Ljay Newsome

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 210lb (180cm, 95kg)

Born: November 8, 1996 in La Plata, MD us

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 26th round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from Chopticon HS (Morganza, MD).

High School: Chopticon HS (Morganza, MD)

Last Game: May 8, 2021 (Age 24-181d)
vs. TEX 1.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2021 season

Agents: KHG Sports Management

Full Name: Ljay Wyatt Newsome

Nicknames: Quiet Assassin

Pronunciation: \EL-jay\

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Career

WAR

-0.4

ERA

6.53

30.1

WHIP

1.451

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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
2015	18	-2.5	Mariners	ARIZ	Rk	SEA	1	0	1.000	0.84	0.84	5	0	0	0	0	0	10.2	4	1	1	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	37	0.375	3.4	0.0	0.0	8.4
2016	19	-2.2	Everett	NORW	A-	SEA	6	3	.667	4.30	4.90	14	11	1	0	0	0	60.2	59	33	29	11	15	0	58	6	0	0	254	1.220	8.8	1.6	2.2	8.6	3.87
2017	20	-1.9	Clinton	MIDW	A	SEA	8	9	.471	4.10	4.72	25	25	0	0	0	0	129.2	131	68	59	14	16	0	111	2	0	4	530	1.134	9.1	1.0	1.1	7.7	6.94
2018	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AAA	SEA	6	10	.375	4.89	5.14	27	27	0	0	0	0	143.2	172	82	78	24	14	0	125	4	0	4	613	1.295	10.8	1.5	0.9	7.8	8.93
2018	21	-5.6	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	0	0		5.40	5.40	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	3	3	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	19	0.800	5.4	0.0	1.8	3.6	2.00
2018	21	-2.2	Modesto	CALL	A+	SEA	6	10	.375	4.87	5.13	26	26	0	0	0	0	138.2	169	79	75	24	13	0	123	4	0	4	594	1.313	11.0	1.6	0.8	8.0	9.46
2019	22		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A+-AA-AAA	SEA	9	10	.474	3.54	3.66	28	28	0	1	0	0	155.0	151	63	61	16	17	0	169	1	0	3	620	1.084	8.8	0.9	1.0	9.8	9.94
2019	22	-4.7	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	0	0		6.35	6.35	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.2	5	4	4	1	1	0	10	0	0	0	23	1.059	7.9	1.6	1.6	15.9	10.00
2019	22	-2.2	Arkansas	TL	AA	SEA	3	4	.429	2.77	2.77	9	9	0	0	0	0	48.2	41	15	15	4	7	0	35	1	0	1	189	0.986	7.6	0.7	1.3	6.5	5.00
2019	22	-1.2	Modesto	CALL	A+	SEA	6	6	.500	3.75	3.93	18	18	0	1	0	0	100.2	105	44	42	11	9	0	124	0	0	2	408	1.132	9.4	1.0	0.8	11.1	13.78
2020	23	-5.2	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	0	1	.000	5.17	5.17	5	4	0	0	0	0	15.2	20	9	9	4	1	0	9	1	0	0	68	1.340	11.5	2.3	0.6	5.2	9.00
2021	24	-4.5	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	1	1	.500	7.98	8.59	7	1	4	0	0	0	14.2	20	14	13	5	3	1	16	0	0	1	69	1.568	12.3	3.1	1.8	9.8	5.33
2022	25		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AAA-Rk-A	STL	1	1	.500	4.38	6.57	11	2	1	0	0	0	12.1	16	9	6	0	2	0	12	0	0	0	53	1.459	11.7	0.0	1.5	8.8	6.00
2022	25	-2.0	Memphis	IL	AAA	STL	0	0		4.76	6.35	4	0	0	0	0	0	5.2	5	4	3	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	22	1.059	7.9	0.0	1.6	7.9	5.00
2022	25	3.0	Palm Beach	FLOR	A	STL	0	0		5.40	5.40	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	6	2	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	16	2.100	16.2	0.0	2.7	8.1	3.00
2022	25	4.0	Cardinals	FCL	Rk	STL	1	1	.500	2.70	8.10	4	2	0	0	0	0	3.1	5	3	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	15	1.500	13.5	0.0	0.0	10.8
2023	26		4 Teams	3 Lgs	Rk-A-A+	SFG	0	1	.000	2.08	2.60	11	4	0	0	0	0	17.1	12	5	4	2	3	0	22	2	0	0	66	0.865	6.2	1.0	1.6	11.4	7.33
2023	26	2.9	Eugene	NORW	A+	SFG	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
2023	26	4.1	San Jose	CALL	A	SFG	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	6	0.500	0.0	0.0	4.5	13.5	3.00
2023	26	4.7	Giants Black	ACL	Rk	SFG	0	1	.000	2.89	3.86	6	1	0	0	0	0	9.1	7	4	3	1	2	0	8	2	0	0	38	0.964	6.8	1.0	1.9	7.7	4.00
2023	26	4.7	Giants Orange	ACL	Rk	SFG	0	0		1.80	1.80	3	3	0	0	0	0	5.0	4	1	1	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	18	0.800	7.2	1.8	0.0	18.0
2024	27	-1.3	TSG	CPBL	Fgn		2	3	.400	4.54	5.90	8	8		0	0	0	39.2	58	26	20	2	10	0	25	2	0	2	186	1.714	13.2	0.5	2.3	5.7	2.50
2024	27	-1.0	Gastonia	ATLL	Ind		5	1	.833	4.15	4.47	11	11	0	1	1	0	56.1	51	28	26	8	13	0	54	5	0	0	234	1.136	8.1	1.3	2.1	8.6	4.15
2025	28	0.1	Gastonia	ATLL	Ind		4	3	.571	5.05	5.45	14	14	0	0	0	0	66.0	89	40	37	14	12	0	47	5	0	0	301	1.530	12.1	1.9	1.6	6.4	3.92
2025	28	-2.5	Campeche	MEX	Ind		0	3	.000	10.43	11.05	4	3	0	0	0	0	14.2	25	18	17	5	5	0	3	2	0	0	73	2.045	15.3	3.1	3.1	1.8	0.60
2026	29	1.3	Gastonia	ATLL	Ind		0	1	.000	0.00	2.25	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	4	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	18	1.500	9.0	0.0	4.5	6.8	1.50
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	6.53	6.82	12	5	4	0	0	0	30.1	40	23	22	9	4	1	25	1	0	1	137	1.451	11.9	2.7	1.2	7.4	6.25
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		31	34	.477	4.05	4.44	121	97	2	1	0	0	529.1	545	261	238	67	67	0	507	15	0	11	2173	1.156	9.3	1.1	1.1	8.6	7.57
Foreign (2 seasons)					Foreign		2	6	.250	6.13	7.29	12	11	0	0	0	0	54.1	83	44	37	7	15	0	28	4	0	2	259	1.804	13.7	1.2	2.5	4.6	1.87
Other (3 seasons)					Other		9	5	.643	4.49	4.92	26	26	0	1	1	0	126.1	144	69	63	22	27	0	104	10	0	0	553	1.354	10.3	1.6	1.9	7.4	3.85
All Levels (12 Seasons)							43	47	.478	4.38	4.83	171	139	6	2	1	0	740.1	812	397	360	105	113	1	664	30	0	14	3122	1.249	9.9	1.3	1.4	8.1	5.88

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		0	0		5.51	6.06	6	2	0	0	0	0	16.1	13	11	10	1	3	0	17	0	0	0	64	0.980	7.2	0.6	1.7	9.4	5.67
AA (1 season)					Minors		3	4	.429	2.77	2.77	9	9	0	0	0	0	48.2	41	15	15	4	7	0	35	1	0	1	189	0.986	7.6	0.7	1.3	6.5	5.00
A+ (3 seasons)					Minors		12	16	.429	4.38	4.61	45	44	0	1	0	0	240.1	275	123	117	35	22	0	248	4	0	6	1006	1.236	10.3	1.3	0.8	9.3	11.27
A (3 seasons)					Minors		8	9	.471	4.07	4.67	29	25	1	0	0	0	135.0	137	70	61	14	18	0	117	2	0	4	552	1.148	9.1	0.9	1.2	7.8	6.50
A- (1 season)					Minors		6	3	.667	4.30	4.90	14	11	1	0	0	0	60.2	59	33	29	11	15	0	58	6	0	0	254	1.220	8.8	1.6	2.2	8.6	3.87
Rk (3 seasons)					Minors		2	2	.500	1.91	2.86	18	6	0	0	0	0	28.1	20	9	6	2	2	0	32	2	0	0	108	0.776	6.4	0.6	0.6	10.2	16.00
Fgn (1 season)					Foreign		2	3	.400	4.54	5.90	8	8		0	0	0	39.2	58	26	20	2	10	0	25	2	0	2	186	1.714	13.2	0.5	2.3	5.7	2.50
Ind (1 season)					Foreign		0	3	.000	10.43	11.05	4	3	0	0	0	0	14.2	25	18	17	5	5	0	3	2	0	0	73	2.045	15.3	3.1	3.1	1.8	0.60