Glenn David Otto Jr. (born March 11, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.
| Glenn Otto | |
|---|---|
| Texas Rangers – No. 49 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1996-03-11) March 11, 1996 (age 26) Spring, Texas | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 27, 2021, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 7–13 |
| Earned run average | 5.32 |
| Strikeouts | 135 |
| Teams | |
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Otto attended Concordia Lutheran High School in Tomball, Texas.[1] Undrafted out of high school in 2014, he attended Rice University to play college baseball for the Rice Owls.[2] Otto was drafted by the New York Yankees in the fifth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft and signed for a $320,000 signing bonus.[3]
Otto split his professional debut season in 2017 between the Gulf Coast Yankees and Staten Island Yankees, going a combined 3–0 with a 1.35 ERA and 30 strikeouts over 20 innings.[4] He spent the 2018 season with the Charleston RiverDogs, recording a 1–1 record with a 3.48 ERA and 8 strikeouts over 10+1⁄3 innings pitched. Otto was limited in the 2018 season as he dealt with a blood clot in his shoulder.[5] Otto split 2019 between the GCL Yankees and Tampa Tarpons, compiling a 3–3 record with a 3.23 ERA and 74 strikeouts over 61+1⁄3 innings.[6] Following the 2019 season, Otto played in the Arizona Fall League for the Surprise Saguaros.[7]
Otto did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He opened 2021 with the Somerset Patriots, going 6–3 with a 3.17 ERA and 103 strikeouts over 65+1⁄3 innings.[8][9][10] After being promoted to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on July 13, he posted a 1–0 record with a 4.35 ERA and 12 strikeouts over 10+1⁄3 innings.[4]
On July 29, 2021, Otto, along with Josh Smith, Ezequiel Durán, and Trevor Hauver were traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Joey Gallo and Joely Rodríguez.[11] He was assigned to the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A West following the trade, going 2–1 with a 2.70 ERA and 19 strikeouts over 20 innings.[12][13] On August 27, Texas selected Otto's contract and promoted him to the major leagues to make his MLB debut that night versus the Houston Astros.[14][15] In his debut, he threw five scoreless innings while recording seven strikeouts.[16] Over six games for Texas in 2021, Otto posted a record of 0–3, a 9.26 ERA, and 28 strikeouts over 23+1⁄3 innings.[17]
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