Nicholas Bruno Rumbelow (born September 6, 1991) is an American former professional

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. He made his MLB debut in 2015 with the

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and has also played for the

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. Listed at and , Rumbelow both throws and bats right-handed.

Career

Amateur

Rumbelow attended Bullard High School in

Bullard, Texas Bullard is a small town in Smith and Cherokee counties in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Texas. U.S. Route 69 and Farm-to-Market Roads 2137, 2493, and 344 intersect here, about south of the larger city of Tyler. Its population was ...

where, as a senior, he recorded an

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(ERA) of 0.52 with 11 wins and a

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of .422 with 29

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. Rumbelow was named to the ''

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's'' all-

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team as a senior in 2010. After high school, Rumbelow chose to play

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(LSU) for the

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over competing opportunities at

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, Clemson,

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and Baylor. In three seasons from 2011 to 2013, Rumbelow appeared in 70 games and had a 3–0

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and 3.68 ERA. In 2012, he played

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with the

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of the

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, where he was named a league all-star. He was drafted by the

in the seventh round of the

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New York Yankees

Rumbelow made his professional debut with the

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of the

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. He started 2014 with the

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of the Class A

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and was promoted to the

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of the

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of the Double-A Eastern League, and

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of the Triple-A

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during the season. In total for the season, he was 5–2 with a 2.62 ERA and eight saves in 42 games consisting of innings pitched. Rumbelow was a non-roster invitee to spring training in 2015. After starting the season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Rumbelow was promoted to the major leagues on June 22. He made his major league debut the next day, allowing one run in a blowout loss to the

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. He appeared in four games and was

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to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on July 8. Rumbelow received several promotions to the major leagues and demotions to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He compiled a 1–1 record and 4.02 ERA in innings pitched for the Yankees in 2015. 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

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, forcing him to miss the remainder of the 2016 season. Rumbelow was

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by the Yankees after the 2016 season and released to days later. He re-signed with the Yankees in January 2017 to rehab the injury. Rumbelow returned to Double-A in June and was back in Scranton by July 2017. 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.

Seattle Mariners

After the 2017 season, the Yankees traded Rumbelow to the

for Juan Then and JP Sears. Rumbelow suffered a

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in the beginning of spring training in 2018 and was on the disabled list until June. He was activated from the disabled list on June 5 and assigned to the

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of the Triple-A

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, where he pitched in three games before the Mariners promoted him to the major leagues on June 14. 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. He was optioned to the minors on April 2 after allowing four runs in 1.2 innings of work. He was designated for assignment on May 17, 2019, and outrighted on May 22. He was released by the Mariners organization on June 12.

Sugar Land Skeeters

On June 25, 2019, Rumbelow signed with the

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of the

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. He pitched in 21 games and threw 22 1/3 innings going 3-0 with a 0.81 era and 31 strikeouts.

New York Mets

On August 19, 2019, the

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selected Rumbelow's contract. He was among the first cuts in spring training before the 2020 season. Following the cancellation of minor league season during the

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, Rumbelow was released on May 28, 2020.

Sugar Land Skeeters (second stint)

Rumbelow signed on to play for the

of the

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(a makeshift 4-team independent league created as a result of the

) for the 2020 season.

References

External links

LSU Tigers bio
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