BIOGRAPHY
T.J. Zeuch was born on August 1, 1995, in Mason, Ohio. He is a pitcher in the MLB.
Zeuch attended Mason High School in Mason, Ohio. He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 31st round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and attended the University of Pittsburgh to play college baseball for the Panthers.
As a freshman at Pittsburgh in 2014, Zeuch appeared in 15 games and made nine starts. He pitched to a 2–6 win–loss record with a 2.75 earned run average (ERA) and 41 strikeouts. As a sophomore, he started 14 games, going 5–6 with a 3.87 ERA and 90 strikeouts. After the 2015 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Zeuch missed the first month of his junior year due to a strained groin. He finished the year with a 6–1 record, 3.10 ERA, and 74 strikeouts in 692⁄3 innings.
Zeuch was considered a top prospect heading into the 2016 draft, and was selected 21st overall by the Toronto Blue Jays. On August 19, Zeuch threw a no-hitter against the Rochester Red Wings, and in doing so became the first Bison to throw a no-hitter since Bartolo Colón in 1997.
The Blue Jays selected Zeuch's contract and promoted him to the major leagues on September 3, 2019. He was the starting pitcher in the Blue Jays' next-to-last game of the regular season and he pitched 5 scoreless innings against the Baltimore Orioles. He did not get a decision in the Blue Jays' 5-2 win.
Zeuch finished the regular season with a 1-0 record and an ERA of 1.59 in 11.1 innings pitched, allowing 9 hits and 4 walks with 3 strikeouts.
