Mitchell Anthony Stumpo (born June 17, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Career
Stumpo attended Ravenscroft School in Raleigh, North Carolina, and played college baseball at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he began pitching his sophomore year. As a senior in 2019, he went 4–3 with a 4.89 ERA over seventy innings.[1] He went unselected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft and signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an undrafted free agent.[2][3]
Stumpo made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Diamondbacks and was later promoted to the Missoula Osprey of the Rookie Advanced Pioneer League.[4] Over 18 relief innings pitched, he went 1–1 with a 3.50 ERA and 24 strikeouts. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] He began the 2021 season with the Visalia Rawhide of the Low-A West and earned promotions to the Hillsboro Hops of the High-A West, the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Double-A Central, and the Reno Aces of the Triple-A West during the season.[6] Over 51+1⁄3 innings pitched in relief between the four teams, Stumpo went 1–1 with a 2.63 ERA and 66 strikeouts.[7] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Salt River Rafters after the season.[8] He returned to Reno for the 2022 season.[9] Over 45 relief appearances, he went 1–2 with a 3.53 ERA, 51 strikeouts, and 31 walks over 43+1⁄3 innings.[10] To open the 2023 season, Stumpo was assigned to Reno.[11] He also played for Amarillo. Over 42 relief appearances between the two teams, Stumpo went 1–6 with a 9.20 ERA, 46 walks, and 58 strikeouts over 44 innings.[10]
Stumpo was released by the Diamondbacks organization on March 23, 2025.[12]
References
- ^ "Guilford College - "I Was Just Playing for the Love of The Game": Mitchell Stumpo '19". www.giving.guilford.edu.
- ^ "College Baseball News – Guilford's Stumpo Signs Contract With Arizona Diamondbacks". Greensboro Sports. June 28, 2019. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "Mitchell Stumpo '19 Inks Pro Baseball Deal With MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks". Guilford College. 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ Davis, Carter (2019-11-03). "Former Quakers athlete Mitchell Stumpo playing pro baseball for Missoula Osprey". The Guilfordian. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ Adler, David (2020-06-30). "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ Buchanan, Zach (2021-08-06). "Meet Diamondbacks pitcher Mitchell Stumpo, whose meteoric rise through the system will be hard to repeat". The Athletic. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ Boor, William (2021-10-20). "Healthy Cecconi leads D-backs in the AFL". MLB.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ Callis, Jim; Mayo, Jonathan; Dykstra, Sam (2021-10-06). "Here are the Arizona Fall League rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ @Aces (April 6, 2022). "Introducing your 2022 Reno Aces" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Mitchell Stumpo Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "Reno Aces Announce 2023 Opening Day Roster". MiLB.com. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ https://www.milb.com/transactions/2025-03-23
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)