| Ryne Nelson | |
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| Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 19 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1998-02-01)February 1, 1998 (age 28) Henderson, Nevada, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 5, 2022, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 26–18 |
| Earned run average | 4.18 |
| Strikeouts | 370 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Ryne Tanner Nelson (born February 1, 1998) is an American professionalbaseballpitcher for theArizona Diamondbacks ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
Nelson attendedBasic High School in Henderson. As a junior, he batted .412 with four home runs and 22 RBIs, along with pitching to a 6–1 record with a 2.03ERA.[1] In 2016, his senior year, he compiled a 1.91 ERA while batting .415, leading Basic to a state championship and earning a spot on the Nevada All-State team.[2][3] Unselected out of high school in the2016 MLB draft, he enrolled at theUniversity of Oregon to playcollege baseball for theOregon Ducks.
In 2017, as a freshman at Oregon, Nelson suffered an injury and pitched only13+1⁄3 innings in which he had a 4.72 ERA.[4] As a sophomore in 2018, he returned healthy and appeared in 16 games out of the bullpen, going 3–1 with a 3.86 ERA.[5][6] He spent that summer playing in theCape Cod Baseball League for theYarmouth–Dennis Red Sox with whom he was named an All-Star.[7][8] For the 2019 season, he was moved into the starting rotation, but returned to the bullpen after suffering a heel injury.[9][10] He finished the year with a 3–4 record and a 4.29 ERA in 23 appearances (four starts), earning him a spot on the All-Pac-12 Team.[11][12]
Nelson was considered one of the top prospects for the2019 MLB draft.[13] He was selected by theArizona Diamondbacks in the second round, with the 56th overall pick, and signed for $1.1 million.[14][15] He was assigned to theHillsboro Hops of theClass A-Short SeasonNorthwest League, going 0–1 with a 2.89 ERA over18+2⁄3 innings, striking out 26.[16] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic.[17]
To begin the 2021 season, Nelson returned to Hillsboro, now members of theHigh-A West league.[18] After eight starts in which he pitched to a 4–1 record with a 2.52 ERA and 59 strikeouts over39+1⁄3 innings, he was promoted to theAmarillo Sod Poodles of theDouble-A Central.[19] Over 14 starts with Amarillo, Nelson went 3–3 with a 3.51 ERA and 104 strikeouts over 77 innings.[20] The Diamondbacks named Nelson their Minor League Pitcher of the Year.[21]
Nelson was promoted to theTriple-AReno Aces to begin the 2022 season.[22] In 26 games, Nelson went 10–5 with a 5.43 ERA and 128 strikeouts over 136 innings.
On September 5, 2022, the Diamondbacks selected Nelson's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[23] He made his MLB debut that night as the club's starting pitcher versus theSan Diego Padres, throwing seven scoreless innings while striking out seven batters and walking zero in a 5-0 Diamondbacks win.[24]
Nelson began the 2023 season on the opening-day roster for the Diamondbacks.[25] On August 13, 2023, Nelson was optioned back to the Reno Aces to make room forBryce Jarvis's debut and improve his pitching, with a 5.47 ERA in 24 starts before demotion.[26] After pitching a 0–1 record with a 3.74 ERA and nine strikeouts over21+2⁄3 innings with Reno, he was promoted back to the Diamondbacks rotation on September 6, 2023.[27] Nelson ended the season with Arizona, pitching to an 8–8 record with 5.31 ERA and 96 strikeouts over 144 innings pitched.
Nelson spent the entirety of the 2024 season with Diamondbacks, appearing in 28 games (making 25 starts) and going 10-6 with a 4.24 ERA and 126 strikeouts over150+2⁄3 innings.[28]
Nelson returned to the Arizona starting rotation to open the 2025 season. On March 30, 2025, Nelson batted for the first time in his career after the Diamondbacks lost theirdesignated hitter. Pinch-hitting in the bottom of the 8th inning, he hit an RBI single up the middle againstChicago Cubs relieverEli Morgan, scoringJosh Naylor. He became the first full-time pitcher to get a hit sinceZack Greinke in Game 4 of the2021 World Series.[29] Over 33 games (23 starts) for Arizona, Nelson went 7-3 with a 3.39 ERA and 132 strikeouts over 154 innings.
Nelson and his wife, Kaitlyn, were married in January 2025 inPhoenix.[30]
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