Tony Locey

Anthony Quinn Locey (born July 29, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

Tony Locey
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1998-07-29) July 29, 1998 (age 26) Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Amateur career

Locey graduated from Houston County High School in Warner Robins, Georgia, and attended the University of Georgia to play college baseball for the Georgia Bulldogs.^[1][2] In 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[3] As a junior at Georgia in 2019, he started 15 games and went 11–2 with a 2.53 ERA and 97 strikeouts over 89 innings.^{[citation needed]}

Professional career

St. Louis Cardinals

Locey was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the third round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.^[4] He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Cardinals before being promoted to the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League.^[5] Over 17 innings between the two clubs, he went 1–2 with a 5.29 ERA and 31 strikeouts.^[6] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[7]

Colorado Rockies

On February 1, 2021, the Cardinals traded Locey, Austin Gomber, Mateo Gil, Elehuris Montero, and Jake Sommers to the Colorado Rockies for Nolan Arenado.^[8] For the 2021 season, he was assigned to the Fresno Grizzlies of the Low-A West with whom he appeared in 25 games (making ten starts) and went 3–0 with a 3.34 ERA and eighty strikeouts over 64+2⁄3 innings.^[7] He was assigned to the Spokane Indians of the High-A Northwest League to begin the 2022 season.^[9] Locey struggled to a 6.22 ERA in 102.2 innings pitched between Spokane and the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats.

Tampa Bay Rays

On March 28, 2023, Locey was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for a player to be named later or cash.^[10] In 16 games for the High–A Bowling Green Hot Rods, he posted a 4.74 ERA with 17 strikeouts in 19.0 innings of work. On August 7, Locey was released by the Rays organization.^[11]