Blue Jays top prospect Tiedemann dazzles with 9 Ks in season debut

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Published 13.04.2023
Blue Jays top prospect Tiedemann dazzles with 9 Ks in season debut

It’s arduous to ascertain Ricky Tiedemann’s 2023 marketing campaign getting off to a greater begin than his exhibiting tonight at double-A New Hampshire.

Taking to the bump for the primary time this season, Toronto’s No. 1 prospect placed on a pitching masterclass, carving up the Boston Red Sox affiliate Portland Sea Dogs to the tune of three innings, 9 strikeouts, and simply two hits allowed.

The 20-year-old had his greatest stuff going, producing 11 whiffs on the afternoon on simply 49 pitches and hit 99 mph a number of instances together with an untouchable excessive fastball to retire the aspect within the second inning. 

Tiedemann has rocketed by way of the Blue Jays system since being chosen within the third spherical of the 2021 MLB Draft. The Long Beach, Calif. native dominated throughout three ranges final season, tossing a mixed 78.2 innings with a glowing 2.17 ERA between single-A, high-A, and double-A. 

That success earned the younger southpaw loads of inventory throughout the scouting world over the offseason, with most shops grading him as a top-30 prospect in baseball.

Tiedemann additionally earned a Spring Training invite earlier this 12 months, although his time with the Major League membership was reduce brief by shoulder soreness in mid-March that compelled him to close down for a quick interval.

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