Austin Kitchen (born February 11, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization.
[4][5] He missed the entire 2018 season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee while working out in a weight room.
[11] Kitchen started 2022 with the High–A Spokane Indians and was promoted to the Double–A Hartford Yard Goats at the end of July.
[16] On June 25, 2024, Kitchen was claimed off waivers by the Miami Marlins[17] and optioned to the Triple–A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.
[18] The Marlins promoted Kitchen to the major leagues on July 26,[19] but he was optioned to back to Jacksonville the next day, without pitching for Miami.
[21] He made his major league debut that day, allowing 3 runs in 2 innings in a loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
[25][26] He was optioned to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers,[18] where he pitched four times, posting an unsightly 14.73 ERA in 3+2⁄3 innings.