Daniel Arthur Stumpf (born January 4, 1991) is an American former

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. He has played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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Career

Stumpf played

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. He was drafted by the

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in the 9th round of the

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Philadelphia Phillies

2016

Stumpf was selected by the

in the 2015 Rule 5 draft. Stumpf made the Phillies' 2016

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roster, and debuted in the major leagues on April 7. On April 14, 2016, Stumpf received an 80-game suspension from Major League Baseball for testing positive for having used the

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. He was designated for assignment by the Phillies on July 22. He was returned to the Royals three days later.

Detroit Tigers

2017

On December 8, 2016, Stumpf was selected by the

in the 2016 Rule 5 draft. Because Stumpf had been selected in the Rule 5 draft and returned to the Royals once before, he was able to elect free agency after the Tigers placed him on waivers and he went unclaimed. On April 1, 2017, Stumpf signed a Major League contract with the Tigers and was added to the 40 man roster. On June 2, 2017, Stumpf was recalled by the Detroit Tigers. Prior to being recalled, he posted a 1–2 record, with a 3.38 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 21 innings for the Triple-A

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. He made his Tiger debut in a June 3 game against the

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, allowing one hit and striking out one batter. Stumpf pitched innings for the 2017 Tigers, striking out 33 and posting a 3.82 ERA.

2018

Stumpf began the 2018 season in the Tigers bullpen. He earned his first Major League win with a perfect innings of relief in a victory over the

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on April 25. In relief innings over the 2018 season, Stumpf pitched to a 4.93 ERA with 37 strikeouts.

2019

Stumpf began the 2019 season in the Tigers bullpen. He was optioned to AAA Toledo on July 24 to make room for the recall of

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. Stumpf returned to the Tigers as a September call-up. He was used as a lefty specialist throughout the season, only pitching 29 innings in 48 games. Stumpf was outrighted off the Tigers roster and elected free agency on October 24, 2019.

Pitching coach controversy

On June 27, 2018, Tigers pitching coach Chris Bosio was fired due to racially insensitive comments. Bosio claims that the offending comment was referring to Stumpf as "Spider Monkey" due to the faces he makes while lifting weights, which was overheard by an African American clubhouse attendant. However, Stumpf says that, to the best of his knowledge, his nickname was never "Spider Monkey".

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