Cody Poteet #53

Cody was acquired by the Cubs from New York (A.L.) Dec. 17, 2024 for outfielder Cody Bellinger...Is 5-4 with a 3.80 ERA (35 ER/83.0 IP) in 24 career Major League games (13 starts) with Miami (2021-22) and the Yankees (2024)…Owns a 22-39 record with a 3.76 ERA (240 ER/574.2 IP) and 473 strikeouts in 117 career Minor League games (113 starts)...Has spent time with the Miami (2015-22), Kansas City (2023) and Yankees (2024) organizations...Missed the majority of the 2023 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery on Aug. 17, 2022...Made his Major League debut May 12, 2021 at Arizona, earning the win (2 ER/5.0 IP)...Was named a Mid-Season All-Star in 2017 (Florida State League) and 2019 (Southern League)...Was selected by the Marlins in the fourth round of the 2015 draft...Pitched for three seasons at UCLA, combining to go 14-12 with a 3.92 ERA (97 ER/222.2 IP) in 73 games (39 starts)... Graduated from Christian High School in California…lettered in both baseball and basketball...Played in the 2011 Perfect Game All-American Classic and was selected to USA Baseball's 18U National Team Trials roster in June 2011...Pitched for the USA Baseball U14 National Team in Guatemala in 2009.

2024

Cody pitched his lone season in the Yankees organization in 2024, splitting the campaign between the Major League club (five games/four starts), Double-A Somerset (three starts) and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (10 starts)…Had three stints with New York (April 13, June 1-Sept. 20 and Sept. 25-28), going 3-0 with a 2.22 ERA (6 ER/24.1 IP)…Held opponents to a .207 average (18-for-87), including .171 (7-for-41) vs. left-handed hitters...Made his Yankees debut in Game 2 of a doubleheader April 13 at Cleveland, earning the win (1 ER/6.0 IP), his first since May 23, 2021 vs. New York (N.L.)…The outing marked his first in the Major Leagues since July 16, 2022... The 6.0 innings were the second-most of his career (7.0 IP on May 23, 2021)…Allowed three runs or fewer in each of his four starts...Became the fifth Yankees starter to record at least three wins in his first four starts with the club since 2010, joining Gerrit Cole (2020), J.A. Happ (2018), Masahiro Tanaka (2014) and Brandon McCarthy (2014)…Earned his second win of the season June 1 at San Francisco (2 ER/5.0 IP), tying his career-high with six strikeouts...Tossed 4.2 scoreless innings June 7 vs. Los Angeles (N.L.)…Was on the injured list from June 18-Sept. 20 with a right triceps strain...In 13 combined starts with Somerset and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, went 3-0 with a 3.40 ERA (20 ER/53.0 IP).

2023

Made just one Minor League start in 2023, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings (1BB, 1K) with Triple-A Omaha on 9/23...Spent most of the season recovering from “Tommy John” surgery...Was released by the Royals on 12/15.

2021

Made seven starts for the Marlins in 2021. Finished the season 2-3 with a 4.99 ERA... Made his Major League debut on May 12 at Arizona. Pitched 5.0 innings, allowing two runs, four hits and zero walks to earn his first Major League win. Became the third starting pitcher in Marlins history to pitch at least 5.0 innings and not allow a walk in his Major League debut, joining RHP Aníbal Sánchez on June 25, 2006 and RHP Sixto Sánchez on Aug. 22, 2020... Started his MLB career 2-0 with a 1.06 ERA in his first three starts (17.0 IP/2 ER). Pitched 7.0 innings against the Mets on May 23. Allowed three hits and no runs... Landed on the Injured list on June 5 with a right MCL Sprain. Returned June 18 but was placed on the Injured List again on June 28 with a right knee sprain and was transferred to the 60-Day IL on Aug. 20, missing the remainder of the year.

2020

Did not pitch in 2020.

2019

Split 2019 between Triple-A New Orleans and Double-A Jacksonville. He combined to go 7-6 with a 3.56 ERA in 23 games (all starts). Worked 136.1 innings...Began the season with Double-A Jacksonville where he went 5-3 with a 2.25 ERA in 13 starts and 84.0 innings, earning a spot on the Southern League All-Star Team...In his final start in Double-A on June 23, he worked 7.0 innings, allowing one hit and striking out 11 against Pensacola...Called up to Triple-A New Orleans on June 30. Went 2-3 with a 5.68 ERA in 10 starts and 52.1 innings.

2018

Split 2018 between Advanced-A Jupiter and Double-A Jacksonville. Combined to go 4-15 with a 4.98 ERA in 26 games (25 starts)…Started four games for Advanced-A Jupiter going 1-3 with a 3.60 ERA. Struck out 29 in 25.0 innings...Assigned to Double-A Jacksonville on July 28. Went 3-12 with a 5.26 ERA in 22 games (21 starts). Struck out 99 in 119.2 innings.

2017

Pitched in 16 games (14 starts) for Advanced-A Jupiter in 2017. Went 3-7 with a 4.16 ERA in 80.0 innings...Earned a place on the Florida State League All-Star Team. Through July was 3-3 with a 2.52 ERA. Went 0-4 with a 7.52 ERA in August.