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Chris Stratton
American baseball player (born 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Christopher Lee Stratton (born August 22, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, and Kansas City Royals.
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Early life
Christopher Lee Stratton was born on August 22, 1990, in Tupelo, Mississippi. Stratton graduated from Tupelo High School, in Tupelo, Mississippi.
College career
He then attended Mississippi State University from 2010 to 2012. In 2011, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1] As a senior, he was a consensus All-American after going 11–2 with a 2.38 earned run average (ERA) and 127 strikeouts.[2] He was also the Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Year.[3] He also won the C Spire Ferriss Trophy as Mississippi's top collegiate baseball player.[4]
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San Francisco Giants
Minor leagues
The San Francisco Giants selected Stratton in the first round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.[5] In August of that year, he was hospitalized after a line drive struck him in the head.[6]
Before the 2013 season, Baseball America ranked Stratton as the Giants' third best prospect.[7] The Giants added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.[8]
Major leagues
Stratton was called up from the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats to the major leagues on May 28, 2016, to replace the injured Matt Cain.[9] Despite being primarily a starter in the minors, the Giants added Stratton to their bullpen and he made his major league debut against the Atlanta Braves on May 30, pitching a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning and recording two strikeouts while retiring all three batters he faced.[10] On June 11, he was credited with his first major league win as he pitched the top of the 10th inning in the Giants victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers.[11] On June 13 he was sent down again when Cain returned from the DL,[12] but was recalled from the minors the following day when Cain was put back on the DL with a re-injured hamstring.[13] Stratton pitched in seven games for the Giants with a 1–0 record and a 3.60 ERA. He compiled a 12–6 record and a 3.87 ERA during the year for the Sacramento River Cats.
In 2018, Stratton was bounced back and forth twice between the Giants and the River Cats. On September 14, 2018, Stratton threw his first MLB complete game against the Colorado Rockies, winning by a score of 2–0. It was his 10th win of the season, making him the Giants’ first pitcher to reach double-digit victories since 2016. It was also the first complete game of the season for the Giants, and the first shutout for the team in over a year.[14] Stratton finished the 2018 season with 10 wins, leading the Giants in wins.
Los Angeles Angels
On March 26, 2019, Stratton was traded to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Williams Jerez.[15] In seven appearances (five starts) for Los Angeles, he struggled to an 0-2 record and 8.59 ERA with 22 strikeouts across 29+1⁄3 innings pitched. Stratton was designated for assignment on May 7.[16]
Pittsburgh Pirates
On May 11, 2019, the Angels traded Stratton to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for cash considerations.[17] In 46+2⁄3 innings with the Pirates, Stratton pitched a 3.66 ERA with a 9.1 K/9 rate and 1.39 WHIP.[18] In 2020, Stratton recorded a 3.90 ERA with 39 strikeouts and a career-high 11.9 K/9 rate in 30 innings of work.[19] In 2021, Stratton led the Pirates with seven wins and recorded a 3.63 ERA with 86 strikeouts over 79+1⁄3 innings.
St. Louis Cardinals
On August 1, 2022, the Pirates traded Stratton and José Quintana to the St. Louis Cardinals for Malcom Núñez and Johan Oviedo.[20] Stratton recorded 60 strikeouts with an 8.5 K/9 and a 4.26 ERA in his 2022 season, and went 5–0 with the Cardinals after recording a 5–4 record with the Pirates.[21]
Texas Rangers
On July 30, 2023, the Cardinals traded Stratton and Jordan Montgomery to the Texas Rangers in exchange for John King, Tekoah Roby, and Thomas Saggese.[22] In 22 appearances for Texas, Stratton recorded a 3.41 ERA with 22 strikeouts over 29 innings of work.
Kansas City Royals
On December 15, 2023, Stratton signed a one-year, major league contract with the Kansas City Royals.[23] He made 57 appearances out of the bullpen in 2024, compiling a 4-3 record and 5.55 ERA with 44 strikeouts and four saves across 58+1⁄3 innings pitched. On October 31, 2024, Stratton triggered a player option for 2025 with the Royals.[24]
Stratton made 12 appearances for the Royals in 2025, and struggled to a 7.94 ERA with 16 strikeouts across 17 innings pitched. On May 18, 2025, Stratton was designated for assignment by Kansas City.[25] He was released by the Royals on May 22.[26]
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