{{short description|American baseball player (born 1993)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Robert Gsellman |image = Robert Gsellman on July 7, 2018 (cropped) (cropped).jpg |caption = Gsellman with the Mets in 2018 |width=250 |team = Bravos de León |number = 65 |position = [[Pitcher]] |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|7|18}} |birth_place = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S. |bats = Right |throws = Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate = August 23 |debutyear = 2016 |debutteam = New York Mets |debut2league = NPB |debut2date = August 27 |debut2year = 2022 |debut2team = Yokohama DeNA BayStars |statleague = MLB |statyear = 2022 season |stat1label = [[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]] |stat1value = 20–18 |stat2label = [[Earned run average]] |stat2value = 4.60 |stat3label = [[Strikeout]]s |stat3value = 289 |stat2league = NPB |stat2year = 2023 season |stat21label = [[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]] |stat21value = 4–6 |stat22label = [[Earned run average]] |stat22value = 4.02 |stat23label = [[Strikeout]]s |stat23value = 55 |teams = * [[New York Mets]] ({{mlby|2016}}–{{mlby|2021}}) * [[Chicago Cubs]] ({{mlby|2022}}) * [[Yokohama DeNA BayStars]] ({{npby|2022}}–{{npby|2023}}) }} '''Robert John Gsellman''' ({{IPAc-en|ɡ|ə|ˈ|z|ɛ|l|m|ə|n}} {{respell|gə|ZEL|mən}};<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=James |title=When Spanish Names (Don't) Flummox English-Speaking Baseball Announcers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/12/sports/baseball-spanish-names-announcers.html |access-date=8 August 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=12 June 2018}}</ref> born July 18, 1993) is an American professional [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] for the [[Bravos de León]] of the [[Mexican Baseball League|Mexican League]]. He has previously played in [[Major League Baseball]] for the [[New York Mets]] and [[Chicago Cubs]], and in [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB) for the [[Yokohama DeNA BayStars]].
==Early life and amateur career== Gsellman is the son of Bob Gsellman, a former [[minor league baseball|minor league]] [[catcher]] drafted by the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] in the 23rd round of the [[1984 MLB draft]] from [[Culver City High School]] in California.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McShane|first1=Chris|title=Robert Gsellman is a prospect on the rise|url=http://www.amazinavenue.com/2015/6/11/8755853/mets-prospects-robert-gsellman-pitching-new-york|access-date=25 September 2016|work=Amazin' Avenue|publisher=[[SB Nation]]|date=11 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bob Gsellman Register Statistics & History|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=gsellm001bob|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|publisher=[[Sports Reference LLC]]|access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref> Gsellman attended [[Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets|Westchester High School]] in [[Los Angeles]], where he played both [[basketball]] and baseball. He was a [[California Interscholastic Federation]] state champion in basketball as a junior and voted team captain as a senior.<ref name="seasons">{{cite news|last1=Collin|first1=Phil|title=Westchester's Gsellman a man for all seasons|url=http://www.dailybreeze.com/article/ZZ/20110305/NEWS/110307265|access-date=August 23, 2016|work=[[Daily Breeze]]|date=March 5, 2011}}</ref><ref name="bracket">{{cite web|title=California state boys basketball championship brackets: CIF (CIF Division I)|url=http://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/qeRFFCpREd-UswAcxJTdpg/_Zv0wSpREd-UswAcxJTdpg/basketball-winter-09-10/california-state-boys-basketball-championship-brackets--cif-cif-division-i.htm|publisher=[[MaxPreps]]|access-date=August 23, 2016}}</ref> As a junior baseball player, he had a .649 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] and 1.67 [[earned run average|ERA]].<ref name="seasons" /> He was also named to ''[[ESPN RISE]]'''s Underclassmen All-California team.<ref name="taube" /> As a senior, he finished with a .608 batting average with eight [[home runs]] and a 1.70 ERA.<ref name="taube">{{cite news |last1=Taube |first1=Aaron |date=June 7, 2011 |title=Higher learning: Mets target college arms |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/print.jsp?ymd=20110607&content_id=20159888 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826235156/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/print.jsp?ymd=20110607&content_id=20159888 |archive-date=2016-08-26 |work=MLB.com}}</ref> He verbally committed to [[Los Angeles Harbor College]] as a senior.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kalbrosky|first1=Bryan|title=2011 MLB Draft: Prospect Robert Gsellman Looking To Shine for the New York Mets|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/754145-2011-mlb-draft-prospect-robert-gsellman-looking-to-shine-for-the-new-york-mets|access-date=August 23, 2016|publisher=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=June 30, 2011}}</ref>
==Professional career== ===New York Mets=== Gsellman was drafted by the [[New York Mets]] in the 13th round of the [[2011 Major League Baseball draft]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Forde |first=Craig |date=2015-08-25 |title=Eastern notes: Gsellman continues to grow |url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-145156158 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=[[Minor League Baseball]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=March 5, 2011 |title=Westchester's Gsellman a man for all seasons |url=http://www.dailybreeze.com/sports/20110305/westchesters-gsellman-a-man-for-all-seasons |access-date=September 11, 2016 |website=Daily Breeze}}</ref> He signed with the Mets and made his professional debut with the [[Gulf Coast Mets]]. From 2012 to 2015 he played for the [[Kingsport Mets]], [[Brooklyn Cyclones]], [[Savannah Sand Gnats]], [[St. Lucie Mets]] and [[Binghamton Mets]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/newyork/mets/post/_/id/107651/farm-report-robert-gsellman-excelling-with-sinking-feeling|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119091837/http://espn.go.com/blog/newyork/mets/post/_/id/107651/farm-report-robert-gsellman-excelling-with-sinking-feeling|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 19, 2015|title=Farm Report: Robert Gsellman excelling with sinking feeling|publisher=|access-date=September 11, 2016}}</ref> During 2015 with St. Lucie, he was named to the FSL mid-season All Star team, however, did not participate due to his promotion to Binghamton. The Mets added him to their 40-man roster after the season.<ref name="m.mets.mlb.com">{{cite web|url=http://m.mets.mlb.com/news/article/157784890/mets-protect-four-players-from-rule-5-draft|title=Mets protect four players from Rule 5 Draft|publisher=|access-date=September 11, 2016|archive-date=November 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121122258/http://m.mets.mlb.com/news/article/157784890/mets-protect-four-players-from-rule-5-draft|url-status=dead}}</ref> Also, the team announced that Robert Gsellman was named the Sterling Organizational Pitcher of The Year. For the year Gsellman went 13-7 with a 2.89 ERA in 24 combined starts for St. Lucie and Binghamton. He led the organization with 13 wins and was third in the organization in ERA among qualified pitchers.
Gsellman began the 2016 season with the [[Las Vegas 51s]] of the [[Class AAA|Triple–A]] [[Pacific Coast League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/baseball/51s/now-healthy-51s-robert-gsellman-impresses-mound|title=Now healthy, 51s' Robert Gsellman impresses on mound|first=Betsy|last=Helfand|date=August 12, 2016|publisher=|access-date=September 11, 2016}}</ref> The Mets promoted him to the major leagues on August 22 when [[Steven Matz]] was placed on the [[disabled list]].<ref name="whois">{{cite news|last1=Guardado|first1=Maria|title=Who is new Mets call-up Robert Gsellman?|url=http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2016/08/who_is_new_mets_call-up_robert_gsellman.html|access-date=August 23, 2016|work=[[NJ.com]]|date=August 23, 2016}}</ref> Gsellman made his Major League debut on August 23, 2016. Taking over for [[Jonathan Niese]], who had left the game with left knee pain after pitching {{1/3}} of an inning, Gsellman pitched 3 and {{1/3}} innings, racking up 2 strikeouts, giving up no runs, and earning his first Major League win, the second Met rookie to do so in his debut in 2016, after [[Gabriel Ynoa]].<ref name="debutbox">{{cite web |date=August 23, 2016 |title=Box Score: Mets @ Cardinals, August 23, 2016 |url=https://www.mlb.com/gameday/mets-vs-cardinals/2016/08/23/448740 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> Due to an injury to his labrum, Gsellman was unable to swing the bat during his 2016 Major League stint.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Puma|first1=Mike|title=Why Mets pitcher secretly couldn't swing last year|url=https://nypost.com/2017/02/14/why-mets-pitcher-secretly-couldnt-swing-last-year/|access-date=20 April 2017|work=[[New York Post]]|date=15 February 2017}}</ref> Nevertheless, on September 25 at [[Citi Field]], Gsellman picked up his first Major League hit on a [[bunt (baseball)|bunt]] off of Phillies pitcher [[Jake Thompson]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gsellman's first MLB hit|url=http://m.mets.mlb.com/nym/video/v1187301983/phinym-gsellman-singles-on-a-bunt-for-first-mlb-hit/?partnerId=as_nym_20160925_66270736&adbid=10157543429105078&adbpl=fb&adbpr=94421890077|publisher=[[New York Mets]]|access-date=25 September 2016|archive-date=September 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927065213/http://m.mets.mlb.com/nym/video/v1187301983/phinym-gsellman-singles-on-a-bunt-for-first-mlb-hit/?partnerId=as_nym_20160925_66270736&adbid=10157543429105078&adbpl=fb&adbpr=94421890077|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Gsellman began the 2017 season as a member of the Mets starting rotation.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wagner|first1=James|title=Mets Add Zack Wheeler and Robert Gsellman to Rotation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/30/sports/baseball/mets-starting-rotation-zack-wheeler.html|access-date=20 April 2017|work=[[New York Times]]|date=30 March 2017}}</ref> He was 8-7 with a 5.19 ERA. Batters reached base against him on errors 16 times, tops in the major leagues.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 Major League Baseball Baserunning/Situ |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2017-basesituation-pitching.shtml |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
In the 2018 season, Gsellman pitched exclusively out of the bullpen for the Mets. He was 6-3 with a 4.28 ERA and 13 [[save (baseball)|saves]].<ref name="bref">{{cite web |title=Robert Gsellman Stats |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gsellro01.shtml |access-date=5 January 2021 |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |language=en}}</ref> On May 20, he picked up five outs against the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] and recorded the first save of his major league career.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Ben |title=Rosario Hits 2 HRs, Helps Syndergaard, Mets Beat Arizona |url=https://www.courant.com/spots/baseball/hc-mets-dbacks-0521-20180520-story.html |access-date=5 January 2021 |work=[[Hartford Courant]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=May 20, 2018}}</ref>
In 2019 for the Mets, Gsellman pitched to a 4.66 ERA in 63.2 innings across 52 appearances before suffering a partially torn right lat in August that would cause him to miss the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tartaglia |first=Greg |date=2019-08-20 |title=Mets' Robert Gsellman has partially torn lat; Lowrie, Nimmo make progress |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/mets/2019/08/20/ny-mets-robert-gsellman-has-partially-torn-lat/2064133001/ |accessdate=2022-02-18 |website=North Jersey}}</ref>
Gsellman opened the [[COVID-19 pandemic|pandemic]] shortened 2020 season on the injured list due to right triceps soreness. On September 8, 2020, Gsellman suffered a fractured rib in an appearance against the [[Baltimore Orioles]], and missed the remainder of the 2020 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DiComo |first=Anthony |date=2020-09-09 |title=Gsellman (fractured rib) out for season |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/robert-gsellman-out-for-season-with-fractured-rib |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=[[MLB.com]] |language=en-US}} </ref> On the year, Gsellman had pitched to a ghastly 9.64 ERA in six appearances, four of them starts, to go along with 9 strikeouts in 14.0 innings pitched.<ref>{{cite web |last=Toscano |first=Justin |date=2020-09-08 |title=NY Mets right-hander Robert Gsellman out for season after fracturing rib |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/mets/2020/09/09/ny-mets-robert-gsellman-out-season-after-fracturing-rib/5754882002/ |accessdate=2022-02-18 |website=North Jersey}}</ref>
On June 23, 2021, Gsellman was placed on the 60-day injured list with a right lat strain.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Franco |first=Anthony |date=2021-06-23 |title=Mets Activate Michael Conforto, Select Corey Oswalt |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/06/mets-activate-michael-conforto-select-corey-oswalt.html |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}</ref>
On November 30, Gsellman was non-tendered, making him a free agent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Franco |first=Anthony |date=2021-11-30 |title=National League Non-Tenders: 11/30/21 |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/11/national-league-non-tenders-11-30-21.html |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Chicago Cubs=== On March 17, 2022, Gsellman signed a minor league contract with the [[Chicago Cubs]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Polishuk |first=Mark |date=2022-03-17 |title=Cubs Sign Robert Gsellman, Adrian Sampson |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/03/cubs-sign-robert-gsellman-adrian-sampson.html |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}</ref> He was assigned to the Triple-A [[Iowa Cubs]] to begin the season, pitching to a 1.17 ERA with 12 strikeouts in 5 appearances. On May 3, Gsellman was selected to the active roster.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cerami |first=Michael |date=May 3, 2022 |title=Scott Effross Will Start in Place of Drew Smyly (Bereavement List) Tonight (UPDATE) |url=https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2022/05/03/scott-effross-will-start-in-place-of-drew-smyly-bereavement-list-tonight/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Bleacher Nation}}</ref> In 8 appearances with Chicago, he posted a 4.70 ERA and 1.30 WHIP in 15.1 innings pitched. He was designated for assignment on May 30. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Iowa on June 2.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-03 |title=Cubs' Robert Gsellman: Outrighted to Triple-A |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/cubs-robert-gsellman-outrighted-to-triple-a/ |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=cbssports.com |language=en}}</ref> He was released on July 13, 2022.
===Yokohama DeNA BayStars=== On July 28, 2022, Gsellman signed with the [[Yokohama DeNA BayStars]] of [[Nippon Professional Baseball]]. He re-signed a one-year contract extension for the 2023 season on November 26, 2022. He became a free agent following the 2023 season.
=== Washington Nationals === On January 31, 2024, Gsellman signed a minor league contract with the [[Washington Nationals]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Franco |first=Anthony |date=2024-01-31 |title=Nationals, Robert Gsellman Agree To Minor League Contract |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/01/nationals-robert-gsellman-agree-to-minor-league-contract.html |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}</ref> In 17 games for the Triple–A [[Rochester Red Wings]], he struggled to an 8.75 ERA with 34 strikeouts across 36 innings of work. On June 19, Gsellman was released by the Nationals organization.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-06-19 |title=Transactions |url=https://www.milb.com/transactions/2024-06-19 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=MLB.com}}</ref>
===Lake Country DockHounds=== On April 7, 2025, Gsellman signed with the [[Lake Country DockHounds]] of the [[American Association of Professional Baseball]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=2025 Transactions|url=https://aabaseball.com/2025-transactions/|access-date=April 8, 2025|website=aabaseball.com|language=en}}</ref> In 36 games as a relief pitcher, he posted a 3-2 record with a 3.38 ERA, 40 strikeouts, and eight saves across 40 innings pitched.
===Bravos de León=== On February 20, 2026, Gsellman's contract was transferred to the [[Bravos de León]] of the [[Mexican Baseball League|Mexican League]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bravos se hace de los servicios del relevista Robert Gsellman y del outfielder Gaige Howard|url=https://lmb.com.mx/noticias/bravos-se-hace-de-los-servicios-del-relevista-robert-gsellman-y-del-outfielder-gaige-howard|access-date=February 19, 2026|website=lmb.com.mx|language=es}}</ref>
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