Wyatt James Strahan (born April 18, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Strahan was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 27th round of the 2011 MLB draft out of Villa Park High School. As a senior at Villa Park, he compiled a 1.48 ERA. He chose to attend the University of Southern California rather than sign with Arizona. In 2014, his junior year at USC, he went 6-5 with a 3.28 ERA in 16 games (15 starts). Strahan was then drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the third round of the 2014 MLB draft. Strahan signed and made his professional debut that year with the Billings Mustangs where he posted a 2.76 ERA in 14 starts. In 2015, he pitched for the Dayton Dragons where he posted a 9-10 record and 2.79 ERA in 28 games started. He began 2016 with the Daytona Tortugas, and after four starts, was placed on the disabled list. He then underwent Tommy John surgery, thus ending his 2016 season. Strahan began 2017 on the disabled list and made his season debut in June for Daytona, where he spent the whole season. In 14 starts, he went 2-6 with a 3.84 ERA and 1.17 WHIP. In 2018, he played for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, going 7-12 with a 6.38 ERA in 27 games (23 starts). pitching to an 0-3 record with a 7.74 ERA over innings.
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