Tim Herrin (born October 8, 1996) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Amateur career

Herrin attended South Vigo High School in Terre Haute, Indiana, where he played football,

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and

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. After graduating in 2015, he enrolled at

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where he played

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for three years for the

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. During the summer of 2017, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the

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. As a junior in 2018, he appeared in 17 games (making ten starts) and went 6–0 with a 3.22 ERA over innings.

Professional career

The

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selected Herrin in the 29th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. Herrin signed with the Indians and made his professional debut with the

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, going 0–1 with a 6.16 ERA over 19 innings. He opened the 2019 season with the

Mahoning Valley Scrappers The Mahoning Valley Scrappers are a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League. They are located in Niles, Ohio, a city in the valley of the Mahoning River, and play their home games at Eastwood Field. From 1999 to 2020, they were ...

and was promoted to the

Lake County Captains The Lake County Captains are a Minor League Baseball team in Eastlake, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, that plays in the Midwest League as the High-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. The Captains joined the Class A Midwest League following ...

during the season. Over 23 relief appearances between both teams, he went 2–0 with a 2.93 ERA over 43 innings. He did not play minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season. He returned to play in 2021 with Lake County with whom he went 4–3 with a 2.57 ERA and 85 strikeouts over innings. He opened the 2022 season with the

Akron RubberDucks The Akron RubberDucks are a Minor League Baseball team based in Akron, Ohio. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. They play in Canal Park, located in downtown Akron, which seats 7,630 ...

before being promoted to the Columbus Clippers. Over 46 games (two starts) between the two teams, he went 1–4 with a 4.02 ERA and 101 strikeouts over innings. On November 15, 2022, the Guardians selected Herrin's contract and added him to the 40-man roster. Herrin began the 2023 season on the Guardians' major league roster. Herrin made his debut on April 2, in a game against the

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, Herrin faced four batters and struck them all out. With this, he became the first pitcher to face at least four batters in his debut and strike all of them out since the mound was moved to its current distance in 1893.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Herrin, Tim 1996 births Living people Baseball players from Indiana Sportspeople from Terre Haute, Indiana Major League Baseball pitchers Cleveland Guardians players Indiana Hoosiers baseball players Harwich Mariners players Arizona League Indians players Lake County Captains players Mahoning Valley Scrappers players Akron RubberDucks players Columbus Clippers players