Josh Staumont

Joshua Tyler Staumont (born December 21, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019.

Josh Staumont
Staumont with the Kansas City Royals in 2019
Kansas City Royals – No. 63
Pitcher
Born: (1993-12-21) December 21, 1993
La Habra, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 25, 2019, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record9–7
Earned run average4.01
Strikeouts191
Teams

Amateur career

Staumont attended La Habra High School in La Habra, California and played college baseball at Biola University and Azusa Pacific University. In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League, winning a league title with the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.[1] He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the second round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft[2] and became one of the highest selected players from Azusa Pacific.[3]

Professional career

Minor leagues

Staumont made his professional debut in 2015 with the Arizona League Royals and was later promoted to the Idaho Falls Chukars; in 18 combined games between both teams, he went 3–1 with a 2.48 ERA. In 2016, Staumont pitched for both the Wilmington Blue Rocks and Northwest Arkansas Naturals,[4][5] pitching to a combined 4–11 record and 4.23 ERA in 29 total games (26 total starts) between both teams. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.

Staumont with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2019

Staumont spent 2017 with both Northwest Arkansas and the Omaha Storm Chasers where he went 6–12 with a 5.56 ERA with 138 strikeouts in 124.2 total innings pitched between the two clubs.[6] In 2018, he pitched for Omaha, going 2–5 with a 3.51 ERA in 74.1 innings pitched, mainly in relief.[7] The Royals added Staumont to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[8] He returned to Omaha to begin 2019.

Kansas City Royals

On July 20, 2019, the Royals promoted Staumont to the major leagues.[9] He made his major league debut on July 25, pitching two scoreless innings in relief.[10] In 16 games during his rookie campaign, Staumont pitched to a 3.72 ERA with 15 strikeouts. In 2020, he was 2–1 with a 2.45 ERA.[11] Balls hit off of him had the highest average exit velocity of those hit off of any major league pitcher, at 94.4 mph.[12]

In 2021, Staumont was 4–3 with a 2.88 ERA and 72 strikeouts and 5 saves in 65+2⁄3 innings.[11] Staumont made 42 appearances for Kansas City in 2022, but struggled to a 3–3 record and 6.45 ERA with 43 strikeouts and 3 saves in 37.2 innings pitched.

Staumont was optioned to Triple-A Omaha to begin the 2023 season.[13] After being recalled in mid–April, Staumont logged a 5.40 ERA in 21 appearances before he was placed on the injured list with a neck strain on June 7.[14] After suffering a setback in his recovery,[15] Staumont was transferred to the 60-day injured list on July 14.[16] Shortly thereafter, it was announced that Staumont would undergo season-ending thoracic outlet syndrome surgery.[17]

Personal life

Staumont and his wife, Angelina, married in January 2019.[18][19]

References
  1. "Josh Staumont". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. "Royals tab Josh Staumont with No. 64 pick in Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  3. "Josh Staumont – La Habra Journal". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  4. "Josh Staumont among top prospect performers". MLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  5. "Royals prospect Josh Staumont is power arm". MLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  6. "Josh Staumont Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  7. "Josh Staumont Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  8. The Kansas City Star (subscription required)
  9. "Royals' Josh Staumont: Headed to big leagues". CBS Sports. July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  10. Jeffrey Flanagan (July 25, 2019). "3 takeaways from Royals' 14-inning loss to Tribe". MLB.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  11. "Josh Staumont Stats".
  12. "Statcast Leaderboard". baseballsavant.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  13. "Royals' Josh Staumont: Misses Opening Day roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  14. "Royals' Josh Staumont: Placed on IL with neck strain". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  15. "Royals' Josh Staumont: Suffers setback with neck". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  16. "Royals' Josh Staumont: Transferred to 60-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  17. "Royals' Josh Staumont: To have season-ending surgery". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  18. "Josh Staumont on Instagram: "I finally got to marry my best friend this weekend and she still finds ways to make my heart stop 7 years later"".
  19. "Behind Josh Staumont's baseball boom: Oranges, Nolan Ryan and Chuck e. Cheese".
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