Dylan Bundy

Dylan Matthew Bundy (born November 15, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins.

He was drafted by the Orioles in the 2008 Major League Baseball draft and has played minor league baseball for nine seasons.

Bundy is the only player to win the Gatorade State player of the year in any sport three times (2009, 2010, 2011).

The Orioles selected Bundy with the fourth overall pick in the 2011 MLB draft.

He was the 2011 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year, Baseball America High School Player of the Year, the USA Today National Player of the Year, 2011 Louisville Slugger Player of the Year, 2011 National High School Coaches Association Baseball Player of the Year and the 2011 National High School Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year.

He went on in 2011 to become the first baseball player to win the Gatorade Athlete of the Year award.

Bundy's older brother, Bobby attended Sperry High School, where he too was a pitcher.

The Baltimore Orioles selected Bundy in the first round, with the fourth overall pick, in the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.

On August 15, 2011, he signed a major league contract with the Baltimore Orioles, who added him to their 40-man roster.

He made his MLB debut in 2012, but did not return to the majors until 2016 due to injuries.

Bundy made his professional debut on April 6, 2012, with the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds pitching against the Asheville Tourists.

He allowed no hits over three innings while striking out six batters.

His fastball was reported to reach 97 – in the game.

In 30 innings pitched with Delmarva, Bundy maintained an ERA of 0.00 with 40 strikeouts, two walks and two unearned runs.

Hitters went 5 for 94 against him.

Bundy was promoted to the high Class A Frederick Keys on May 23, 2012 where he posted a 6–3 record with a 2.84 ERA.

He was named to appear in the 2012 All-Star Futures Game.

Bundy was promoted to the Bowie Baysox on August 14, 2012, and he was then promoted to the Baltimore Orioles on September 19, 2012.

On September 23, Bundy made his MLB debut against the Boston Red Sox in a relief appearance.

He recorded two outs.

He appeared once more during the season on September 25 against the Blue Jays, pitching one inning, allowing one hit and walk.

On June 27, 2013, he underwent Tommy John surgery.

He was expected to miss at least 12 months.

In January 2014, Bundy had circled June 28, 2014—one year and one day after his Tommy John surgery—as the target date for his return.

On July 29, 2015, Bundy was shut down indefinitely with calcification in the back area of his shoulder.

At the time of his shutdown, there was no timetable for his return.

On August 26, it was announced that he would pitch in an instructional league, along with fellow Orioles pitcher Hunter Harvey, in September 2015.

Out of minor league options in 2016, Bundy was impressive in spring training and made the Orioles Opening Day roster.

He made his season debut on April 7, 2016; this appearance came 1,290 days after the last time Bundy had played in a Major League game.

Bundy pitched an inning against the Minnesota Twins, allowing only one hit, while earning a hold.

At the All-Star break, Bundy had appeared in 22 games out of the bullpen, pitching to a 3.08 ERA in 38.0 innings.

He went 2–1 and collected 32 strikeouts.

After the All-star break, Bundy was inserted into a struggling Orioles rotation to help find stability.

Bundy had a rocky first start, as he pitched 3 while giving up four runs all via the home run.

Bundy had a much better start the second time around against the Cleveland Indians, going 5 innings while allowing one unearned run.

On July 27, against the Colorado Rockies, Bundy took a perfect game into the sixth inning with one out before allowing a walk and then a home run to former Oriole Nick Hundley.

He pitched for Baltimore through 2019 and was traded to the Angels on December 4, 2019.

Bundy attended Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma.

As a senior, he had a 0.25 earned run average (ERA) and 158 strikeouts in 71 innings pitched.