Peyton Battenfield

BIOGRAPHY

Peyton Battenfield was born on August 10, 1997, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

The Houston Astros selected Battenfield in the ninth round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut that season with the Tri-City ValleyCats, going 2–1 with a 1.60 earned run average over 14 starts.

On January 9, 2020, the Astros traded Battenfield and Cal Stevenson to the Tampa Bay Rays for Austin Pruitt. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Battenfield began the 2021 with the High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods before being promoted to the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits.

On April 10, 2023, the Guardians selected Battenfield's contract a second time. He made his MLB debut as the Guardians' starting pitcher on April 12. Battenfield pitched 42⁄3 innings, allowing no walks, striking out three, and allowing a single earned run. He would go winless in his next four decisions, posting an 0–5 record and 5.19 ERA in 7 appearances (6 starts). On May 19, Battenfield was placed on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation. He was transferred to the 60-day injured list on June 3. On August 3, Battenfield was activated from the injured list and optioned to Triple–A Columbus. The Guardians designated Battenfield for assignment on August 31.

On September 2, 2023, Battenfield was claimed off waivers by the New York Mets, and was assigned to the Triple–A Syracuse Mets. In 2 starts for the Mets, he allowed 6 runs on 10 hits with 4 strikeouts across 9.0 innings of work. Following the season on November 2, Battenfield was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Triple–A Syracuse. He elected free agency on November 6.