| Mitchell Stumpo | |
|---|---|
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1996-06-17)June 17, 1996 (age 28) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Mitchell Anthony Stumpo (born June 17, 1996) is an American professionalbaseballpitcher who is a free agent.
Stumpo attendedRavenscroft School inRaleigh, North Carolina, and playedcollege baseball atGuilford College inGreensboro, North Carolina, where he began pitching his sophomore year. As a senior in 2019, he went 4–3 with a 4.89 ERA over seventy innings.[1] He went unselected in the2019 Major League Baseball draft and signed with theArizona Diamondbacks as an undrafted free agent.[2][3]
Stumpo made his professional debut with theRookie-levelArizona League Diamondbacks and was later promoted to theMissoula Osprey of theRookie AdvancedPioneer League.[4] Over 18 relief innings pitched, he went 1–1 with a 3.50 ERA and 24 strikeouts. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic.[5] He began the 2021 season with theVisalia Rawhide of theLow-A West and earned promotions to theHillsboro Hops of theHigh-A West, theAmarillo Sod Poodles of theDouble-A Central, and theReno Aces of theTriple-A West during the season.[6] Over51+1⁄3 innings pitched in relief between the four teams, Stumpo went 1–1 with a 2.63 ERA and 66 strikeouts.[7] He was selected to play in theArizona Fall League for theSalt River Rafters after the season.[8] He returned to Reno for the 2022 season.[9] Over 45 relief appearances, he went 1–2 with a 3.53 ERA, 51 strikeouts, and 31 walks over43+1⁄3 innings.[10] To open the 2023 season, Stumpo was assigned to Reno.[11] He also played for Amarillo. Over 42 relief appearances between the two teams, Stumpo went 1–6 with a 9.20 ERA, 46 walks, and 58 strikeouts over 44 innings.[10]
Stumpo was released by the Diamondbacks organization on March 23, 2025.[12]