Nick Rumbelow

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name = Nick Rumbelow

|image = Nick Rumbelow on August 4, 2015.jpg

|image_size =

|caption = Rumbelow pitching for the Yankees

|position = Pitcher

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|9|6}}

|birth_place = Bullard, Texas, U.S.

|bats = Right

|throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate = June 23

|debutyear = 2015

|debutteam = New York Yankees

| finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = March 31

| finalyear = 2019

| finalteam = Seattle Mariners

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label = Win–loss record

|stat1value = 1–1

|stat2label = Earned run average

|stat2value = 5.97

|stat3label = Strikeouts

|stat3value = 33

|awards =

|teams =

New York Yankees ({{mlby|2015}})
Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|2018}}–{{mlby|2019}})

}}

Nicholas Bruno Rumbelow (born September 6, 1991) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He made his MLB debut in 2015 with the New York Yankees and has also played for the Seattle Mariners in Major League Baseball. Listed at {{convert|6|ft|0|in|m}} and {{convert|190|lb|kg}}, Rumbelow both throws and bats right-handed.

Career

=Amateur=

Rumbelow attended Bullard High School in Bullard, Texas where, as a senior, he recorded an earned run average (ERA) of 0.52 with 11 wins and a batting average of .422 with 29 runs batted in. Rumbelow was named to the Tyler Morning Telegraph's all-East Texas team as a senior in 2010.{{cite news |last1=Neal |first1=Jay |title=Tribe's Orr and Finch named to All-East Texas team |url=https://www.jacksonvilleprogress.com/sports/tribe-s-orr-and-finch-named-to-all-east-texas/article_698c3383-5780-5007-8d85-9af4b4229c47.html |access-date=August 20, 2019 |work=Jacksonville Daily Progress |date=July 3, 2010 |language=en}}

After high school, Rumbelow chose to play college baseball at Louisiana State University (LSU) for the LSU Tigers over competing opportunities at Rice, Oregon State, Clemson, Florida and Baylor.{{cite news |last1=Neal |first1=Jay |title=Rumbelow signs national letter with national champions |url=https://www.jacksonvilleprogress.com/sports/rumbelow-signs-national-letter-with-national-champions/article_009557c4-307f-5320-aaa4-d363c028ce39.html |access-date=August 20, 2019 |work=Jacksonville Daily Progress |date=November 11, 2009 |language=en}} In three seasons from 2011 to 2013, Rumbelow appeared in 70 games and had a 3–0 win–loss record and 3.68 ERA. In 2012, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was named a league all-star.{{cite web|url=https://baseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=318577&seasonid=12252 |title=#8 Nicholas Rumbelow |publisher=pointstreak.com |accessdate=September 23, 2021}} He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the seventh round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft.{{Cite web |date=June 7, 2013 |title=Yanks like what they see in LSU righty Rumbelow |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/yanks-like-what-they-see-in-lsu-righty-rumbelow/c-49942338 |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Kleinpeter |first=Jim |date=June 8, 2013 |title=LSU pitcher Nick Rumbelow drafted by Yankees in seventh round |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/lsu-pitcher-nick-rumbelow-drafted-by-yankees-in-seventh-round/article_ec4dd802-b754-5c03-9f6a-77dba9dfb1a1.html |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=The Advocate |language=en}}

=New York Yankees=

Rumbelow made his professional debut with the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League. He started 2014 with the Charleston RiverDogs of the Class A South Atlantic League and was promoted to the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, Trenton Thunder of the Double-A Eastern League, and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Triple-A International League during the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.jacksonvilleprogress.com/sports/x1396864149/Rumbelow-ascending-up-Yankees-farm-system-ladder|title=Rumbelow ascending up Yankees' farm system ladder|work=Daily Progress Jacksonville, TX|date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=August 5, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.trentonian.com/sports/20140620/goody-a-late-bloomer-as-a-reliever|title=Goody a late-bloomer as a reliever|work=trentonian.com|date=June 20, 2014|access-date=August 5, 2015}} In total for the season, he was 5–2 with a 2.62 ERA and eight saves in 42 games consisting of {{frac|58|1|3}} innings pitched.

Rumbelow was a non-roster invitee to spring training in 2015.{{Cite web |last=Steimle |first=Kevin |title=Yankees invite 26 non-roster players to Spring Training |url=https://www.app.com/story/sports/mlb/yankees/2015/02/05/yankees-invite-non-roster-players-spring-training/22922945/ |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=Asbury Park Press |language=en-US}} After starting the season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Rumbelow was promoted to the major leagues on June 22.{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2015/06/everything_you_need_to_know_about_yankees_call-up.html|title=Everything you need to know about Yankees' pitcher Nick Rumbelow|work=NJ.com|date=June 22, 2015|access-date=August 5, 2015}} He made his major league debut the next day, allowing one run in a blowout loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.{{Cite web |title=Phillies 11-6 Yankees (Jun 23, 2015) Box Score |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/350623110 |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=ESPN |language=en}} He appeared in four games and was optioned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on July 8.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/yankees/post/_/id/87184/yankees-option-nick-rumbelow-ramon-flores|title=Yankees option Nick Rumbelow, Ramon Flores|work=ESPN.com|date=July 8, 2015|access-date=August 5, 2015}} Rumbelow received several promotions to the major leagues and demotions to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/nick-rumbelow-stays-positive-in-revolving-door/c-142310402|title=Rumbelow makes best of revolving door|website=MLB.com}} He compiled a 1–1 record and 4.02 ERA in {{frac|15|2|3}} innings pitched for the Yankees in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://wtop.com/mlb/2016/04/yankees-reliever-nick-rumbelow-needs-tommy-john-surgery/ |title=Yankees reliever Nick Rumbelow needs Tommy John surgery |publisher=WTOP |date=April 12, 2016 |access-date=November 18, 2017}}

Rumbelow began the 2016 season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He injured his elbow during his first game of the season. The team announced that Rumbelow would undergo Tommy John surgery, forcing him to miss the remainder of the 2016 season.{{Cite web |date=April 12, 2016 |title=Yankees reliever Nick Rumbelow needs Tommy John surgery |url=https://apnews.com/yankees-reliever-nick-rumbelow-needs-tommy-john-surgery-46f6cf7aaf7741e792ea5c4e14c6f494 |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=AP News |language=en}} Rumbelow was designated for assignment by the Yankees after the 2016 season and released to days later.{{Cite web |date=November 18, 2016 |title=Yankees Designate Nathan Eovaldi, Joe Mantiply, Nick Rumeblow For Assignment |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/11/yankees-designate-nathan-eovaldi-joe-mantiply-nick-rumeblow-for-assignment.html |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=November 28, 2016 |title=Yankees release Eovaldi, Rumbelow, Mantiply |url=https://apnews.com/d18d1ec30d9a43a6a5f853ef6f6d1cb0 |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=AP News |language=en}} He re-signed with the Yankees in January 2017 to rehab the injury.{{Cite web |title=Yankees' Nick Rumbelow: Returns to Yankees on minors deal |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/yankees-nick-rumbelow-returns-to-yankees-on-minors-deal/amp/ |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=www.cbssports.com}} Rumbelow returned to Double-A in June and was back in Scranton by July 2017.{{Cite web |date=June 1, 2017 |title=Nick Rumbelow, who pitched for Yankees in 2015, joins Thunder after Tommy John rehab |url=https://www.trentonian.com/2017/06/01/nick-rumbelow-who-pitched-for-yankees-in-2015-joins-thunder-after-tommy-john-rehab/ |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=Trentonian |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=NJ.com |first=Randy Miller {{!}} NJ Advance Media for |date=September 23, 2017 |title=How Yankees prospects from A to Z finished season |url=https://www.nj.com/yankees/2017/09/how_yankees_prospects_from_a_to_z_finished_season.html |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=nj |language=en}} He pitched to a 5–1 record with a 1.12 ERA in 17 games. The Yankees re-added Rumbelow to their 40-man roster after the end of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.timesleader.com/sports/railriders/681504/adam-marco-named-voice-of-railriders-jake-cave-nick-rumbelow-added-to-yankees-40-man |title=Marco named voice of RailRiders; Cave, Rumbelow added to Yanks' 40-man roster |publisher=Times Leader |date=November 6, 2017 |access-date=November 18, 2017}}

=Seattle Mariners=

After the 2017 season, the Yankees traded Rumbelow to the Seattle Mariners for Juan Then and JP Sears.{{Cite web |date=November 18, 2017 |title=Mariners Acquire Nick Rumbelow |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/11/mariners-acquire-nick-rumbelow.html |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}} Rumbelow suffered a brachial plexus injury in the beginning of spring training in 2018 and was on the disabled list until June.{{Cite web |last=Advocate |first=DARRELL WILLIAMS {{!}} Special to The |date=July 28, 2018 |title=Nick Rumbelow regaining pitching form in minors with Tacoma |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/nick-rumbelow-regaining-pitching-form-in-minors-with-tacoma/article_0e47b67e-92bc-11e8-9342-ef64b7912ba3.html |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=The Advocate |language=en}} He was activated from the disabled list on June 5 and assigned to the Tacoma Rainiers of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, where he pitched in three games before the Mariners promoted him to the major leagues on June 14.{{cite web | last=Cotterill | first=TJ | title=After long roads back to bigs, Mariners' Rob Whalen, Nick Rumbelow recall their 'surreal' experiences | website=Tacoma News Tribune | date=June 14, 2018 | url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/latest-news/article213211819.html | access-date=December 18, 2023}} He pitched to a 6.11 ERA in 17.2 innings bouncing between the Triple-A and the majors that year.

In 2019, Rumbelow was included on the Mariners opening day roster.{{Cite web |title=Mariners set 25-man Opening Day roster |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mariners-set-roster-for-opening-day |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} He was optioned to the minors on April 2 after allowing four runs in 1.2 innings of work.{{Cite web |title=Sadzeck added to 25-man; Rumbelow optioned |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/connor-sadzeck-added-to-mariners-roster |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} He was designated for assignment on May 17, 2019, and outrighted on May 22.{{Cite web |date=May 17, 2019 |title=Mariners Claim Andrew Moore, Designate Nick Rumbelow |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/05/mariners-claim-andrew-moore-waivers-giants-nick-rumbelow-dfa.html |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Mariners outright RHP Nick Rumbelow and RHP Mike Wright to AAA Tacoma |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/mariners-outright-nick-rumbelow-mike-wright |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} He was released by the Mariners organization on June 12.{{Cite web |date=June 12, 2019 |title=Mariners Release Nick Rumbelow |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/06/mariners-release-nick-rumbelow.html |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}

=Sugar Land Skeeters=

On June 25, 2019, Rumbelow signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.{{Cite web |last=Neal |first=Jay |date=July 2, 2019 |title=Rumbelow keeps pro career alive, signs on with Sugar Land |url=https://www.jacksonvilleprogress.com/sports/rumbelow-keeps-pro-career-alive-signs-on-with-sugar-land/article_3509a25e-9d10-11e9-9ce4-d7f3885e7210.html |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=Jacksonville Progress |language=en}} He pitched in 21 games and threw 22 1/3 innings going 3-0 with a 0.81 era and 31 strikeouts.{{Cite web |title=New York Mets Purchase Contract of RHP Nick Rumbelow |url=http://www.atlanticleague.com/news/index.html?article_id=1261 |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=www.atlanticleague.com |language=en}}

=New York Mets=

On August 19, 2019, the New York Mets selected Rumbelow's contract.{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2019 |title=Mets Sign Nick Rumbelow |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/08/mets-sign-nick-rumbelow-skeeters.html |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}} He was among the first cuts in spring training before the 2020 season.{{Cite web |last=Toscano |first=Justin |title=NY Mets: Michael Wacha keeps building case, Tim Tebow among first cuts of spring training |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/mets/2020/03/06/ny-mets-tim-tebow-among-first-cuts-spring-training/4971210002/ |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=North Jersey Media Group |language=en-US}} Following the cancellation of minor league season during the COVID-19 pandemic, Rumbelow was released on May 28, 2020.{{Cite web|title=Latest Minor League Releases|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/05/minor-league-releases-mets-red-sox.html|website=MLB Trade Rumors|date=May 29, 2020 |language=en-US|access-date=June 1, 2020}}

=Sugar Land Skeeters (second stint)=

Rumbelow signed on to play for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Constellation Energy League (a makeshift 4-team independent league created as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic) for the 2020 season.{{Cite web |date=June 30, 2020 |title=Constellation Energy League Announces Preliminary Player Pool |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/constellation-energy-league-announces-preliminary-player-pool/n-5626338 |access-date=December 24, 2023 |website=OurSports Central |language=en}}