| Dietrich Enns | |
|---|---|
 Enns with theBaltimore Orioles in 2025 | |
| Baltimore Orioles – No. 71 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1991-05-16)May 16, 1991 (age 34) Frankfort, Illinois, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: August 10, 2017, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| NPB: April 10, 2022, for the Saitama Seibu Lions | |
| KBO: March 23, 2024, for the LG Twins | |
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 5–3 |
| Earned run average | 3.84 |
| Strikeouts | 76 |
| NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 11–17 |
| Earned run average | 3.62 |
| Strikeouts | 122 |
| KBO statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 13–6 |
| Earned run average | 4.19 |
| Strikeouts | 157 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Dietrich Arthur Enns (born May 16, 1991) is an American professionalbaseballpitcher for theBaltimore Orioles ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for theMinnesota Twins,Tampa Bay Rays, andDetroit Tigers, inNippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for theSaitama Seibu Lions, and in theKBO League for theLG Twins.
Enns attendedLincoln-Way East High School inFrankfort, Illinois, andCentral Michigan University.[1] He playedcollege baseball for theCentral Michigan Chippewas. In 2011, he playedcollegiate summer baseball with theHyannis Harbor Hawks of theCape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star.[2] In 2010, he was named theMid-American Conference's Freshman of the Year after allowing the fewest hits per nine innings inNCAA Division I and posting the fifth-bestearned run average in Division I.[3]
TheNew York Yankees selected Enns in the 19th round of the2012 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He made his professional debut for theStaten Island Yankees. In 22 games, he had a 2–0win–loss record with a 2.11earned run average (ERA) and 33strikeouts over42+2⁄3 innings. He started the 2013 season with theCharleston RiverDogs and was a Mid-Season All-Star.[4] He was promoted to theClass A-AdvancedTampa Yankees in June of that year.[5] Overall, he pitched in 28 games with eight starts, and went 4–6 with a 2.94 ERA and 112 strikeouts in82+2⁄3 innings.
In 2014, he stayed with Tampa where he posted a 1.42 ERA in 13 games and25+1⁄3 innings, but his season was ended by an injury which requiredTommy John surgery.[6] He returned in June 2015, to pitch with theGulf Coast League Yankees and the Tampa Yankees, where he put up a 0.61 ERA and 55 strikeouts in58+2⁄3 innings between the two clubs. Whereas Enns had primarily appeared out of the bullpen prior to his surgery, he made 12 starts in his 13 games in 2015.[6]
In 2016, Enns made both hisDouble-A andTriple-A debuts, moving back and forth between theTrenton Thunder andScranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. He put up a 1.73 ERA in 22 starts between the two levels, striking out 124 in 135 innings. He earnedEastern League Player of the Month honors in April and was a Mid-Season All-Star.[7][8]
On July 30, 2017, the Yankees traded Enns andZack Littell to theMinnesota Twins in exchange forJaime García and cash consideration.[9] He pitched in three games with theRochester Red Wings before he was promoted to the big leagues.[10] He made his major league debut on August 10, where he allowed one earned run on five hits over 2.1 innings in a start against theMilwaukee Brewers.[11] Enns made a relief appearance on August 15, where he allowed two runs on two hits in 1.2 innings of work against theCleveland Indians.[12] Enns was scheduled to start again on August 20, but instead was placed on the disabled list with a strained shoulder, having allowed three earned runs in four innings.[13] Enns made two rehab starts with Rochester, and then was activated and optioned to the Double-AChattanooga Lookouts in September.[14]
Enns began the 2018 season with the RedWings, again working as a starter. After putting up a 4.50 ERA in 20 innings over four starts, Enns wasdesignated for assignment on May 1 and was outrighted to Triple-A Rochester.[15][16] He finished the season with a 4.60 ERA in 22 starts between Rochester and Chattanooga, posting 106 strikeouts in 129 innings. Enns elected free agency following the season on November 2.[17]
On November 29, 2018, Enns signed a minor league contract with theSan Diego Padres.[18] In 28 games (25 starts) for the Triple–AEl Paso Chihuahuas in 2019, he was 11–11 with a 6.70 ERA and 105 strikeouts, and led the minor leagues in home runs given up (37).[19] Enns elected free agency following the season on November 4, 2019.[20]
On January 29, 2020, Enns signed a minor league deal with theSeattle Mariners.[21] On May 27, Enns was released by the Mariners organization amid theCOVID-19 pandemic.[22]
After his release, Enns pitched 18 innings for the independent Tully Monsters, allowing only 2 runs and 10 hits.[23]
On August 18, 2020, Enns signed a minor league deal with theTampa Bay Rays.[24] On August 3, 2021, the Rays selected Enns' contract.[25] In his Rays debut on August 7, Enns tossed one scoreless inning against theBaltimore Orioles.[26] Enns was released by the Rays on November 17, 2021, after recording a 2.82 ERA in22+1⁄3 innings.[27]
On November 23, 2021, Enns signed with theSaitama Seibu Lions ofNippon Professional Baseball.[28] In 2022, Enns pitched in 23 games, going 10–7 with a 2.94 ERA and 92 strikeouts in122+1⁄3 innings of work. He became the first non-Japanese left-handed pitcher for the franchise to win 10 games in a season since Marion O’Neil in 1953.[29] He also became the third non-Japanese pitcher to win 10 games for the Lions in his first NPB season.[30] He became a free agent following the 2023 season.
On November 19, 2023, Enns signed a one–year, $1 million contract with theLG Twins of theKBO League.[31][32] In 33 starts for the Twins in 2024, he posted a 13–6 record with a 4.19 ERA and 157 strikeouts over167+2⁄3 innings. Enns became a free agent following the season.
On December 15, 2024, Enns announced he had agreed to a minor league contract with theDetroit Tigers on Instagram.[33] On January 7, 2025, he formally signed with the team.[34] In 14 starts for the Triple-AToledo Mud Hens, Enns logged a 2–2 record and 2.89 ERA with 71 strikeouts across62+1⁄3 innings pitched. The Tigers selected Enns' contract on June 26, and named him the starting pitcher for that day.[35] In his first MLB game since September of 2021, he pitched five shutout innings against theAthletics, and earned the win.[36] In seven appearances (two starts) for Detroit, Enns compiled a 1-1 record and 5.60 ERA with 15 strikeouts across17+2⁄3 innings pitched.
On July 31, 2025, Enns wasdesignated for assignment by the Tigers. He was traded later that same day to theBaltimore Orioles for cash considerations.[37]
Enns and his wife, Julie Anne, married in 2019.[38] In May 2022, while playing for Seibu Lions in Japan, he graduatedNortheastern University through its online degree program.[39]