# Tony Sipp > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tony_Sipp > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tony_Sipp.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Sipp > Source revision: 1321340287 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American baseball player (born 1983)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name = Tony Sipp |image = Tony Sipp (33705867088) (cropped).jpg |image_size = 270px |caption = Sipp with the Nationals in 2019 |position = [Pitcher](/source/Pitcher) |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|7|12}} |birth_place = [Pascagoula, Mississippi](/source/Pascagoula%2C_Mississippi), U.S. |bats = Left |throws = Left |debutleague = MLB |debutdate = April 22 |debutyear = 2009 |debutteam = Cleveland Indians |finalleague = MLB |finaldate = July 30 |finalyear = 2019 |finalteam = Washington Nationals |statleague = MLB |stat1label = [Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)) |stat1value = 26–22 |stat2label = [Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average) |stat2value = 3.72 |stat3label = [Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s |stat3value = 531 |teams = * [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) ({{mlby|2009}}–{{mlby|2012}}) * [Arizona Diamondbacks](/source/Arizona_Diamondbacks) ({{mlby|2013}}) * [Houston Astros](/source/Houston_Astros) ({{mlby|2014}}–{{mlby|2018}}) * [Washington Nationals](/source/Washington_Nationals) ({{mlby|2019}}) }} '''Tony Marcel Sipp''' (born July 12, 1983) is an American former professional [baseball](/source/baseball) [relief pitcher](/source/relief_pitcher). He played in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB) for the [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians), [Arizona Diamondbacks](/source/Arizona_Diamondbacks), [Houston Astros](/source/Houston_Astros), and [Washington Nationals](/source/Washington_Nationals). ==Amateur career== Born in [Pascagoula, Mississippi](/source/Pascagoula%2C_Mississippi), Sipp graduated from [Moss Point High School](/source/Moss_Point_School_District) in [Moss Point, Mississippi](/source/Moss_Point%2C_Mississippi), where he also competed in [football](/source/American_football), winning a state title with the team in 2000. In baseball, Sipp also helped Moss Point High reach the state championship in baseball. Sipp and fellow major leaguer [Joey Butler](/source/Joey_Butler) formerly played against one another, as they are both from [Jackson County, Mississippi](/source/Jackson_County%2C_Mississippi).{{cite web|first=Creg|last=Stephenson|url=http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-sports/2012/12/moss_points_tony_sipp_excited.html|title=Moss Point's Tony Sipp: Trade from Indians 'like leaving home for the first time'|work=The Mississippi Press|date=December 13, 2012|access-date=July 10, 2018}} Sipp played for [Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College](/source/Mississippi_Gulf_Coast_Community_College), and also attended [Okaloosa-Walton College](/source/Northwest_Florida_State_College), before transferring to [Clemson University](/source/Clemson_University).{{cite web|first=Creg|last=Stephenson|url=https://www.gulflive.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/10/moss_point_native_tony_sipp_gi.html|title=BIG HEART: Moss Point native Tony Sipp gives some back to the community|work=The Mississippi Press|date=October 12, 2010|access-date=July 10, 2018}} In 2003, he played [collegiate summer baseball](/source/collegiate_summer_baseball) with the [Wareham Gatemen](/source/Wareham_Gatemen) of the [Cape Cod Baseball League](/source/Cape_Cod_Baseball_League), and returned to the league in 2004 to play for the [Cotuit Kettleers](/source/Cotuit_Kettleers).{{cite web|url=http://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf |title=Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |access-date=September 25, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/college/summer/stats.asp?Y=2004&T=Cotuit_Kettleers |title=2004 Cotuit Kettleers |publisher=thebaseballcube.com |accessdate=September 23, 2021}} ==Professional career== ===Cleveland Indians=== After being drafted by the [Cleveland Indians](/source/Cleveland_Indians) in the 45th round of the [2004 Major League Baseball draft](/source/2004_Major_League_Baseball_draft). Sipp made his professional debut in 2004 with the Low-A [Mahoning Valley Scrappers](/source/Mahoning_Valley_Scrappers), logging a 3–1 record and 3.16 ERA in 10 appearances. He split the 2005 season between the Single-A [Lake County Captains](/source/Lake_County_Captains) and the High-A [Kinston Indians](/source/Kinston_Indians), posting a 6–3 record and 2.40 ERA in 35 games between the two teams. In 2006, he played for the Double-A [Akron Aeros](/source/Akron_Aeros), recording a 4–2 record and 3.13 ERA with 80 strikeouts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=sipp--001ton|title = Tony Sipp Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History}} [[File:Tony Sipp on June 30, 2012.jpg|thumb|280px|right|Sipp with the [Cleveland Indians in 2012](/source/2012_Cleveland_Indians_season)]] He made his major league debut on April 22, 2009. Coming out of the [bullpen](/source/bullpen), Sipp went 2–0 with an [ERA](/source/Earned_run_average) of 2.92, recording 48 [strikeouts](/source/strikeouts).{{cite press release|work=[MLB.com](/source/MLB.com)|publisher=Major League Baseball Advanced Media|title=Indians Recall LHP Tony Sipp from AAA Columbus|url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090422&content_id=4377144&vkey=pr_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225083100/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090422&content_id=4377144&vkey=pr_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 25, 2012|date=22 April 2009|access-date=22 July 2012}} In 2010, Sipp pitched to a 2–2 record and 4.14 ERA in 70 appearances with Cleveland. The next year, he logged a 6–3 record and 3.03 ERA in 69 games. He pitched in 63 games for Cleveland in 2012, recording a 1–2 record and 4.42 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 55.0 innings of work.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/player/tony-sipp-448609|title = Tony Sipp Stats, Fantasy & News|website = [MLB.com](/source/MLB.com)}} In 4 years in the Indians bullpen, he appeared in 248 games and recorded 167 [holds](/source/Hold_(baseball)), striking out 225 batters and recording a 3.68 ERA. ===Arizona Diamondbacks=== On December 12, 2012, Sipp was acquired by the [Arizona Diamondbacks](/source/Arizona_Diamondbacks) in a nine-player three-team blockbuster trade that sent [Shin-Soo Choo](/source/Shin-Soo_Choo) to the [Cincinnati Reds](/source/Cincinnati_Reds).{{cite web|last=Meisel|first=Zack|title=Tribe gets Bauer from D-backs, Choo heads to Reds|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121211&content_id=40619926&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|work=MLB.com|access-date=May 4, 2014|date=December 11, 2012}} He was designated for assignment on August 4, 2013, after pitching to a 3–2 record and 4.78 ERA in 56 games.{{cite web|last=Links|first=Zach|title=D'backs Designate Then Option Tony Sipp To Triple-A|url=http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/08/diamondbacks-designate-tony-sipp-for-assignment-2.html|publisher=MLB Trade Rumors|access-date=May 4, 2014|date=August 4, 2013}} He became a free agent on November 27, 2013. ===San Diego Padres=== On February 7, 2014, Sipp signed a minor league deal with the [San Diego Padres](/source/San_Diego_Padres) organization.{{cite web|last=Wilmoth|first=Charlie|title=Padres To Sign Tony Sipp|url=http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/02/padres-to-sign-tony-sipp.html|publisher=MLB Trade Rumors|access-date=May 4, 2014|date=February 1, 2014}} He was assigned to the Triple-A [El Paso Chihuahuas](/source/El_Paso_Chihuahuas) to begin the season but was released on May 1 after pitching to a 4.30 ERA in 11 appearances. ===Houston Astros=== [[File:Tony Sipp on October 8, 2015.jpg|thumb|left|Sipp pitching for the [Houston Astros in 2015](/source/2015_Houston_Astros_season) [American League Division Series Game 1](/source/2015_American_League_Division_Series)]] On May 2, 2014, Sipp signed a major league deal with the [Houston Astros](/source/Houston_Astros).{{cite web|title=Astros add Sipp to bullpen|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2014/baseball/mlb/wires/05/02/2010.ap.bba.astros.sipp.0179/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504072816/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2014/baseball/mlb/wires/05/02/2010.ap.bba.astros.sipp.0179/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 4, 2014|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Sports Illustrated|access-date=May 4, 2014|date=May 2, 2014}} Sipp became a key component of the Astros' bullpen for the remainder of the 2014 season, posting a 2.94 xFIP and striking out 11.19 batters per nine innings of work. On December 11, 2015, the Astros re-signed Sipp to a 3-year, $18 million contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/14336559/rp-tony-sipp-houston-astros-agree-18-million-3-year-deal|title=Astros re-sign Tony Sipp|work=ESPN|date=December 11, 2015|access-date=December 11, 2015}} Sipp made 60 appearances for the Astros in 2016, pitching to a 4.95 ERA with 40 strikeouts in 43.2 innings of work. In 2017, Sipp made 46 appearances out of the bullpen and finished the season 0–1 with a 5.79 ERA. The Astros finished 2017 with a 101–61 record, giving them an AL West pennant clincher. Sipp did not see any sort of postseason action, but was still on the 40-man roster at the time, as the Astros won the [2017 World Series](/source/2017_World_Series).{{cite web|last1=McTaggart|first1=Brian|last2=Gurnick|first2=Ken|title=Houston Astros win 2017 World Series|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/astros-beat-dodgers-to-win-first-world-series-c260380704|publisher=MLB|access-date=November 2, 2017}} In 2018 with Houston, Sipp posted a 3–1 record and stellar 1.86 ERA with 42 strikeouts in 38.2 innings pitched. He became a free agent following the season. ===Washington Nationals=== On March 14, 2019, Sipp signed a one-year, $1 million deal with the [Washington Nationals](/source/Washington_Nationals). The deal included a mutual option for the 2020 season.{{cite news|url=https://curlyw.mlblogs.com/nationals-agree-to-terms-with-tony-sipp-8687ee993644?sf99884405=1|agency=Nationals Communications|title=Nationals agree to terms with Tony Sipp|date=March 14, 2019|access-date=March 14, 2019}} On June 7, Sipp hit 10 years of major league service time.{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/06/21/how-tony-sipp-bet-himself-saved-his-career-crossed-milestone/| title = How Tony Sipp bet on himself, saved his career and crossed the 10.00 milestone - The Washington Post| newspaper = [The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)}} He was designated for assignment on August 2 after posting an ERA of 4.71 in 36 appearances. He was released shortly afterwards. Reports involving the [Houston Astros sign stealing scandal](/source/Houston_Astros_sign_stealing_scandal) state that prior to the [2019 World Series](/source/2019_World_Series) Nationals ace [Max Scherzer](/source/Max_Scherzer) reached out to Sipp and asked if the Nationals needed to be concerned about the Astros even with no runners on base, to which Sipp replied yes.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/mlb/astros-cheating-open-secret/2020/02/11/1830154c-4c41-11ea-9b5c-eac5b16dafaa_story.html|first=Svrluga, Barry|last=Sheinin, Dave|title=The world just learned of the Astros' cheating. Inside baseball, it was an open secret.|newspaper=The Washington Post}} ==Pitching style== Sipp throws four pitches: a [four-seam fastball](/source/four-seam_fastball) (91-94 mph), a [two-seam fastball](/source/two-seam_fastball) (89–91), a [slider](/source/Slider_(baseball)) (79–82), and a [changeup](/source/changeup) to right-handed hitters (78–81). The slider is his most common two-strike pitch.{{cite web|url=http://brooksbaseball.net/player_cards/player_card.php?player=448609|title=Brooks Baseball · Home of the PitchFX Tool - Player Card: Tony Sipp|publisher=Brooks Baseball|access-date=25 September 2012}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Portal|Biography|Baseball}} {{baseballstats|mlb=448609|espn=28673|br=s/sippto01|fangraphs=8280 |brm=sipp--001ton}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090221112728/http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Tony%20Sipp&pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=448609 Bio from MiLB.com] {{DEFAULTSORT:Sipp, Tony}} Category:1983 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Pascagoula, Mississippi Category:Baseball players from Mississippi Category:African-American baseball players Category:Major League Baseball pitchers Category:Cleveland Indians players Category:Arizona Diamondbacks players Category:Houston Astros players Category:Washington Nationals players Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:Northwest Florida State Raiders baseball players Category:Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs baseball players Category:Clemson Tigers baseball players Category:Mahoning Valley Scrappers players Category:Lake County Captains players Category:Kinston Indians players Category:Akron Aeros players Category:Gulf Coast Indians players Category:Columbus Clippers players Category:Reno Aces players Category:El Paso Chihuahuas players Category:Peoria Javelinas players Category:Cotuit Kettleers players Category:Wareham Gatemen players Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen Category:Moss Point High School alumni Category:20th-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tony Sipp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Sipp) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Sipp?action=history)). 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