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)

Debut: August 20, 2020 (Age 23-286d, 19,814th in MLB history)

Rookie Status: Still Intact through 2021

2021 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2021): 0.122 • Arb Eligible: 2024 • Free Agent: 2027

Full Name: Ljay Wyatt Newsome

Nicknames: Quiet Assassin

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SUMMARY

2020

Career

WAR

0.1

W

L

ERA

5.17

G

GS

SV

IP

15.2

SO

WHIP

1.340

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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	MLB	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
MLB (1 season)					MLB		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
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		30	32	.484	4.11	4.45	99	91	1	1	0	0	499.2	517	247	228	65	62	0	473	13	0	11	2054	1.159	9.3	1.2	1.1	8.5	7.63
All Levels (6 Seasons)							30	33	.476	4.14	4.47	104	95	1	1	0	0	515.1	537	256	237	69	63	0	482	14	0	11	2122	1.164	9.4	1.2	1.1	8.4	7.65

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		0	0		5.91	5.91	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.2	8	7	7	1	2	0	12	0	0	0	42	0.938	6.8	0.8	1.7	10.1	6.00
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+ (2 seasons)					Minors		12	16	.429	4.40	4.63	44	44	0	1	0	0	239.1	274	123	117	35	22	0	247	4	0	6	1002	1.237	10.3	1.3	0.8	9.3	11.23
A (1 season)					Minors		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
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 (1 season)					Minors		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