BIOGRAPHY
Dillon Michael Tate was born on May 1, 1994, in Harbor City, California. He is a pitcher in the MLB.
He played college baseball at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Tate was drafted fourth overall by the Texas Rangers in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft, he was the first pitcher selected in the draft. He was named the No. 3 prospect and top pitcher in the 2015 draft by Baseball America, Tate graduated from Claremont California High School.
In his professional debut, Tate did not record a decision and posted a 1.00 ERA in six combined starts with short-season Single-A Spokane and Single-A Hickory. He started the 2015 season with Spokane, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings over two starts. He was promoted to Hickory on August 14 and posted a 1.29 ERA in four starts. Following the season, Tate was named the No. 5 prospects in the Rangers organization by Baseball America.
Tate combined with Single-A Hickory and Single-A Charleston to go 4-3 with a 4.70 ERA in 24 games. He began the 2016 season with Hickory, going 3-3 with a 5.12 ERA in 17 games. He was acquired by the Yankees from Texas on August 1, making seven relief appearances for Charleston, going 1-0 with a 3.12 ERA. Following the season, he did not record a decision and posted a 3.86 ERA in six games for Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League. Tate was also an AFL Fall Stars Game selection.
By 2017, he made 13 starts between Single-A Tampa and Double-A Trenton and was 7-2 with a 2.81 ERA. He opened the season at Tampa, going 6-0 with a 2.62 ERA in nine starts. On July 2 at Clearwater, he recorded a career-high 11K over 7.0 shutout innings. He then was promoted on August 8 to Trenton, where he had a 1-2 record and 3.24 ERA in four starts. Tate received a non-roster invitee to Yankees Spring Training in 2018. He went 5-2 with a 3.38 ERA and 75 strikeouts in 15 starts for Double-A Trenton. He also struck out a season-high 10 batters on June 15 vs. Erie, working 6.1 scoreless innings. He was named an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star. Tate was acquired by the Orioles from the New York Yankees along with LHP Josh Rogers and RHP Cody Carroll in exchange for LHP Zach Britton on July 24. He made his Orioles debut on July 29 with Double-A Bowie. He worked at least 5.0 innings in 20 of his 22 starts. On July 26, 2019, the Orioles promoted Tate to the major leagues.
He made his debut on July 29, allowing three runs over two innings pitched. He finished his rookie season with a 6.43 ERA across 16 appearances. Tate pitched in 12 games for Baltimore in 2020, posting a 3.24 ERA with 14 strikeouts.
On January 13, 2023, Tate agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Orioles, avoiding salary arbitration.
