Mitchell Parker #70

Mitchell James Parker...Graduated from Manzano High School in Albuquerque...Attended San Jacinto College...Led NJCAA Division 1 with 64 strikeouts in the shortened 2020 season, his sophomore year at San Jacinto College...Went 5-0 with a 1.19 ERA (four ER/30.1 IP) in six starts.

2024

Made his Major League debut on April 15 at Dodger Stadium and went on to make 29 starts in his rookie campaign...Ranked among Major League rookies in strikeouts (fifth, 133) and wins (tied for eighth, seven)...Also ranked (min. 90 IP) in walks per nine innings (eighth, 2.56) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (ninth, 3.09)...Led all Major League rookies with a 2.65 ERA (26 ER/88.1 IP) at home...Posted the third-lowest ERA (3.06) by any Nationals pitcher (2005-present) through his first 12 starts behind Tanner Roark (2.87) and Stephen Strasburg (2.91)...Earned the win over the Dodgers in his debut (5 IP, four H, two ER, four SO)...Followed that with his best start of the season, April 21 vs. Houston (7 IP, three H, eight SO)...Faced each of the last four World Series champions (Dodgers, Braves twice, Astros, Rangers)...Went 3-1 with a 2.41 ERA (10 ER/30.2 IP), 25 strikeouts and two walks in those starts...2024 pitch mix: four-seam (48.6%), curveball (22.5%), split finger (19.1%), slider (9.8%).

2023

Led Washington’s system with 150 strikeouts, tied for the lead with nine wins, and ranked third in the organization with a .244 opponents’ average...Went 9-7 with a 4.72 ERA in a career-high 28 games (26 starts) between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Rochester...Posted a 2.98 ERA (18 ER/54.1 IP), 66 strikeouts and just 15 walks from July 16 to September 2, his best stretch of the season...Tossed seven innings and allowed just one hit twice, including July 16 vs. Richmond (SFG) when he tossed seven innings of one hit, shutout ball with eight strikeouts and two walks...Struck out a career-high 13 batters in six innings on Aug. 8 vs. Akron (CLE)...On Aug. 25 at Reading (PHI), he struck out nine batters with one walk and three hits allowed in a career-high eight innings.

2022

Ranked among Nationals Minor League pitchers in starts (T1st, 24) and strikeouts (T2nd, 117)...Started 24 games for High-A Wilmington, tied for the third-most of any pitcher in the South Atlantic League...Struck out a then-career-high 12 batters in 5.2 innings on July 7 at Winston Salem (CWS)...His 12 strikeouts were tied for the most in a single game amongst Nationals farmhands and were the second-most by a South Atlantic League pitcher in 2022.

2021

Posted 12.70 strikeouts per nine innings, sixth-best in all of MiLB (min. 100.0 IP)...Ranked second in Washington’s system with 144 strikeouts sixth with 101.2 innings.