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Trevor Michael Richards (born May 15, 1993) is an American professional
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for the
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of
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(MLB). He previously played for the
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,
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and
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. He made his debut for the Marlins in 2018.


Career


Amateur/Gateway Grizzlies

Richards attended Mater Dei High School in
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. In 2011, his senior year, he went 9-1 with a 1.07 ERA. After high school, he enrolled and played
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at
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. As a senior in 2015, he went 5-3 with a 3.61 ERA in 11 starts. He was not drafted by an MLB team in the
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, and signed with the
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of the
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.


Miami Marlins

After one and-a-half seasons with the Grizzlies, he was signed by the
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in July 2016. He spent 2016 with the
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and the
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, both in
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, posting a combined record and 2.48 ERA in nine starts (11 appearances). In 2017, he was named the Marlins Minor League Pitcher of the Year after going with a 2.53 ERA and 158 strikeouts in 27 games (25 starts) between the Advanced-A
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and the Double-A
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. On April 2, 2018, Richards was called up by the Miami Marlins to make his first MLB start. He pitched innings, giving up eight hits and five runs (all
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) while striking out five and
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one; he took the loss, as the Marlins were defeated by the
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, 7–3. On April 25, facing
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and the
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, Richards pitched innings, giving up one hit and striking out 10. Richards finished the 2018 season with a 4-9 record in 25 starts. He struck out 130 batters in innings. For the 2019 season, Richards began the season in the Marlins rotation. He was moved to the bullpen on July 26 after going 3-12 in 20 starts.


Tampa Bay Rays

On July 31, 2019, Richards was traded to the
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(along with Nick Anderson) in exchange for Jesús Sánchez and
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. He made his first start as a Ray on August 18, 2019 against the
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, allowing two runs across three and a half innings in a 5–4 Tampa Bay victory. In 2020 for the Rays, Richards pitched to a bloated 5.91 ERA and 1.72 WHIP in 9 appearances, including four starts. In 2021, Richards had 16 strikeouts in 12 innings for the Rays.


Milwaukee Brewers

On May 21, 2021, the Rays traded Richards and
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to the
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in exchange for Drew Rasmussen and
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. In 15 appearances and innings before being traded, Richards posted a 3-0 record on a 3.20 ERA.


Toronto Blue Jays

On July 6, 2021, the Brewers traded Richards to the
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along with
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in exchange for
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. On January 13, 2023, Richards signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Blue Jays, avoiding salary arbitration.


Personal life

Richards grew up a
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fan. He and his wife, Aunna, became engaged in 2018 and married in 2019. They reside in
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.


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