Andrew Austin Triggs (born March 16, 1989) is an American former professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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, and

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. The

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selected Triggs in the 19th round of the

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; he made his MLB debut in 2016. Listed at and , Triggs throws and bats right-handed.

Amateur career

Triggs graduated from

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, in 2007. He attended the

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, where he graduated in 2011 ''

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'' with a degree in

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. He spent the 2011–12 academic year in the university's

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program. He was the number one pitcher in the rotation in 2010, 2011, and 2012, All-

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honorable mention in 2010 and 2011, and a member of the All-Academic first team each season from 2009 through 2012. Triggs was named 2012 Pac-12 Baseball Spring Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He was also a captain of the 2011 and 2012 teams. He posted a career ERA of 3.74 over 342

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s, with 269 strikeouts, 89 walks, 11 home runs allowed, and a

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of 17–20. He had 8

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s at

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and 9 games of 10 or more strikeouts, including 13 strikeouts over innings against

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in the final game of 2011. He was also named to the Baseball America 2012 All-Fitt Team. He was drafted by the

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in the 24th round of the

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and the

in the 21st round of the

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, but did not sign either time.

Professional career

Kansas City Royals

The

selected Triggs in the 19th round of the

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and he signed. He was named 2012 First Year Minor League Pitcher of the Year by the Professional Baseball Scouts of Southern California after going 1-1 with 4 saves and a 1.76 ERA. Triggs was fifth in the

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( High A) in saves in 2013. He led the

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( Double-A) in saves in 2014 with 19, and was named to the mid-season Texas League All-Star Team in 2014. He was promoted to the

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( Triple-A) at the end of the 2014 season and was a member of the Storm Chasers

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team, pitching two innings in the championship game, with one

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s, and four strikeouts.

Baltimore Orioles

Triggs was traded by Kansas City to the

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in April 2015 and spent the year with the

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where he compiled an ERA of 1.03 (leading the league), a

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of 0.87 (3rd in the league), and was 17-for-17 in save opportunities. Bowie also won its first Eastern League Championship in 2015. The Orioles added him to their 40-man roster after the season.

Oakland Athletics

On March 10, 2016, Triggs was placed on release waivers after the Orioles signed Pedro Álvarez. On March 13, he was claimed by the

. Triggs began the season with the Triple-A

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, pitching out of the

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in six games. On April 25, he was recalled by the Athletics. He made his MLB debut that night, pitching one inning of

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and allowing no hits with one strikeout against the

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. He made his second appearance in the eighth inning against Baltimore on May 7, striking out the side in order, including the first batter, Pedro Álvarez. Triggs made a total of 24 appearances with 56.1 innings pitched in 2016, finishing with an ERA of 4.31. In his first ten appearances, he produced an ERA of 8.00 and an opponents' batting average of .312. In his next 14 appearances, including six starts, he compiled an ERA of 2.58, an opponents' batting average of .224, and a WHIP of 1.05, with 37 strikeouts and 8 walks over 38.1 innings. In six starts, including his last five appearances, Triggs was 1–1 with an ERA of 2.81, an opponents' batting average of .191, and a WHIP of .75, with 22 strikeouts and one walk in 25.2 innings. His eight trips to the minors and back are thought to be an Oakland club record. His season ended on September 2 due to a lower back strain. Injuries to a few starters to begin the season opened the door for Triggs to start the 2017 season in the rotation. For the first month of the season, he went 4-1 with a 1.84 ERA. He was placed on the

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at the beginning of June with a hip and back injury. On July 13, Triggs underwent season ending hip surgery. In 2017 he was 5-6 with a 4.27 ERA. On September 18, 2018, the team announced that Triggs would undergo thoracic outlet syndrome, effectively ending his season. He ended the season with a record of 3–1 in 9 starts. In 2019 with Triple-A Las Vegas he pitched only 2.2 innings. Triggs was

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on July 31, 2019, and released a couple of days later.

San Francisco Giants

On August 30, 2019, Triggs signed a minor league deal with the

. He was added to the 40-man roster on August 2, 2020. That day, he made his only appearance with the team, giving up three earned runs in one-third of an inning, taking the loss against the Texas Rangers. He was designated for assignment on August 12.

Boston Red Sox

On August 19, 2020, Triggs was claimed off waivers by the

. He was added to the team's active roster on September 2, making his Red Sox debut that day against the

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. On September 15, the team placed Triggs on the

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with a right

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irritation; he was activated on September 26. Overall with the 2020 Red Sox, Triggs appeared in four games (two starts), compiling an 0–1 record with 4.50 ERA and seven strikeouts in eight innings pitched. On October 26, Triggs was outrighted off of the 40-man roster and elected free agency.

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