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Ian Gibaut
Gibaut with the Durham Bulls
Texas Rangers – No. 63
Pitcher
Born: (1993-11-19) November 19, 1993 (age 30)
Houston, Texas
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 12, 2019, for the Tampa Bay Rays
MLB statistics
(through August 12, 2020)
Win–loss record1–2
Earned run average5.70
Strikeouts27
Teams

Ian Philip Gibaut (/dʒɪˈboʊ/ jih-BOH;[1] born November 19, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Tampa Bay Rays.

Career

Amateur

The son of the cricketer Russel Gibaut,[2] he attended Lamar High School in Houston, Texas and played college baseball at Tulane University.[3][4] In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5] He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 11th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.[6]

Tampa Bay Rays

Gibaut made his professional debut with the Princeton Rays and spent all of 2015 there, going 3-1 with a 2.12 ERA in 29.2 innings pitched in relief. In 2016, he pitched for the Bowling Green Hot Rods and Charlotte Stone Crabs where he compiled a combined 2-2 record, 2.53 ERA, and 1.25 WHIP in 57 total innings pitched, and in 2017 he pitched with Charlotte and the Montgomery Biscuits where was 7-1 with a 2.21 ERA in 48 combined relief appearances between the two teams.[7] Gibaut spent 2018 with the Durham Bulls, going 4-3 with a 2.09 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP, striking out 75 batters in 56 relief innings pitched.[8]

The Rays added Gibaut to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[9][10] He began 2019 on the injured list with Durham.[11] After being activated, he pitched on a rehab assignment for Charlotte and then returned to Durham.[12]

On July 5, 2019, the Rays promoted Gibaut to the major leagues.[13][14] He made his major league debut on July 12 versus the Baltimore Orioles, allowing two runs and striking out two batters over two innings pitched.[15]

On July 23, 2019, Gibaut was designated for assignment.[16]

Texas Rangers

On July 28, 2019, Gibaut was traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for cash considerations or a PTBNL.[17] He was assigned to the Nashville Sounds following the trade.[17] In 9 games for Texas in 2019, Gibaut went 1–1 with a 5.11 ERA over 12+1⁄3 innings. On December 2, 2019, Gibaut was non-tendered by Texas and became a free agent,[18] but was re-signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training on December 19, 2019.[19]

References

  1. ^ Tulane University Baseball 2014 Media Guide (pronunciations on page 4). Retrieved July 6, 2019
  2. ^ "Stamina, strength: Palumbo adds 20 pounds". www.mlb.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Tulane closer Ian Gibaut dominates on a few different levels". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. May 28, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  4. ^ Kushner, Scott (February 4, 2015). "Tulane to try closer Ian Gibaut as a starter | Tulane". The Advocate. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "#33 Ian Gibaut - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "Tulane's Ian Gibaut intends to join Rays: 'Playing pro ball is the dream'". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocatedate=June 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  7. ^ "Ian Gibaut Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  8. ^ "Ian Gibaut Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  9. ^ Marc Topkin (November 20, 2018). "Rays DFA C.J. Cron in adding 5 prospects to roster". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  10. ^ Marc Topkin (November 21, 2018). "Who are the guys Rays added to their roster?". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  11. ^ "Rays' Ian Gibaut: On shelf at Triple-A". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  12. ^ Bob Sutton (June 15, 2019). "Minor League Notes: Gibaut returns to closer's role for Bulls". Times-News. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  13. ^ Marc Topkin (July 6, 2019). "Rays send Brendan McKay back to Triple-A, call up reliever Ian Gibaut". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  14. ^ RotoWire Staff (July 5, 2019). "Rays' Ian Gibaut: Called up for debut". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  15. ^ Zachary Silver (July 12, 2019). "Rays' offense explodes for 7 runs in 1st inning". MLB.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  16. ^ Juan Toribio (July 23, 2019). "Yandy Diaz hits IL; Rays reinstate Duffy". MLB.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  17. ^ a b RotoWire Staff (July 28, 2019). "Rangers' Ian Gibaut: Dealt to Texas". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  18. ^ T.R. Sullivan (December 2, 2019). "Rangers reach deal with Goody, non-tender 2". MLB.com. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  19. ^ "Rangers sign RHP Edinson Vólquez, C Tim Federowicz and RHP Ian Gibaut to Minor League contracts with invitations to Major League Spring Training". MLB.com. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
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