Sawyer Gipson-Long

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 225lb (193cm, 102kg)

Team: Detroit Tigers (minors, 40-man)

Born: December 12, 1997 in Lithia Springs, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 6th round of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mercer University (Macon, GA).

High School: Etowah HS (Woodstock, GA)

School: Mercer University (Macon, GA)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2025 season

2026 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2026): 2.022 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2030

Full Name: Alec Sawyer Gipson-Long

Instagram: @sawyergipsonlong

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Career

WAR

-0.5

ERA

5.44

51.1

WHIP

1.208

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2017	19	-1.7	Mercer	SoCo	NCAA		1	1	.500	5.28	5.87	11	4		0	0	0	15.1	18	10	9	1	8	2	18	0	0	1	73	1.696	10.6	0.6	4.7	10.6	2.25
2018	20	-1.0	Mercer	SoCo	NCAA		4	0	1.000	6.48	6.70	19	6		1		0	41.2	51	31	30	10	11	1	48	1	0	3	183	1.488	11.0	2.2	2.4	10.4	4.36
2019	21	0.1	Mercer	SoCo	NCAA		8	4	.667	5.20	5.75	23	14		0	0	0	83.0	100	53	48	7	18	3	99	2	0	9	372	1.422	10.8	0.8	2.0	10.7	5.50
2019	21	0.3	Elizabethton	APPY	Rk	MIN	0	1	.000	5.40	7.36	6	6	0	0	0	0	18.1	28	15	11	2	4	0	23	0	0	1	87	1.745	13.7	1.0	2.0	11.3	5.75

2021	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A+	MIN	8	8	.500	4.55	5.20	20	19	0	0	0	0	97.0	99	56	49	10	27	0	134	2	0	5	418	1.299	9.2	0.9	2.5	12.4	4.96
2021	23	-0.3	Cedar Rapids	HAC	A+	MIN	3	3	.500	4.55	4.85	6	6	0	0	0	0	29.2	28	16	15	4	9	0	39	0	0	1	121	1.247	8.5	1.2	2.7	11.8	4.33
2021	23	1.1	Fort Myers	LASE	A	MIN	5	5	.500	4.54	5.35	14	13	0	0	0	0	67.1	71	40	34	6	18	0	95	2	0	4	297	1.322	9.5	0.8	2.4	12.7	5.28
2022	24		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A+-AA	MIN	10	8	.556	4.32	4.46	25	24	0	0	0	0	123.0	116	61	59	16	28	0	122	7	1	4	510	1.171	8.5	1.2	2.0	8.9	4.36
2022	24	-0.5	Wichita	TL	AA	MIN	3	4	.429	7.17	7.17	8	7	0	0	0	0	37.2	46	30	30	5	6	0	35	3	1	4	168	1.381	11.0	1.2	1.4	8.4	5.83
2022	24	-0.5	Erie	EL	AA	DET	2	2	.500	4.54	5.05	7	7	0	0	0	0	35.2	37	20	18	7	9	0	35	3	0	0	150	1.290	9.3	1.8	2.3	8.8	3.89
2022	24	0.9	Cedar Rapids	MIDW	A+	MIN	5	2	.714	1.99	1.99	10	10	0	0	0	0	49.2	33	11	11	4	13	0	52	1	0	0	192	0.926	6.0	0.7	2.4	9.4	4.00
2023	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	DET	8	8	.500	4.33	4.33	22	19	0	0	0	0	99.2	84	48	48	20	29	0	126	6	0	2	408	1.134	7.6	1.8	2.6	11.4	4.34
2023	25	-1.9	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	2	3	.400	5.45	5.45	8	6	0	0	0	0	34.2	33	21	21	8	14	0	50	4	0	0	153	1.356	8.6	2.1	3.6	13.0	3.57
2023	25	0.6	Erie	EL	AA	DET	6	5	.545	3.74	3.74	14	13	0	0	0	0	65.0	51	27	27	12	15	0	76	2	0	2	255	1.015	7.1	1.7	2.1	10.5	5.07
2023	25	-3.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	1	0	1.000	2.70	3.15	4	4	0	0	0	0	20.0	14	7	6	2	8	0	26	0	0	0	82	1.100	6.3	0.9	3.6	11.7	3.25
2024	26	4.1	Lakeland	FLOR	A	DET	0	0		3.00	3.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	12	1.000	9.0	3.0	0.0	12.0
2025	27		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AAA-A+-A	DET	0	1	.000	3.63	3.63	12	11	0	0	0	0	39.2	34	16	16	1	9	0	42	2	0	1	160	1.084	7.7	0.2	2.0	9.5	4.67
2025	27	-0.3	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	0	1	.000	4.13	4.13	9	8	0	0	0	0	32.2	26	15	15	1	8	0	35	2	0	0	132	1.041	7.2	0.3	2.2	9.6	4.38
2025	27	3.9	West Michigan	MIDW	A+	DET	0	0		1.59	1.59	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.2	5	1	1	0	1	0	5	0	0	1	21	1.059	7.9	0.0	1.6	7.9	5.00
2025	27	5.0	Lakeland	FLOR	A	DET	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	2.250	20.3	0.0	0.0	13.5
2025	27	-2.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	2	.000	7.18	7.47	8	3	0	0	0	0	31.1	34	26	25	8	6	0	26	2	0	3	133	1.277	9.8	2.3	1.7	7.5	4.33
2026	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A	DET	2	4	.333	4.39	5.32	17	16	1	0	0	0	67.2	65	40	33	7	26	0	65	7	1	3	299	1.345	8.6	0.9	3.5	8.6	2.50
2026	28	0.7	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	2	4	.333	4.50	4.91	16	15	1	0	0	0	66.0	63	36	33	7	26	0	63	6	1	3	290	1.348	8.6	1.0	3.5	8.6	2.42
2026	28	5.9	Lakeland	FLOR	A	DET	0	0		0.00	21.60	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.2	2	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	9	1.200	10.8	0.0	0.0	10.8
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (2 seasons)					Majors		1	2	.333	5.44	5.79	12	7	0	0	0	0	51.1	48	33	31	10	14	0	52	2	0	3	215	1.208	8.4	1.8	2.5	9.1	3.71
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		28	30	.483	4.36	4.76	103	96	1	0	0	0	448.1	429	237	217	57	123	0	516	24	2	16	1894	1.231	8.6	1.1	2.5	10.4	4.20
College (3 seasons)					College		13	5	.722	5.59	6.04	53	24		1	0	0	140.0	169	94	87	18	37	6	165	3	0	13	628	1.471	10.9	1.2	2.4	10.6	4.46
All Levels (9 Seasons)							42	37	.532	4.71	5.12	168	127	1	1	0	0	639.2	646	364	335	85	174	6	733	29	2	32	2737	1.282	9.1	1.2	2.4	10.3	4.21

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		4	8	.333	4.66	4.86	33	29	1	0	0	0	133.1	122	72	69	16	48	0	148	12	1	3	575	1.275	8.2	1.1	3.2	10.0	3.08
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		11	11	.500	4.88	5.01	29	27	0	0	0	0	138.1	134	77	75	24	30	0	146	8	1	6	573	1.186	8.7	1.6	2.0	9.5	4.87
A+ (3 seasons)					Minors		8	5	.615	2.86	2.96	18	18	0	0	0	0	85.0	66	28	27	8	23	0	96	1	0	2	334	1.047	7.0	0.8	2.4	10.2	4.17
A (4 seasons)					Minors		5	5	.500	4.30	5.52	17	16	0	0	0	0	73.1	79	45	35	7	18	0	103	3	0	4	325	1.323	9.7	0.9	2.2	12.6	5.72
Rk (1 season)					Minors		0	1	.000	5.40	7.36	6	6	0	0	0	0	18.1	28	15	11	2	4	0	23	0	0	1	87	1.745	13.7	1.0	2.0	11.3	5.75