Anthony Aaron Zych (/ˈzɪk/; born August 7, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
He traveled 35 miles (56 km) each way from Monee to attend St. Rita of Cascia High School in Chicago, Illinois, due to the higher level of competition offered in the Chicago Catholic League than he would have faced if he attended Crete-Monee High School.
[2] After graduating from high school, the Chicago Cubs selected Zych in the 46th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft.
[1][6] After the 2012 season, the Cubs assigned Zych to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League, where he had a 1.29 ERA in seven games.
[7] On April 2, 2015, at the end of spring training, the Cubs traded Zych to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations in the amount of $1.
[11][12] Zych began the 2016 season with the Mariners, and allowed four earned runs in 12 innings pitched in April.
[14] He missed ten games of the 2017 season in April while recovering from the offseason shoulder surgery, and went on the disabled list in August 2017 with an elbow strain.