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Shawn Armstrong

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Born
1990 (34 years old)

Birth Place

New Bern, North Carolina, USA

Position
Pitcher

Status
Active

Ethnicity
White

Team Number
64

Height
6' 2"

Weight
225

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Baseball

Team
Tampa Bay Rays

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Shawn Michael Armstrong (born September 11, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, and Miami Marlins.
Early life
Armstrong attended West Craven High School in Vanceboro, North Carolina. He was a member of the varsity baseball team for his entire high school career and participated in cross country for two seasons. The Houston Astros selected Armstrong in the 33rd round of the 2008 MLB draft, but he did not sign. He then enrolled at East Carolina University (ECU), where he played college baseball for the ECU Pirates. He missed the 2009 season after having shoulder surgery, and finished his collegiate career with a 4-3 win–loss record and a 4.45 earned run average (ERA).

Career
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians selected Armstrong in the 18th round of the 2011 MLB draft. In 2012, Armstrong pitched for the Carolina Mudcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League. He was named a Carolina League All-Star. He ended the year with a 2.06 ERA. He missed the beginning of the 2013 with an injury, and had a 4.14 ERA on the season after he returned to health. In 2014, he pitched for the Akron RubberDucks of the Class AA Eastern League. He was named an Eastern League All-Star. After the 2014 season, the Indians added Armstrong to their 40-man roster. Armstrong pitched for the Columbus Clippers of the Class AAA International League in 2015, and was named to the Triple-A All-Star Game.

Armstrong was called up to the major leagues for the first time on August 8, 2015. Armstrong made his major league baseball debut the same night pitching a scoreless 9th inning with striking out two.

Seattle Mariners
On December 13, 2017, the Indians traded Armstrong to the Seattle Mariners for international bonus pool money. On March 18, 2019, Armstrong was placed on the disabled list with an oblique injury. Armstrong was designated for assignment on April 26.

Baltimore Orioles
On April 28, 2019, Armstrong was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles.

In 2020, Armstrong pitched in 14 games for the Orioles, notching a 1.80 ERA and 14 strikeouts to go along with a 2-0 record over 15.0 innings pitched.