Vinny Nittoli #26

Graduated from Pine-Richland (Pa.) High School, where he played football (QB/LB) in addition to baseball...Graduated from Xavier University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business management and minor in marketing...Earned All-Big East First Team honors in 2014...His father, Mike, was a catcher in the White Sox farm system...Enjoys fishing and fantasy football.....is an avid fan of the Las Vegas Raiders.

2024

Appeared in nine games in relief for the Athletics (seven games) and Orioles (two games).

2023

Spent most of the season at Triple-A Iowa in the Cubs organization and Triple-A Syracuse in the Mets farm system, combining for a 1-2 record, one save, a 4.64 ERA and .825 opponents OPS in 35 games, including two starts...Also had three stints with the Mets and logged a 2.45 ERA in three relief appearances…allowed a .286 opponents batting average and did not issue a walk in 3.2 innings…stranded all three of his inherited runners...At Triple-A, he yielded a career-high 11 home runs in 42.2 innings…struck out 47 batters (9.91 per nine innings), but walked 20 (4.22 per nine innings)...Had a .247 opponents batting average, which broke down to .244 (22-for-90) with a .798 OPS against right-handed hitters compared to .250 (18-for-72) with a .857 OPS against lefthanders...Held the opposition to a .179 batting average with runners in scoring position…nine of his 11 home runs came with the bases empty...Allowed 10-of-15 (66.7%) inherited runners to score…first batters faced were 8-for-29 (.276) with four walks...Tossed at least one inning in 31 of his 35 minor league appearances, including a season-high 2.0 innings eight times…logged 2.0 innings in both of his starts...Pitched for Italy in the World Baseball Classic during the spring and compiled a 5.40 ERA in three relief appearances (3.1 ip, 5 h, 2 r, 2 er, 7 so).

2022

Vinny pitched for three organizations in 2022, combining to go 4-1 with a 3.81 ERA (22 ER/52.0 IP) with two saves in 37 Minor League games (four starts) with 14 walks and 64 strikeouts... Made two relief appearances for the Phillies, throwing 2.0 scoreless frames, Sept. 4-8... Opened the year in the Yankees system, going 4-1 with a 3.68 ERA (14 ER/36.2 IP) in 22 relief appearances (four starts) prior to his release July 18... Signed a Minor League deal with Toronto July 24 and posted a 2.79 ERA (3 ER/9.2 IP) with two saves in 10 relief appearances before he was traded to Philadelphia on Aug. 30 for catcher Karl Ellison... Selected by the Phillies Sept. 1 and was optioned to Lehigh Valley Sept. 11.

2021

Saw his first Major League action with the Seattle Mariners, appearing in one game as a reliever (1.0IP, 1H, 2ER, 2BB, 1K, 1HR)…spent the majority of the season in the minors, combining with Triple-A Tacoma and Triple-A St. Paul to go 3-4 with one save, a 5.05 ERA (41.0IP, 23ER) and 51K in 30 games (six starts)…began the season with the Mariners organization with Tacoma and went 3-3 with a 5.61 ERA (33.2IP, 21ER) and 41K in 23 appearances (six starts) over two stints…was selected to Seattle’s Major League roster on 6/18 and made his Major League debut on 6/23 vs. Colorado, allowing 2ER in 1.0 inning in relief (1H, 2BB, 1K, 1HR)…was option to Tacoma on 6/24…was released by Seattle on 8/26 and signed by the Minnesota Twins as a minor league free agent on 8/31…was assigned to St. Paul, going 0-1 with one save, a 2.45 ERA (7.1IP, 2ER) and 10K in seven relief outings.

2020

Did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season...appeared in one game during Spring Training for the Blue Jays, throwing 1.0 IP with 2 strikeouts.

2019

Split the season with Triple-A Reno and Double-A New Hampshire, combining to go 3-6 with two saves and a 5.49 ERA in 34 appearances, four starts…began the year in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization, going 0-4 with a 9.50 ERA and 20 strikeouts in five games, four starts, with Reno…tossed a minor league career-high 5.0 innings in a start April 29 vs. Las Vegas… released by Arizona May 11 and signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as a minor league free agent on May 18…assigned to New Hampshire, going 3-2 with two saves and a 3.80 ERA in 29 relief outings.

2018

Spent the season with the St. Paul Saints of the Independent American Association, going 3-2 with a 3.21 ERA in five starts…following the season, made five starts for ?guilas de Mexicali of the Mexican Pacific League, going 3-0 with a 1.26 ERA…signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks as a minor league free agent on Dec. 13.

2017

Went 2-3 with three saves and a 3.33 ERA in 34 relief appearances with St. Paul in the independent American Association.

2016

Combined with Single-A Bakersfield and Single-A Clinton to go 5-5 with six saves, a 3.88 ERA and a minor league career-high 74 strikeouts in 40 relief appearances…spent the majority of the season with Bakersfield, going 4-5 with three saves and a 4.30 ERA in 31 relief outings…also made nine relief appearances with Clinton, going 1-0 with three saves and a 2.13 ERA.