Ryan Yarbrough

Ryan Christian Yarbrough (born December 31, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Toronto Blue Jays.

[3] In 2015, he played for the Arizona League Mariners, Clinton LumberKings, and Bakersfield Blaze where he compiled a combined 4–8 record and 4.10 ERA in 22 starts.

[3] On January 11, 2017, the Mariners traded Yarbrough, Mallex Smith, and Carlos Vargas to the Tampa Bay Rays for Drew Smyly.

[10] Yarbrough made the Rays' Opening Day roster in 2018,[11] making his debut against the Boston Red Sox on March 31, pitching four innings, allowing one run and recording three strikeouts.

[18] His run of success continued in the season's second half, as he improved his ERA to 3.51 and his WHIP to 0.88 by September 10, which would have been second-best in MLB among starting pitchers if Yarbrough pitched enough innings to qualify.

[14] He pitched three scoreless innings as a reliever in the American League (AL) Division Series against the Houston Astros.

[25] In the 2020 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Yarbrough pitched in three games, starting one of them, and allowed two earned runs on seven hits in 4+2⁄3 innings.

It was also Yarbrough's first win as a starter since he pitched into the ninth inning against the Mariners at Safeco Field in 2019, as well as his first career complete game.