Selected by the Diamondbacks in the 29th round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of Seattle University, but did not sign...Selected by the Tigers in the ninth round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Seattle University (signing scout: Dave Dangler)...Played collegiately at Seattle University, where he holds the school record for wins (21), strikeouts (224) and lowest opponent batting average (.221)...was named a freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball and earned second team All-WAC honors in 2015.
2023
Returned from injury in 2023 and had an impressive season, making 15 starts and going 7-3 with a 2.80 ERA (80.1IP/25ER) and 102 strikeouts...posted a 0.90 WHIP and limited opponents to a .199 batting average... Reinstated from the 60-day injured list on July 4 after missing the first three months with a left elbow strain...returned to the mound that night vs. Oakland, pitching 4.0 hitless innings with no walks and six strikeouts in his first Major League start since Aug. 1, 2022... Did not allow a run in his first two starts of the season on July 4 and July 9...had a streak of 27.0 innings without giving up an earned run, dating back to July 13, 2022... Picked up his first win of the season on July 24 vs. San Francisco, throwing 5.0 shutout innings with two hits allowed, no walks and nine strikeouts...was his first Major League win since July 21, 2022... Threw 7.0 scoreless innings with two hits allowed, one walk and a season-high 10 strikeouts on Sept. 21 at Oakland...marked his third straight start with one-or-fewer earned runs allowed and nine-or-more strikeouts, becoming the second player in franchise history to do so, joining Justin Verlander in 2009... Named American League Pitcher of the Month and Tigers Pitcher of the Month for September/October, starting five games and compiling a 4-0 record with a 0.90 ERA (30.0IP/3ER) and 43 strikeouts...posted a 0.60 WHIP in the month and limited opponents to a .135 batting average...led Major League pitchers in WHIP, while he was tied for the lead in wins, second in ERA and opponent batting average and tied for second in strikeouts...became the first Tigers pitcher to win the award since Justin Verlander in July, 2016 and the first Detroit southpaw to earn AL monthly honors since Willie Hernandez in July, 1984.
2022
Started 21 games with the Tigers in 2022.... Allowed just one walk to a left-handed batter, becoming only the 16th pitcher to face 100-or-more batters in a season and allow one walk-or-less to a left-handed batter.... Posted back-to-back starts with at least 5.2 innings pitched, zero earned runs and at least six strikeouts on April 15 at Kansas City and April 23 (Game 1) vs. Colorado...was the first Tigers pitcher to do so since Matthew Boyd (May 23-28, 2019)....Threw 7.0 shutout innings in the first game of the doubleheader on May 10 vs. Oakland, giving up three hits and three walks, while striking out five...became the second Tigers pitcher since the start of 2018 to have at least 34 punch outs over his first six outings of the season (other, Matthew Boyd with 48 in 2019).... Equaled a career high with 11 strikeouts on May 15 vs. Baltimore, tossing 6.0 shutout innings on three hits and two walks...Did not allow a run in 21.0 consecutive innings from May 10 (Game 1)-26, which was the longest by a Tigers starting pitcher since Michael Fulmer threw 34.0 straight shutout frames in 2016.... Voted Tigers Pitcher of the Month for May, starting five games and going 2-0with a 1.45 ERA(31.0IP/5ER) and 35 strikeouts...among qualified Major League pitchers, ranked third in ERA during the month, while he was sixth in WHIP (0.87) and ninth in opponents batting average (.193).... Worked 7.0 scoreless innings on June 1 vs. Minnesota, allowing two hits and one walk, while striking out six...the outing lowered his ERA to 2.15 (58.2IP/14ER), which according to the Elias Sports Bureau made him the third Tiger in the last 40 years to have a 2.15-or-lower ERA over their first 10 games (all starts) in a season.... Placed on the 15-day injured list on Aug. 3 (retroactive to Aug. 2) with a left forearm muscle injury and missed the rest of the season.
2021
Completed his first full big league season in 2021, appearing in 31 games, including 29 starts...Set a Tigers single-season rookie record for strikeouts with 164, besting Spencer Turnbull, who struck out 146 in 2019. ...Made an Opening Day roster at the Major League level for the first time in his career. ...Pitched out of the bullpen in the first game of the doubleheader April 21 vs. Pittsburgh, throwing 3.0 scoreless innings with three hits allowed, three walks and two strikeouts...marked his second career relief outing (other, Sept. 27, 2020, at Kansas City). ...Earned his first win of the season May 19 at Seattle, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks, while striking out nine. ...After finishing the month of April with a 0-4 record and a 6.14 ERA (22.0IP/15ER), had an impressive turnaround in May, posting a 2-3 record with a 3.33 ERA (27.0IP/10ER) in five starts. ...Recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts June 5 at Chicago (AL), which was tied for the most in a game by a Tigers rookie since 1974 (accomplished four times, most recently by Michael Fulmer in 2016)...struck out eight-or-more batters in four consecutive games from May 19-June 5...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the first Tigers rookie pitcher to strike out eight-or-more batters in four consecutive starts and was the fifth big league rookie since 2010 to do so (most recently, Noah Syndergaard in 2015)...Turned in his longest start of the season on June 27 vs. Houston, throwing 7.0 innings and allowing one run on one hit with three walks and nine strikeouts. ...Allowed three runs-or-less in eight consecutive starts from May 19-June 27, during which he had a 4-1 record with a 2.82 ERA (44.2IP/15ER) and 63 strikeouts. ...Finished with 105 strikeouts prior to the All-Star break, the most by a Tigers rookie since 1947...Had back-to-back scoreless starts on August 5 vs. Boston and August 11 at Baltimore, throwing 11.0 shutout frames over the two games. ...Posted his second double-digit strikeout performance on August 25 at St. Louis, fanning 10 in 5.0 innings. ...Named Tigers Pitcher of the Month for August, compiling a 2-2 record with a 3.25 ERA (27.2IP/10ER) and 33 strikeouts...finished the month with a 1.16 WHIP and .243 (26x107) opponent batting average... his 33 strikeouts ranked tied for 10th in the American League. ...Struck out four-or-more batters in 22 consecutive appearances from May 7-Sept. 12...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the longest streak by a Major League rookie since 1893...was also the longest for any Tigers pitcher since Justin Verlander had a 28-game streak from July 29, 2015-April 5, 2016. ...Posted the 200th strikeout of his career on September 25 vs. Kansas City, punching out Salvador Perez to end the first inning...became the fastest pitcher (by appearances) to reach 200 strikeouts in Tigers history, besting Michael Fulmer, who struck out his 200th batter in his 40th appearance.
2020
Made the first eight appearances of his career in 2020, including seven starts¡posted a 1-4 record and 5.63 ERA (32.0IP/20ER), allowing 28 hits and 11 walks, while striking out 37... Allowed more than two earned runs in just two of his appearances this season, and struck out six-or-more batters in four of his last five outings to close out his rookie campaign... Made his Major League debut on Aug. 18 at Chicago (AL), allowing four runs on seven hits with one walk and one strikeout in 2.0 innings¡punched out Eloy Jim¨¦nez to end the second inning for his first big league strikeout... Turned in one of his best starts of the season on Sept. 5 at Minnesota, throwing a career-best 6.0 innings and allowing one run on two hits with two walks and six strikeouts¡became the ninth starting pitcher in franchise history to throw 6.0-or-more innings while allowing one run-or-fewer on two-or-fewer hits in one of his first four career starts, and the first to do so since Drew Smyly on April 28, 2012, at New York (AL)¡ Posted his second quality start of his rookie season on Sept. 16 vs. Kansas City, allowing three runs, two earned, on four hits with eight strikeouts in 6.0 innings, while taking the loss¡became the second pitcher in Tigers history to strike out eight-or-more batters while not issuing a walk in one of his first six career appearances, joining Schoolboy Rowe, who had nine strikeouts without giving up a walk on April 21, 1933, at Cleveland... Rated as the No. 3 prospect in the Tigers organization and the No. 34 prospect overall by Baseball America.
2019
Combined to make 24 starts between Single A Lakeland and Double A Erie in 2019... Named to the Florida State League midseason All-Star Team and was selected an organization All-Star by MiLB.com... Ranked third among all full-season Minor League pitchers with 179 strikeouts...had nine double-digit strikeout games during the season, highlighted by a 13 strikeout performance on July 19 at Richmond... Earned Tigers Minor League Pitcher of the Month honors in both June and July...started four games with Lakeland in June, and had a 2-0 record with a 0.39 ERA (23.0IP/1ER) and 35 strikeouts...went 0-2 with a 2.03 ERA (31.0IP/7ER) and 56 strikeouts in six starts between Lakeland and Erie in July... Allowed two earned runs-or-less in each of his final five starts of the season from July 31-August 28, compiling a 2-2 record with a 1.57 ERA (23.0IP/4ER) and 42 strikeouts... Ranked as the No. 3 prospect in the Tigers organization, the No. 34 prospect in all of baseball and the fourth-best prospect in the Florida State League by Baseball America following the season.
