Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Riley Ferrell was born October 18, 1993, in College Station, Texas. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Ferrell was drafted by the Houston Astros in the third round of the 2015 MLB draft. Ferrell was assigned to the Quad Cities River Bandits, where he pitched to a 1.08 ERA in 16.2 innings pitched.

In 2016, he spent with the Lancaster JetHawks, where he posted a 1.80 ERA in 10 innings pitched, but he underwent shoulder surgery in May, thus ending his 2016 season.

In 2017, he returned and pitched for both the Buies Creek Astros and Corpus Christi Hooks, posting a combined 2–2 record and 3.67 ERA in 38 games between both teams.

Ferrell was selected by the Miami Marlins with the 4th selection in the 2018 Rule 5 draft.