| Levi Stoudt | |
| Team: | Baltimore Orioles |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Pottstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 19 |
| Debutyear: | 2023 |
| Debutteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Statyear: | 2023 season |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 0–1 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 9.58 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 9 |
| Teams: | |
Levi Stoudt (born December 4, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, with whom he made his debut in 2023.
Stoudt attended Perkiomen School in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, and played college baseball at Lehigh University. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]
Stoudt was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the third round, with the 97th overall selection, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[2] [3] Stoudt underwent Tommy John surgery after the Mariners drafted him.[4]
He made his professional debut two years later in 2021 with the Everett AquaSox and was promoted to the Arkansas Travelers during the season.[5] [6] Over 15 starts between the two teams, he went 7–3 with a 3.31 ERA and 86 strikeouts over innings.[7]
On July 29, 2022, the Mariners traded Stoudt, Edwin Arroyo, Andrew Moore, and Noelvi Marte to the Cincinnati Reds for Luis Castillo.[8] He played for the Chattanooga Lookouts after the trade. On November 15, 2022, the Reds added Stoudt to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[9]
Stoudt began the 2023 season with the Louisville Bats. On April 18, the Reds announced that Stoudt would be promoted to the major leagues for the first time to start a game against the Tampa Bay Rays the following day.[10] In 4 games (2 starts) for the Reds, he posted a 9.58 ERA with 9 strikeouts across innings of work. On February 13, 2024, Stoudt was designated for assignment by the Reds following the waiver claim of Bubba Thompson.[11]
On February 17, 2024, Stoudt was claimed off waivers by the Mariners.[12] He was optioned to the Triple–A Tacoma Rainiers to begin the 2024 season.[13] In 12 games (11 starts), Stoudt registered a 3–4 record and 6.92 ERA with 36 strikeouts across 52 innings pitched. On June 9, Stoudt was designated for assignment by Seattle.[14]
On June 13, 2024, Stoudt was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles.[15] In 9 games for the Double–A Bowie Baysox, he logged a 4.26 ERA with 18 strikeouts across innings pitched. Stoudt was designated for assignment by the Orioles on July 26.[16] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Bowie on July 31.[17]