Teddy Stankiewicz

{{Infobox MLB player

| name = Teddy Stankiewicz

| image = Teddy Stankiewicz (fjYq7YEm2Ow).png

| caption = Stankiewicz with the Leones del Escogido in 2019

| team = Toros de Tijuana

| number = 23

| position = Pitcher

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|25}}

| birth_place = Keller, Texas, U.S.

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

| debutleague = CPBL

| debutdate = August 28

| debutyear = 2020

| debutteam = Uni-President Lions

| statyear = 2022 season

| statleague = CPBL

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 17–8

| stat2label = Earned run average

| stat2value = 3.22

| stat3label = Strikeouts

| stat3value = 174

| teams =

Uni-President Lions ({{baseball year|2020}}–{{baseball year|2021}})
CTBC Brothers ({{baseball year|2022}})

|awards =

Taiwan Series champion (2020)

}}

Theodore J. Stankiewicz (born November 25, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 2013 MLB draft and played in the 2020 Summer Olympics for the Mexico national baseball team. He has also played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions and CTBC Brothers.

Career

Stankiewicz was drafted by the New York Mets out of Fort Worth Christian School in the 2nd round, 75th overall, of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.

=Boston Red Sox=

Stankiewicz was drafted by the Boston Red Sox out of Seminole State College in the second round, 45th overall, of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/player/teddy-stankiewicz-621103|title = Teddy Stankiewicz Stats, Fantasy & News}} He made his professional debut with the Low-A Lowell Spinners.

In 2014, Stankiewicz played for the Single-A Greenville Drive, posting an 11–8 record and 3.72 ERA in 25 games. The following year, he played for the High-A Salem Red Sox, logging a 5–11 record and 4.01 ERA in 25 appearances. In 2016, Stankiewicz played for the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, where he pitched to a 5–9 record and 4.71 ERA with 97 strikeouts in {{fraction|135|2|3}} innings pitched. He returned to Portland the following season, where he recorded a 5–6 record and 5.03 ERA in 25 appearances.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=stanki000ted|title = Teddy Stankiewicz Minor, Fall, Winter, CPBL & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History}}

Stankiewicz split the 2018 season between Portland and the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox, accumulating an 8–14 record and 4.97 ERA with 115 strikeouts in {{fraction|150|1|3}} innings pitched. He returned to Pawtucket in 2019, where he pitched to a 6–7 record and 3.85 ERA in 24 appearances. On November 4, 2019, Stankiewicz elected free agency.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-free-agents-2019/|title=Minor League Free Agents 2019|author=Matt Eddy|website=Baseball America|date=November 7, 2019|accessdate=November 8, 2019}}

=Uni-President Lions=

On February 8, 2020, Stankiewicz signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.{{Cite web|url=https://trifectanetworksports.com/former-red-sox-prospect-teddy-stankiewicz-lands-in-mexican-league/|title = Former Red Sox Prospect Teddy Stankiewicz Lands in Mexican League|date = February 9, 2020}} However, he did not play in a game with the team after the Mexican League season was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/07/mexican-league-cancels-2020-season.html|title=Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season|date=July 2020 }}

On July 30, 2020, Stankiewicz signed with the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).{{Cite web|url=http://cpblstats.com/uni-lions-sign-teddy-stankiewicz/|title=Uni-Lions Sign Teddy Stankiewicz|date=July 30, 2020}} On August 28, Stankiewicz made his CPBL debut against the Rakuten Monkeys.{{cite tweet|number=1299280732959973378|user=UniLionsIntl|title=Watch today's @unilions_tw home game against @RakutenMonkeys @int_monkeys in Tainan. It's @Teddy_Stank Teddy Stanki… |date=August 28, 2020}} In 10 games, 8 starts, in 2020 with the Lions, Stankiewicz logged a 6–0 record and 3.81 ERA with 47 strikeouts in {{fraction|54|1|3}} innings pitched. In addition, Stankiewicz won the 2020 Taiwan Series with the Lions.{{Cite web|url=http://cpblstats.com/uni-lions-win-2020-taiwan-series-championship/|title = Uni-Lions Win 2020 Taiwan Series Championship|date = November 9, 2020}}

Stankiewicz re-signed with the team for the 2021 season.{{cite web|url=http://cpblstats.com/|title=Uni-Lions Re-Sign Teddy Stankiewicz, Tim Melville, Brock Dykxhoorn for 2021 Season|work=CPBLStats.com|date=December 21, 2020|accessdate=December 26, 2020}} On July 1, 2021, Stankiewicz parted ways with the Lions so he could represent Mexico in the Olympics and seek opportunities elsewhere.{{cite tweet|number=1410494268712525827|user=GOCPBL|title=Uni-Lions have parted ways with Teddy Stankiewicz as he will represent Mexico in the Olympics.According to the te… |date=July 1, 2021}} In {{fraction|50|1|3}} innings of work in 2021, Stankiewicz pitched to a 1.07 ERA and 0.64 WHIP.

=Toros de Tijuana=

On July 2, 2021, Stankiewicz signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.{{Cite web | title=MiLB Stats {{!}} MiLB Team Stats {{!}} MiLB Leaders {{!}} Mexican League | url=http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=l_trn&lid=125 | access-date=2024-12-17 | website=www.milb.com}} He made 1 appearance for the team, taking the loss after allowing 4 runs with 4 strikeouts across {{fraction|2|1|3}} innings pitched.

=CTBC Brothers=

On December 3, 2021, Stankiewicz signed with the CTBC Brothers of the CPBL for the 2022 season.{{cite web|url=http://cpblstats.com/ctbc-brothers-sign-teddy-stankiewicz-2022-season/|title=CTBC Brothers Sign Teddy Stankiewicz For 2022 Season|website=cpblstats.com|date=December 3, 2021|accessdate=December 19, 2021}} On July 16, 2022, Stankiewicz requested and was granted his release due to family reasons. He finished the season with a 4.09 ERA and 1.38 WHIP over 88 innings.{{cite web|url=http://cpblstats.com/ctbc-brothers-release-teddy-stankiewicz/|title=CTBC Brothers Release Teddy Stankiewicz|website=cpblstats.com|date=July 17, 2022|accessdate=September 17, 2022}}

=Toros de Tijuana (second stint)=

On November 3, 2022, Stankiewicz signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.{{cite web|url=http://www.torosdetijuana.com/?p=19834|title=REGRESARÁ TEDDY STANKIEWICZ A TOROS DE TIJUANA|website=torosdetijuana.com|language=ES|access-date=December 4, 2022}} Stankiewicz was named Tijuana's Opening Day starting pitcher in 2023.{{Cite web|title=Toros: "Un gran honor lanzar el Juego Inaugural", Teddy Stankiewicz|url=https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/toros-un-gran-honor-lanzar-el-juego-inaugural-teddy-stankiewicz-x4542|access-date=2023-05-07|website=milb.com|language=en}} In 5 starts for the Toros, he registered a 3-1 record and 3.21 ERA with 33 strikeouts in 28.0 innings pitched.

=Cincinnati Reds=

On May 20, 2023, Stankiewicz signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds organization.{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/transactions/2023/05/20 | title=Transactions | website=MLB.com }} In 18 appearances (14 starts) split between the Double–A Chattanooga Lookouts and Triple–A Louisville Bats, he struggled to a cumulative 7.59 ERA with 49 strikeouts across 70.0 innings pitched. Stankiewicz elected free agency following the season on November 6.{{Cite web|title=2023 MiLB Free Agents|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2023-milb-free-agents/|access-date=December 23, 2023|website=baseballamerica.com|language=en}}

=Toros de Tijuana (third stint)=

On December 20, 2023, Stankiewicz signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.{{Cite web|title=Toros: Vuelve por segundo campeonato|url=https://www.milb.com/mexican/news/toros-vuelve-por-segundo-campeonato|access-date=December 23, 2023|website=milb.com|language=en}} Stankiewicz made 11 appearances (10 starts) for Tijuana in 2024, registering a 4–2 record and 3.53 ERA with 29 strikeouts over 51 innings pitched.

=Wei Chuan Dragons=

On August 30, 2024, Stankiewicz signed with the Wei Chuan Dragons of the CPBL in Taiwan.{{Cite web|title=Wei Chuan Dragons Sign Teddy Stankiewicz|url=http://cpblstats.com/wei-chuan-dragons-sign-teddy-stankiewicz/|access-date=August 30, 2024|website=cpblstats.com|language=en}}

=Toros de Tijuana (fourth stint)=

On March 15, 2025, Stankiewicz signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/beisbolpuro/status/1901027637021065510?s=46&t=UN5XGiNzRq3-vt33N7zCTw|title=x.com}}

International career

Stankiewicz was selected to the Mexico national baseball team at the 2020 Summer Olympics (contested in 2021).{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/es%2Fnoticias%2Fadrian-gonzalez-con-mexico-para-tokio-2020|title=Adrián González encabeza la lista de México para los Juegos Olímpicos|publisher=olympics.com|date=July 3, 2021|access-date=July 4, 2021|archive-date=July 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702201501/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/es/noticias/adrian-gonzalez-con-mexico-para-tokio-2020|url-status=dead}}

Personal life

Stankiewicz is not related to former Major League Baseball player Andy Stankiewicz, who played 7 seasons in MLB.{{Cite web|url=https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2013/06/red_sox_take_power_righty_tedd.html|title=Red Sox draft power righty Teddy Stankiewicz at No. 45 in second round (Video)|date=June 7, 2013}}

Stankiewicz was born without a right pectoral muscle, a condition he was unaware of until he underwent his post-draft Red Sox physical.{{Cite web|url=https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2016/01/boston_red_sox_prospects_2016.html|title = Red Sox prospects 2016: Keep an eye on these players|date = January 8, 2016}}

In 2014, while driving a pickup on US 377, Stankiewicz drove left of center, entered a broadslide, and slammed into an oncoming vehicle. The other driver was pronounced dead at the scene.{{Cite web|url=https://accidentdatacenter.com/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city-ok/bowlegs/14/02/03/daniel-dillon-killed-theodore-stankiewicz-ashley-henson-uninjured-after-car-pickup-and-suv-crash-us|title=Daniel Dillon killed, Theodore Stankiewicz, Ashley Henson uninjured after car, pickup and SUV crash on U.S. 377.|date= February 3, 2014}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theadanews.com/news/local_news/injury-fatality-accidents-reported/article_ef233bab-e4dd-50e2-894b-7aa7330e9090.html|title=Injury, fatality accidents reported|date=February 5, 2014}}