Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Zackary Britton was born December 22, 1987, in Panorama City, California. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

The Baltimore Orioles selected Britton in the third round, with the 85th overall selection, of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft. He accepted a $200,000 signing bonus to sign a professional contract and not attend college.

In 2015, Britton was selected to his first career MLB All-Star Game after going 1-0 with 23 saves in 24 attempts and a 1.72 ERA in the first half. Britton pitched two-thirds scoreless innings in the game and he also struck out one batter. He finished the year with a record of 4-1, converting 36 of 40 saves while posting a 1.92 ERA. He was tied for 3rd in the American League for Saves.

On July 24, 2018, the Orioles traded Britton to the New York Yankees in exchange for Dillon Tate, Cody Carroll, and Josh Rogers. Britton went on to post a 2.88 ERA in 25 appearances for the Yankees in the 2018 season.

His 1.86 ERA from 2016 to 2018 was the lowest in major league baseball of all pitchers with 100 or more innings pitched.