Justus Sheffield

Justus Sheffield [Justus Kane Sheffield] is currently a free agent who was last active in 2026. His date of birth is May 13th, 1996 and he is currently 30 years old. He was born in Tullahoma, Tennessee. He is the Brother of Jordan Sheffield and the Cousin of Tony Sheffield. He played High School baseball for the Tullahoma High School Wildcats in Tullahoma, Tennessee. Sheffield was selected in the 1st round (31st overall) of the 2014 MLB Amateur Draft by the Cleveland Indians, receiving a $1,600,000 signing bonus. Ranked by Baseball America as the #27 MLB prospect in their 2019 pre-season Prospect rankings and he was also ranked as the Seattle Mariners #1 Prospect by Baseball America in 2019. Made his Major League Debut on September 19th, 2018 at the age of 22. Debuted as ...

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a relief pitcher for New York Yankees against the Boston Red Sox, throwing 1 inning, allowing 0 runs, 1 walks and striking out 0 batters. He did not factor in the decision. He allowed a single to Brock Holt, the first batter he faced. He was teammates with Mike Ford for 6 seasons, the most throughout his career. Sheffield has played 5 seasons with the Seattle Mariners organization, 3 seasons with the Cleveland Guardians, 3 seasons with the New York Yankees, 1 season with the Atlanta Braves and 1 season with the Cincinnati Reds. He played in the Arizona Fall League (Prospect League) in 2017. Led the South Atlantic League (A) with 138 Strikeouts in 2015. Played 1 year of Independent League Baseball in 2025.

Awards: Named First Team High School All-American by Baseball America in 2014. Named Texas League All-Star in 2019. Named to MLB Pipeline All-Rookie Team in 2020.

Career Transactions: Traded from Indians with Ben Heller,J.P. Feyereisen and Clint Frazier to Yankees for Andrew Miller on August 1st, 2016. Traded from Yankees with Erik Swanson and Dom Thompson-Williams to Mariners for James Paxton on November 19th, 2018. Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves on May 4th, 2023. Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds on June 7th, 2024.

Career Notes: Originally Committed to Vanderbilt in 2014. Gatorade Player of the Year for Tennessee in 2014. Participated in the All-Star Weekend Futures Game (US Team) in 2018.

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year	team name	league	level	mlb	#	age	tbc+	w	l	era	g	gs	cg	sho	gr	gf	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	wp	bk	hb	whip	h9	hr9	bb9	so9	ra9	so/bb
2014	Arizona Indians	Ariz	Rk	CLE	-	18	107	3	1	4.79	8	4	0	0	4	0	0	20.2	24	16	11	0	9	29	4	0	1	1.60	10.45	0.00	3.92	12.63	6.97	3.22
2015	Lake County Captains	SAL	A	CLE	24	19	107	9	4	3.31	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	127.2	135	60	47	8	38	138	12	2	0	1.36	9.52	0.56	2.68	9.73	4.23	3.63
2016	Tampa Yankees	FSL	A+	NYA	20	20	140*	3	1	1.73	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	26.0	14	6	5	0	10	27	3	0	0	0.92	4.85	0.00	3.46	9.35	2.08	2.70
2016	Lynchburg Hillcats	Caro	A+	CLE	41	20	105	7	5	3.59	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	95.1	91	40	38	6	40	93	9	1	4	1.37	8.59	0.57	3.78	8.78	3.78	2.33
2016	Trenton Thunder	East	AA	NYA	11	20		0	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	2	1	0	0	3	9	0	0	0	1.25	4.50	0.00	6.75	20.25	2.25	3.00
2017	Gulf Coast Yankees West	GCL	Rk	NYA	12	21		0	1	1.93	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.2	4	1	1	0	1	6	0	0	0	1.07	7.71	0.00	1.93	11.57	1.93	6.00
2017	Trenton Thunder	East	AA	NYA	4	21	100	7	6	3.18	17	17	1	1	0	0	0	93.1	94	43	33	14	33	82	8	0	3	1.36	9.06	1.35	3.18	7.91	4.15	2.48
2018	Trenton Thunder	East	AA	NYA	-	22	138*	1	2	2.25	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	28.0	16	9	7	1	14	39	1	0	0	1.07	5.14	0.32	4.50	12.54	2.89	2.79
2018	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	IL	AAA	NYA	-	22	114	6	4	2.56	20	15	0	0	5	0	0	88.0	66	28	25	3	36	84	2	0	1	1.16	6.75	0.31	3.68	8.59	2.86	2.33
2018	New York Yankees	AL	MLB	NYA	61	22		0	0	10.12	3	0	0	0	3	2	0	2.2	4	3	3	1	3	0	1	0	0	2.62	13.50	3.37	10.12	0.00	10.12	0.00
2019	Arkansas Travelers	Tex	AA	SEA	-	23	126	5	3	2.19	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	78.0	62	20	19	4	18	85	3	0	0	1.03	7.15	0.46	2.08	9.81	2.31	4.72
2019	Tacoma Rainiers	PCL	AAA	SEA	10	23	86	2	6	6.87	13	12	0	0	1	0	0	55.0	59	47	42	12	41	48	4	0	1	1.82	9.65	1.96	6.71	7.85	7.69	1.17
2019	Seattle Mariners	AL	MLB	SEA	33	23	88*	0	1	5.50	8	7	0	0	1	0	0	36.0	44	22	22	5	18	37	3	0	3	1.72	11.00	1.25	4.50	9.25	5.50	2.06
2020	Seattle Mariners	AL	MLB	SEA	33	24	105	4	3	3.58	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	55.1	52	23	22	2	20	48	1	0	3	1.30	8.46	0.33	3.25	7.81	3.74	2.40
2021	Tacoma Rainiers	PCL2	AAA	SEA	19	25		0	1	8.64	5	2	0	0	3	0	0	8.1	8	9	8	1	7	14	0	0	0	1.80	8.64	1.08	7.56	15.12	9.72	2.00
2021	Seattle Mariners	AL	MLB	SEA	33	25	75	7	8	6.83	21	15	0	0	6	0	0	80.1	105	69	61	14	43	63	5	0	5	1.84	11.76	1.57	4.82	7.06	7.73	1.47
2022	Tacoma Rainiers	PCL2	AAA	SEA	10	26	83	6	8	6.99	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	103.0	138	85	80	19	47	86	9	0	11	1.80	12.06	1.66	4.11	7.51	7.43	1.83
2022	Seattle Mariners	AL	MLB	SEA	33	26		1	0	3.86	6	1	0	0	5	3	0	11.2	9	5	5	1	6	7	0	0	1	1.29	6.94	0.77	4.63	5.40	3.86	1.17
2023	Mississippi Braves	Sou2	AA	ATL		27		0	0	9.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.00	9.00	0.00	9.00	0.00	9.00	0.00
2023	Tacoma Rainiers	PCL2	AAA	SEA	15	27		0	1	14.04	10	0	0	0	10	2	0	8.1	16	17	13	2	11	4	3	0	1	3.24	17.28	2.16	11.88	4.32	18.36	0.36
2023	Gwinnett Stripers	IL2	AAA	ATL	28	27	98	2	5	6.63	13	11	0	0	2	0	0	54.1	57	41	40	7	34	56	5	1	1	1.67	9.44	1.16	5.63	9.28	6.79	1.65
2024	ACL Reds	ACL	Rk	CIN	59	28		1	0	0.00	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.1	2	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0.90	5.40	0.00	2.70	16.20	0.00	6.00
2024	Louisville Bats	IL2	AAA	CIN	31	28	82	0	7	7.27	17	8	0	0	9	2	0	43.1	56	39	35	6	27	40	2	0	4	1.92	11.63	1.25	5.61	8.31	8.10	1.48
2025	Gastonia Ghost Peppers	Atl	Indy			29	90	5	2	5.27	15	6	0	0	9	3	0	42.2	47	31	25	5	24	33	5	0	4	1.66	9.91	1.05	5.06	6.96	6.54	1.38
2025	Monterrey Sultanes	Mex	Intl			29	115	0	3	3.38	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	24.0	29	12	9	0	13	23	3	0	1	1.75	10.88	0.00	4.88	8.63	4.50	1.77
2026	Monterrey Sultanes	Mex	Intl			30		5	2	3.83	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	51.2	48	24	22	5	20	33	4	0	7	1.32	8.36	0.87	3.48	5.75	4.18	1.65
Tot:	MLB (5 yrs)		MLB					12	12	5.47	48	33	0	0	15	5	0	186.0	214	122	113	23	90	155	10	0	12	1.63	10.35	1.11	4.35	7.50	5.90	1.72
Tot:	AL (5 yrs)		AL					12	12	5.47	48	33	0	0	15	5	0	186.0	214	122	113	23	90	155	10	0	12	1.63	10.35	1.11	4.35	7.50	5.90	1.72
Tot:	Minors (10 yrs)		Minors					52	55	4.33	200	164	1	1	36	4	0	842.1	845	463	405	83	371	846	65	4	27	1.44	9.03	0.89	3.96	9.04	4.95	2.28
Tot:	Indy (1 yrs)		Indy					5	2	5.27	15	6	0	0	9	3	0	42.2	47	31	25	5	24	33	5	0	4	1.66	9.91	1.05	5.06	6.96	6.54	1.38
Tot:	Rk (3 yrs)		Rk					4	2	3.77	12	6	0	0	6	0	0	28.2	30	17	12	0	11	41	4	0	1	1.43	9.42	0.00	3.45	12.87	5.34	3.73
Tot:	A (1 yrs)		A					9	4	3.31	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	127.2	135	60	47	8	38	138	12	2	0	1.36	9.52	0.56	2.68	9.73	4.23	3.63
Tot:	A+ (1 yrs)		A+					10	6	3.19	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	121.1	105	46	43	6	50	120	12	1	4	1.28	7.79	0.45	3.71	8.90	3.41	2.40
Tot:	AA (5 yrs)		AA					13	11	2.64	36	36	1	1	0	0	0	204.1	175	74	60	19	69	215	12	0	3	1.19	7.71	0.84	3.04	9.47	3.26	3.12
Tot:	AAA (6 yrs)		AAA					16	32	6.07	102	72	0	0	30	4	0	360.1	400	266	243	50	203	332	25	1	19	1.67	9.99	1.25	5.07	8.29	6.64	1.64
Avg:	MLB - 162 Inning avg		MLB					🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	162	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒
Avg:	Minors - 162 Inning avg		Minors					🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	162	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒

Strikeouts	Walks	Hittable	SO/BB	vs Power	Durability	Team Success
40	35	24	32	24	49	.555

year	team name	league	category	age	w	l	era	g	gs	cg	sho	gr	gf	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	wp	bk	hb	whip	h9	hr9	bb9	so9	ra9	so/bb
2013	Team USA 18u	Intl Competition	USA	17	0	0	6.55	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	13	9	8	0	7	8	1	0	1	1.82	10.64	0.00	5.73	6.55	7.36	1.14
2017	Scottsdale Scorpions	Arizona Fall League	AFL	21	2	2	3.10	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	20.1	14	8	7	0	3	22	0	0	0	0.84	6.20	0.00	1.33	9.74	3.54	7.33
2017	New York Yankees	MLB Spring Training	Spring	21	1	0	2.45	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.2	5	1	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	1.91	12.27	2.45	4.91	9.82	2.45	2.00
2018	New York Yankees	MLB Spring Training	Spring	22	0	0	11.81	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	5.1	6	7	7	1	3	4	0	0	1	1.69	10.13	1.69	5.06	6.75	11.81	1.33
2019	Seattle Mariners	MLB Spring Training	Spring	23	1	0	0.00	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	4.0	1	0	0	0	1	6	1	0	0	0.50	2.25	0.00	2.25	13.50	0.00	6.00
2020	Seattle Mariners	MLB Spring Training	Spring	24	0	0	2.25	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	8.0	5	2	2	1	0	12	0	0	0	0.63	5.63	1.13	0.00	13.50	2.25	0.00
2021	Seattle Mariners	MLB Spring Training	Spring	25	1	1	5.54	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	15	8	8	3	8	12	0	0	0	1.77	10.38	2.08	5.54	8.31	5.54	1.50
2022	Seattle Mariners	MLB Spring Training	Spring	26	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.2	2	3	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0.86	3.86	0.00	3.86	5.79	5.79	1.50
2023	Seattle Mariners	MLB Spring Training	Spring	27	0	0	9.00	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.00	9.00	0.00	9.00	0.00	9.00	0.00
Tot:	AFL (1 Yrs)		AFL		2	2	3.10	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	20.1	14	8	7	0	3	22	0	0	0	0.84	6.20	0.00	1.33	9.74	3.54	7.33
Tot:	USA (1 Yrs)		USA		0	0	6.55	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	13	9	8	0	7	8	1	0	1	1.82	10.64	0.00	5.73	6.55	7.36	1.14
Tot:	Spring (7 Yrs)		Spring		3	1	4.31	17	7	0	0	0	10	0	39.2	35	22	19	6	17	41	1	0	1	1.31	7.94	1.36	3.86	9.30	4.99	2.41

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