BIOGRAPHY
Anthony DeSclafani was born on April 18, 1990, in Freehold, New Jersey. He is a pitcher in the MLB.
DeSclafani grew up in Howell Township, New Jersey and attended Colts Neck High School in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey.
The Boston Red Sox selected DeSclafani in the 22nd round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft. Rather than accept a signing bonus of about $200,000, he enrolled at the University of Florida, where he played college baseball for the Florida Gators baseball team. In 2010, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.
The Toronto Blue Jays selected DeSclafani in the sixth round of the 2011 MLB draft. He received a $250,000 signing bonus. In 2012, he pitched for the Lansing Lugnuts of the Class A Midwest League. He was 11–3 with a 3.37 ERA, and his 11 wins tied for 4th in the league. DeSclafani pitched for the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League and the Jacksonville Suns of the Class AA Southern League in 2013. He pitched to a 9–6 win–loss record and a 2.65 earned run average across both levels. He was named a Florida State League mid-season All Star. The Marlins named him their minor league pitcher of the year after the season, and he was named an MILB.com Miami Organization All Star.
On December 11, 2014, the Marlins traded DeSclafani and Chad Wallach to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Mat Latos. DeSclafani earned his first win as a Reds pitcher and, subsequently, the first win for a starting pitcher for the Reds in 2015 with a 3–2 win over the Cubs on April 14, 2015. He pitched in 31 starts for the Reds, finishing with a record of 9–13. He was named to the Baseball America Major League All-Rookie Team.
On December 16, 2020, the San Francisco Giants signed DeSclafani to a one-year $6 million contract. On April 26, 2021, he threw a complete-game shutout against the Colorado Rockies with 9 strikeouts, winning 12-0.
In the 2021 regular season, he was 13-7 with 2 shutouts (tied for the National League lead) and a 3.17 ERA in 31 starts covering 167.2 innings. He was 10th in the NL in wins, as a batter he was 10th in sacrifice hits (7), and on defense he tied for the NL lead among pitchers with a perfect fielding percentage of 1.000.
On November 22, 2021, DeSclafani re-signed with the Giants on a 3 year, $36 million dollar contract.
DeSclafani was traded to Seattle for Robbie Ray during January of 2024.
