Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Mychal Givens was born May 13, 1990, in Tampa, Florida. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

With the Bowie Baysox of the Class AA Eastern League, Givens began the 2015 season with a 3–1 win-loss record, a 1.60 ERA and 12 saves with 54 strikeouts in 39 1⁄3 innings.

The Orioles promoted Givens to the major leagues on June 20, 2015. He made his major league debut on June 24, pitching one scoreless inning, striking out one batter, and was optioned back to Bowie the next day. He was named to the Eastern League All-Star Game.

The Orioles traded Givens to the Colorado Rockies for Tyler Nevin, Terrin Vavra and a player to be named later on August 30, 2020. Minor-league outfielder Mishael Deson was sent to Baltimore to complete the transaction nineteen days later on September 18. He finished the season with an ERA of 6.75 in 9+1⁄3 innings. In 31 appearances for the Rockies in 2021, Givens posted a 2.73 ERA with 34 strikeouts.

On July 28, 2021, the Rockies traded Givens to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Case Williams and Noah Davis.

On March 23, 2022, Givens officially signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Cubs.

On August 2, 2022, Givens was traded to the New York Mets for pitcher Saul Gonzalez.