Triston McKenzie

BIOGRAPHY

Triston McKenzie was born August 2, 1997, in Brooklyn, New York. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

He was drafted by the Indians in Lottery Round A in the 2015 MLB draft out of Royal Palm Beach High School in Royal Palm Beach, Florida. McKenzie spent 2015, his first professional season, with the Arizona League Indians where he posted a 0.75 ERA in 12 innings pitched.

In 2016, McKenzie began the season with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers before being promoted to the Lake County Captains; he posted a combined 1.62 ERA with 104 strikeouts in 83.1 innings pitched between the two teams. In 2017, McKenzie played for the Lynchburg Hillcats where he posted a 12-6 record with a 3.46 ERA in 25 games started. That same year, he pitched in the All-Star Futures Game. In 2018, he spent the season with the Akron RubberDucks, going 7–4 with a 2.68 ERA over 90.2 innings. MLB Pipeline ranked McKenzie as Cleveland's first ranked prospect entering into the 2019 season. In 2019, he missed the season due to lat and pectoral muscle strains. Following the season, McKenzie was added to the Indians 40–man roster.

On August 22, 2020, McKenzie made his major league debut against the Detroit Tigers, striking out 10 batters in 6 innings; McKenzie's 10 strikeouts in his debut performance are the second-most by an Indians pitcher in their first major league start. With the 2020 Cleveland Indians, McKenzie appeared in 8 games, compiling a 2-1 record with 3.24 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 33.1 innings pitched.

May 31, 2021,  against the Chicago White Sox, he set the Indians franchise record for most consecutive strikeouts, punching out 8 White Sox hitters in a row.

In 2022 he was 11-11 with a 2.96 ERA in 191.1 innings.