BIOGRAPHY
David Robertson was born April 9, 1985, in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a pitcher in the MLB.
On June 28, 2008, the Yankees called Robertson up from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. On August 28, the Yankees optioned him back to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre with a 6.31 ERA. He was recalled back to the MLB on September 13. He appeared in 25 MLB games in 2008, going 4–0 with a save and a 5.34 ERA, and 51 strikeouts in 34 innings, averaging 13.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
The Yankees entered the 2011 season with the additions of relief pitchers Pedro Feliciano and Rafael Soriano. Robertson lost out to Joba Chamberlain to be the seventh inning specialist whom manager Joe Girardi wanted to bridge to Soriano and closer Mariano Rivera. Injuries to Feliciano, Soriano and Chamberlain put Robertson in the eighth inning setup role, where he had 55 strikeouts halfway through the season. Robertson was named to the 2011 American League All-Star roster, replacing David Price.
Robertson finished his breakout 2011 season 4–0 with a save, 34 holds (tied for the AL lead), leading the league in ERA (1.08), along with a 13.5 strikeouts per nine innings ratio (second in the AL, and the highest ratio by a Yankee reliever in franchise history), and an MLB-leading adjusted ERA+ of 410, in 70 games pitched (fifth in the AL). He finished the season with 100 strikeouts (leading all AL relievers) in 66+2⁄3 innings, becoming the first Yankee reliever since Rivera (in 1996) to record 100 strikeouts in a single season. He struck out the 300th batter of his career in 219+2⁄3 career innings on June 24, making him the third-fastest pitcher in major league history to reach that mark after Billy Wagner (194+1⁄3) and Brad Lidge (210+2⁄3). He received one point in the voting for both the AL Cy Young Award (the only non-starter or non-closer to receive a vote) and AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award (the only reliever to receive a vote). Robertson also won the This Year in Baseball Setup Man of the Year Award.
On July 12, 2021, Robertson signed with the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, to help prepare for the 2020 Summer Olympics (contested in 2021). He pitched with the team from July 13 to July 15, earning a win and not allowing a run in two appearances out of the bullpen. Following the Olympics, Robertson signed with the Tampa Bay Rays on August 16, 2021. Robertson made his major league season debut on September 1, 2021, with the Rays.
On December 9, 2022, Robertson signed a one-year contract with the New York Mets.
On July 28, 2023, the Mets traded Robertson to the Miami Marlins in exchange for catcher Ronald Hernández and infielder Marco Vargas.
Robertson signed with the Rangers prior to the 2024 season.
