Triston McKenzie


Triston Andrew McKenzie is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization.

Career

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 AZL Indians where he posted a 0.75 ERA in 12 innings pitched. McKenzie began 2016 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. He spent the 2018 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. McKenzie missed the 2019 season due to lat and pectoral muscle strains.
McKenzie was added to the Indians 40–man roster following the 2019 season.