Dennis Ryan Tepera (born November 3, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

He attended Brazoswood High School in Texas, and played college baseball for the Sam Houston State Bearkats.

[4] He played the 2011 season with the High-A Dunedin Blue Jays, posting an 11–6 record, 4.43 ERA, and 93 strikeouts in a career-high 1461⁄3 innings.

[4] In the offseason, Tepera played with the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, and made 6 starts, going 1–2 with a 6.75 ERA.

[4] Tepera played the entire 2013 season in Double-A New Hampshire, bouncing back with a 10–8 record, 4.50 ERA, and 105 strikeouts in 116 innings.

[11] Tepera was initially left off of the postseason roster, however he was added on October 10 after Brett Cecil suffered a season-ending calf injury the day prior.

[12] After participating in 2016 Major League spring training, Tepera was announced on March 30 as one of the Blue Jays bullpen pitchers for Opening Day.

[13] However, shortly afterward the Blue Jays signed Franklin Morales and optioned Tepera to Triple-A Buffalo.

[28] On November 12, 2020, Tepera received a single vote for National League Most Valuable Player, finishing in a tie for eighteenth place.

[31] On April 15, Tepera received a three-game suspension for intentionally throwing a pitch at pitcher Brandon Woodruff in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers.

[33] On June 24, 2021, Tepera pitched a combined no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers along with Zach Davies, Andrew Chafin, and Craig Kimbrel.

[38] He made his Angels debut on April 7, 2022, against the Houston Astros, pitching one inning but surrendering consecutive solo home runs to Alex Bregman and Yordan Alvarez.

[40] On April 20, Tepera pitched 2.0 perfect innings in a combined 1-hit 1-walk shutout in relief of starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani.

After allowing a pair of solo home runs to the Cleveland Guardians the day prior, Tepera was designated for assignment on May 14, 2023.