Packy Naughton
Naughton with the Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
Pitcher
Born: (1996-04-16) April 16, 1996
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 8, 2021, for the Los Angeles Angels
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record0–6
Earned run average4.98
Strikeouts48
Teams

Patrick Joseph Naughton (born April 16, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels and St. Louis Cardinals.

Amateur career

Naughton attended Boston Latin School in Boston, Massachusetts, graduating in 2014.[1][2] He underwent Tommy John surgery his junior year.[3] He was not drafted out of high school in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft and thus enrolled at Virginia Tech where he played college baseball.

In 2015, Naughton's freshman year at Virginia Tech, he pitched 44 innings, going 2–1 with a 4.91 ERA and 35 strikeouts. As a sophomore in 2016, he appeared in 15 games (making 14 starts) in which he compiled a 3–7 record and a 6.75 ERA.[4] That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Harwich Mariners and was named a league all-star.[5][6][7] In 2017, as a junior at Virginia Tech, he pitched in 17 games (seven starts) in which he went 2–6 with a 6.24 ERA, striking out 63 batters in 57+2⁄3 innings.[8] After his junior year, he was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the ninth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[9]

Professional career

Cincinnati Reds

Naughton signed with the Reds and made his professional debut with the Billings Mustangs of the Rookie Advanced Pioneer League.[10][11] Over 14 games (12 starts), he went 3–3 with a 3.15 ERA, striking out 63 batters in 60 innings and earning All-Star honors.[12][13] In 2018, he played with the Dayton Dragons of the Single-A Midwest League, pitching to a 5–10 record and 4.03 ERA over 28 starts.[14][15][16][17] He began 2019 with the Daytona Tortugas of the High-A Florida State League, with whom he was named an All-Star, before being promoted to the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Double-A Southern League in May, finishing the season there.[18][19][20] Over 28 starts between the two clubs, Naughton pitched to an 11–12 record with a 3.32 ERA, striking out 131 over 157 innings.[21]

Los Angeles Angels

Naughton with the Los Angeles Angels in 2021.

On August 31, 2020, the Reds traded Naughton and Jose Salvador to the Los Angeles Angels for Brian Goodwin.[22] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] To begin the 2021 season, Naughton was assigned to the Rocket City Trash Pandas of the Double-A South.[24] After one start, he was promoted to the Salt Lake Bees of the Triple-A West.[25]

On August 4, 2021, the Angels selected Naughton's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[26] At the time of his promotion, he had a 5.34 ERA over 55+2⁄3 innings pitched between Rocket City and Salt Lake.[27] On August 8, he made his major league debut in relief at Dodger Stadium against the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving up one run, one hit, and two walks over one inning.[28] On September 1, 2021, against the New York Yankees, Naughton made his first career start, pitching 3+2⁄3 innings, allowing three runs and striking out two.[29] Naughton finished the 2021 season with the Angels appearing in seven games (five starts) in which he went 0–4 with a 6.35 ERA, 14 walks, and 12 strikeouts over 22+2⁄3 innings.[30]

On March 18, 2022, Naughton was designated for assignment by the Angels.[31]

St. Louis Cardinals

On March 21, 2022, Naughton was claimed off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals and joined the club's 40-man roster.[32] He was assigned to the Memphis Redbirds of the Triple-A International League to begin the 2022 season.[33] Naughton made his debut with the big league club on April 26, 2022, and pitched 1+1⁄3 scoreless innings against the New York Mets in a 0–3 loss.[34] Naughton made 26 appearances for the Cardinals, logging a 4.78 ERA with 31 strikeouts and 1 save in 32.0 innings pitched.

Naughton made the Cardinals' Opening Day roster in 2023, as part of the team's bullpen.[35] He made 4 scoreless appearances for St. Louis before leaving an outing against the Milwaukee Brewers on April 8 with an injury.[36] He was placed on the 60-day injured list on May 17 with a left forearm strain.[37] On June 28, Naughton underwent season–ending surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his left elbow.[38] On November 14, Naughton was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Triple-A Memphis.[39]

References

  1. ↑ "Curveball: Packy Naughton's Journey from BLS to the MLB | Teens in Print". www.bostontip.com.
  2. ↑ Thomas JoyceTranscript@wickedlocal.com. "Major League could be within reach for West Roxbury native - News - Roslindale Transcript - Roslindale, MA". Roslindale.wickedlocal.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  3. ↑ "Interview with Packy Naughton - HUMAN LIMITS". Beatyourlimits.weebly.com. 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  4. ↑ Berman, Mark. "Players from Virginia, Radford and Virginia Tech drafted | College". roanoke.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  5. ↑ "#39 Patrick Naughton". pointstreak.com. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  6. ↑ Matt Goisman. "Cape League Extra: Packy Naughton at home in Harwich - Sports - capecodtimes.com - Hyannis, MA". capecodtimes.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  7. ↑ "Eight Mariners And Three Anglers Set To Shine In Annual All-Star Game". Cape Cod Chronicle. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  8. ↑ "Cincinnati Reds' Draft Day Two - The Tribune | The Tribune". Irontontribune.com. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  9. ↑ "MLB: Locals Matt Tabor, Packy Naughton, Will Toffey feel a draft – Boston Herald". Bostonherald.com. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  10. ↑ "Reds sign second, third draft picks". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  11. ↑ Neighbor, Fritz (2017-08-04). "Cincinnati Reds' Packy Naughton undaunted in Billings". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  12. ↑ "Professional seasons wrapped up for 14 Hokies - Virginia Tech Athletics". Hokiesports.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  13. ↑ "Billings Mustangs start 2nd half of season with a victory | Pioneer League Baseball". 406mtsports.com. 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  14. ↑ Hartman, Marcus. "Dayton Dragons starter runs scoreless innings streak to 22". dayton-daily-news.
  15. ↑ Mark Berman. "Familiar names in professional baseball | UVA". roanoke.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  16. ↑ Katz, Marc. "Reds farm director expects Dragons to 'compete very well' in 2nd half". dayton-daily-news.
  17. ↑ Chris Boyle (2018-09-06). "Tortugas rally past Clearwater, advance to FSL championship - Sports - Daytona Beach News-Journal Online - Daytona Beach, FL". News-journalonline.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  18. ↑ "West Roxbury's Packy Naughton enjoying his next step at High-A". Baseballjournal.com. 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  19. ↑ "Six Tortugas Named To FSL All-Star Game | WNDB". News Daytona Beach. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  20. ↑ Rocke, Justin (2019-05-24). "India among five Tortugas named to FSL All-Star Game | Tortugas". Milb.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  21. ↑ "Press release: Awards Night at RedsFest". MLB.com. 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  22. ↑ "Angels acquire prospect Packy Naughton from Reds for Brian Goodwin". Los Angeles Times. August 31, 2020.
  23. ↑ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
  24. ↑ Stephen, Eric (2021-05-03). "Angels minors: Reid Detmers highlights Double-A roster for Rocket City". Halos Heaven. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  25. ↑ "Aviators held to one hit in loss to Salt Lake". 24 May 2021.
  26. ↑ "L.A. Angels call up former Virginia Tech pitcher Packy Naughton".
  27. ↑ "Angels' Packy Naughton: Joining big-league club".
  28. ↑ "Packy Naughton makes MLB debut with Los Angeles Angels".
  29. ↑ Ciccotelli, Jenna (2 September 2021). "Boston Native Packy Naughton Makes First MLB Start For Angels". NESN.com.
  30. ↑ "Angels' Packy Naughton: Suffers yet another loss".
  31. ↑ "Angels sign Archie Bradley". MLB.com.
  32. ↑ "Cards claim LHP Packy Naughton off waivers from Angels". MLB.com.
  33. ↑ "Cardinals announce 2022 Opening Day rosters for top four Minor League affiliate clubs". MLB.com.
  34. ↑ "New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score, April 26, 2022". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
  35. ↑ "Cardinals' Packy Naughton: Makes Opening Day bullpen". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  36. ↑ "Cardinals' Packy Naughton: Leaves outing with trainer". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  37. ↑ "Cardinals' Packy Naughton: Moved to 60-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  38. ↑ "Cardinals' Packy Naughton: Undergoes surgery". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  39. ↑ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/11/cardinals-announce-six-roster-moves.html


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