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George Joseph Kirby (born February 4, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB).

George Kirby
Seattle Mariners – No. 68
Pitcher
Born: (1998-02-04) February 4, 1998 (age 24)
Rye, New York
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 8, 2022, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record8–5
Earned run average3.39
Strikeouts133
Teams
  • Seattle Mariners (2022–present)
Career highlights and awards
MLB Records
  • 24 consecutive strikes to start a game

Amateur career


Kirby grew up a fan of the New York Yankees in Westchester County, New York and attended Rye High School in Rye, where he played both baseball and basketball.[1] As a sophomore baseball player in 2014, he threw 153 pitches in the NYSPHSAA Section 1 Class A championship game to beat Lakeland High School.[2] Elon University began recruiting him to play college baseball in 2014.[1] After his junior season in 2015, he was named to the New York State Sportswriters Association's All-State First Team for Class A as a pitcher and first baseman[3] and The Journal News Westchester/Putnam All-Star First Team alongside Josiah Gray.[4] As a senior in 2016, he went 6–0 with a 0.32 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 43+1⁄3 innings[5] and was again named to the All-State First Team.[6] Although expected to be an early pick in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, he fell to the New York Mets in the 32nd round because of signability concerns.[7] He chose not to sign with the Mets and instead chose to attend Elon to play college baseball for the Elon Phoenix.[8]

As a freshman at Elon in 2017, Kirby appeared in 16 games (five starts) and pitched to a 1–3 record with a 4.84 ERA, striking out 55 batters in 61+ 1⁄3 innings.[9] He was named to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) All-Rookie Team.[10] In 2018, as a sophomore, Kirby appeared and started in 15 games, going 10–3 with a 2.89 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 90+ 1⁄3 innings.[11] He earned a spot on the All-CAA Second Team.[12] After the season, Kirby played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Harwich Mariners where he posted a 1.38 ERA in 13 innings.[13][14] Prior to the 2019 season, Kirby was named a preseason All-American by both Baseball America and Perfect Game.[15][16] He was named the 2019 CAA Pitcher of the Year after going 8–2 with a 2.75 ERA in 14 starts, striking out 107 batters and walking only six in 88+1⁄3 innings.[17][18]


Professional career


Considered to be one of the top prospects for the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, Kirby was drafted by the Seattle Mariners with the 20th overall pick.[19][20] He signed with Seattle for $3.24 million.[21] After signing, he was assigned to the Everett AquaSox of the Class A Short Season Northwest League, with whom he spent all of the 2019 season.[22][23] Over nine games (eight starts), Kirby compiled a 2.35 ERA, striking out 25 over 23 innings.[24] Kirby did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[25] To begin 2021, he returned to Everett, now members of the High-A West.[26] In August, he was promoted to the Arkansas Travelers of the Double-A Central.[27] Over 15 starts between the two clubs, Kirby compiled a 5–3 record and 2.53 ERA, striking out eighty batters over 67+2⁄3 innings.[28] Kirby returned to Arkansas to open the 2022 season.[29]

On May 8, 2022, the Mariners selected Kirby's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[30] He made his MLB debut that day as the starting pitcher versus the Tampa Bay Rays, and threw six scoreless innings in which he struck out seven batters.[31]

On August 24, 2022, while pitching against the Washington Nationals, Kirby set an MLB record by throwing 24 consecutive strikes to start the game, the most by a major league pitcher since 1988. The previous record was set by Joe Musgrove in 2018 with 21 consecutive strikes.[32]


References


  1. Schechter, Debbie (May 14, 2016). "Con Ed Athlete of the Week". The Journal News. p. D8. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  2. Mercogliano, Vincent Z. (May 16, 2015). "Aces Wild". The Journal News. p. A1. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  3. "Baseball all-state team, 2015". www.newyorksportswriters.org. New York State Sportswriters Association. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  4. "Other members of the Journal News Westcher/Putnam all-star first team". The Journal News. June 28, 2015. p. D2. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  5. Mercogliano, Vincent Z. (June 8, 2016). "Rye's George Kirby 'anxious' heading into MLB draft". lohud.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  6. "Baseball all-state team, 2016". www.newyorksportswriters.org. New York State Sportswriters Association. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  7. "Parra will fullfil his dream, sign with S.F." The Journal News. June 12, 2016. p. 2D. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  8. "RYE'S KIRBY DRAFTED BY NY METS IN 32ND ROUND". MyRye.com. June 12, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  9. Zielinski III, Dan (February 11, 2019). "George Kirby could be Elon's highest-ever draft pick". The 3rd Man In. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  10. Washburn, Rob (May 23, 2017). "UNCW'S GOLDEN HEADLINES ALL-CAA BASEBALL TEAM". caasports.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  11. Sutton, Bob (February 8, 2019). "Kyle Brnovich, George Kirby Are Attracting MLB Scouts' Attention At Elon". Baseball America. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  12. Washburn, Rob (May 22, 2018). "MCCONNELL, ROONEY HEADLINE 2018 ALL-CAA BASEBALL TEAM". caasports.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  13. "#6 George Kirby - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  14. "2018 Cape Cod League Top Prospects 41-50". Baseball America. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  15. Lee, Andy (January 28, 2019). "Wallner, Ginn, Caracci earn preseason All-American honors from Baseball America". WTVA. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  16. Ebert, Patrick; Rooney, Mike (January 8, 2019). "College Preseason All-Americans". Perfect Game. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  17. "Elon's Kirby, Kennedy collect major CAA baseball honors". The Times-News. May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  18. Thomson, Josh (June 3, 2019). "Baseball: Rye's George Kirby ready for life-changing 2019 MLB draft". lohud.com.
  19. Johns, Greg (June 3, 2019). "Mariners select college arms on Day 1 of Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  20. Jude, Adam (June 3, 2019). "Mariners select Elon pitcher George Kirby in first round of MLB draft". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  21. "MLB Draft Tracker". MLB.com.
  22. "Top draftees, prospects begin short-season play". MLB.com. June 14, 2019.
  23. Smith, Lauren (June 22, 2019). "M's top pick Kirby slated to start pitching for AquaSox in July". The News Tribune.
  24. Smith, Lauren (August 10, 2020). "Mariners prospect George Kirby is on the mound in Tacoma and pitching 'with a lot of intent'". The News Tribune. Tacoma. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  25. Adler, David (June 30, 2020). "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
  26. Smith, Lauren (April 30, 2021). "Mariners announce minor league rosters for 2021 — that means Kelenic and Gilbert in Tacoma". The News Tribune. Tacoma. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  27. Kramer, Daniel (August 10, 2021). "2 exciting Mariners prospects hit Double-A". MLB.com. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  28. Gilberto, Gerard (November 9, 2021). "Prospect season in review: Mariners' Kirby". MLB.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  29. Mariners Player Development [@MsPlayerDev] (April 7, 2022). "Check out our 2022 affiliate rosters! #SeaUsRise t.co/8D4lvwdMqi" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Twitter.
  30. James, Pat (May 7, 2022). "Big-time arm Kirby to debut today for Mariners". MLB.com.
  31. Weston, Court (May 8, 2022). "Kirby's stellar debut in Seattle a Mother's Day gift". MLB.com.
  32. Kramer, Daniel (August 24, 2022). "A new record: 24 straight strikes to start the game!". MLB.com.




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