB draft pick, Lyon Richardson's dad reflects on son's childhood". Tcpalm.com. June 5, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Jensen Beach High School pitcher Lyon Richardson prepares for MLB Draft". Tcpalm.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Get Access". Tcpalm.com. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Reds draft pitchers Richardson, Gray on first day of MLB Draft". Cincinnati.com. June 5, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Jensen Beach pitcher Lyon Richardson selected in MLB draft 2nd round". Tcpalm.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ Jablonski, David. "Reds take high school pitcher from Florida in second round". journal-news.
- ^ Jablonski, David. "Reds take high school pitcher from Florida in second round". dayton-daily-news.
- ^ "Reds pick Lyon Richardson cool and confident about pro debut Saturday – The Athletic". Theathletic.com. June 22, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ Katz, Marc. "Katz: Dragons right-hander Richardson one to watch in Reds system". dayton-daily-news.
- ^ "Get Access". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Minor league baseball players workout out in Palm Beach Gardens". Palmbeachpost.com. September 3, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ RotoWire Staff (September 10, 2020). "Reds' Lyon Richardson: Joins 60-man player pool". CBSSports.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Dragons rout Loons to cap dominating season-opening series".
- ^ "The Enquirer".
- ^ Rosecrans, C. Trent. "Reds top prospects Elly De La Cruz, Noelvi Marte among Reds 40-man adds. Who else?". The Athletic.
- ^ "Lyon Richardson Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
- ^ "Jensen Beach's Lyon Richardson earns call-up to the Cincinnati Reds".
- ^ "Reds' Lyon Richardson: Optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)