Peyton Cole Battenfield (born August 10, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization.

Peyton Battenfield
Battenfield with the Columbus Clippers in 2022
Cleveland Guardians
Pitcher
Born: (1997-08-10) August 10, 1997 (age 25) Tulsa, Oklahoma
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Amateur career

Battenfield attended Verdigris High School in Verdigris, Oklahoma. As a senior he was The Oklahoman All-State Baseball Player of the Year.[1] After high school he played college baseball at Oklahoma State University.

Professional career

Houton Astros

Battenfield was selected by the Houston Astros in the ninth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[2][3] He made his professional debut that season with the Tri-City ValleyCats, going 2–1 with a 1.60 earned run average over 14 starts.[4]

Tampa Bay Rays

On January 9, 2020, Battenfield was traded from the Astros along with Cal Stevenson to the Tampa Bay Rays for Austin Pruitt.[5] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] Battenfield began the 2021 with the High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods before being promoted to the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits.

Cleveland Indians / Guardians

On July 30, 2021, the Rays traded Battenfield to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Jordan Luplow and D. J. Johnson.[7] After the trade, he was assigned to the Double-A Akron RubberDucks.[8] Over 21 games (19 starts) between the three teams, he went 7–1 with a 2.53 earned run average and 131 strikeouts over 103 innings.[9]

Battenfield began the 2022 season with the Triple-A Columbus Clippers. The Guardians selected Battenfield's contract as a COVID-19 replacement player on August 12, 2022.[10] He was returned to Columbus on August 15, 2022.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)