Simeon Woods Richardson (born September 27, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the United States national baseball team in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Simeon Woods Richardson
Woods Richardson with the United States national baseball team in 2021
Minnesota Twins – No. 78
Pitcher
Born: (2000-09-27) September 27, 2000 (age 22) Sugar Land, Texas
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
October 2, 2022, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics (through 2022 season)
Win–loss record	0–1
Earned run average	3.60
Strikeouts	3
Teams
Minnesota Twins (2022–present)
Medals Men's baseball Representing  United States Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team

Amateur career

Woods Richardson attended Kempner High School in Sugar Land, Texas. He committed to attend the University of Texas at Austin to play college baseball. The New York Mets selected Woods Richardson with the 48th overall selection of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[1][2]

Professional career

New York Mets

Woods Richardson was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Mets, and later promoted to the Rookie Advanced Kingsport Mets, and posted a 1–0 win–loss record, 1.56 earned run average (ERA), and 26 strikeouts in 171⁄3 innings pitched.[3] He began the 2019 season with the Class-A Columbia Fireflies of the South Atlantic League.[4] He was promoted to the Advanced-A St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League (FSL) in July 2019.[5]

Toronto Blue Jays

Before Woods Richardson could report to St. Lucie, the Mets traded him and Anthony Kay to the Blue Jays for Marcus Stroman.[6] The Blue Jays assigned Woods Richardson to the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays following the trade.[5] Over 26 starts between Columbia and Dunedin, Woods Richardson pitched to a 6–10 record, 3.80 ERA, and 126 strikeouts in 1062⁄3 innings.[3] He opened the 2021 season with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Double-A Northeast.[7]

Minnesota Twins

On July 30, 2021, Woods Richardson was traded to the Minnesota Twins along with Austin Martin in exchange for José Berríos.[8] He was assigned to the Wichita Wind Surge of the Double-A Central. Over 15 games (14 starts) between the two teams, he went 3–5 with a 5.91 ERA, 77 strikeouts, and 34 walks over 531⁄3 innings.[9] He opened the 2022 season back with Wichita,[10] and the Twins promoted Woods Richardson to the St. Paul Saints of the Class AAA International League in August.[11]

Woods Richardson made his MLB debut for the Twins on October 2, 2022.[12]

International career

In May 2021, Woods Richardson was named to the roster of the United States national baseball team for qualifying for baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[13] After the team qualified, he was named to the Olympics roster on July 2.[14] The team went on to win silver, falling to Japan in the gold-medal game.[15]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)