Tanner Tully

Tully played college baseball at Ohio State, and in 2015 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]

Tully was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 26th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[2] He made his professional debut with the Low-A Mahoning Valley Scrappers, recording a 1.17 ERA in 13 appearances. In 2017, Tully played for four different Cleveland affiliates; the Single-A Lake County Captains, the High-A Lynchburg Hillcats, the Double-A Akron RubberDucks, and the Triple-A Columbus Clippers. In 25 appearances (15 of them starts) between the four clubs, Tully logged a 6-10 record and 3.69 ERA with 95 strikeouts in 124.1 innings pitched. The following year he returned to Lynchburg, going 6-11 with a 4.47 ERA and 109 strikeouts in 26 starts. In 2019, Tully split the season between Akron and Columbus, pitching to a 9-12 record and 4.44 ERA with 89 strikeouts in 144.0 innings of work across 26 starts.[3] Tully did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] He spent the 2021 campaign with Akron and Columbus, working to a 6-6 record and 3.50 ERA with 97 strikeouts in 26 appearances (18 of them starts).

On April 20, 2022, Tully was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time as a COVID-19 replacement player.[5] Tully made his major league debut on April 22 for the rebranded Cleveland Guardians, tossing 2.0 innings of relief against the New York Yankees, allowing 1 run on a home run by Aaron Judge. He was removed from the 40-man roster and returned to Triple-A the next day.[6]

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference