Timothy James Zeuch ( ; born August 1, 1995) is an American professional

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who is a free agent. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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. He played

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for the

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, and was selected by the Blue Jays in the first round of the

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Amateur career

Zeuch attended Mason High School in

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. He was drafted by the

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in the 31st round of the

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, but did not sign and attended the

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to play

for the Panthers. As a freshman at Pittsburgh in 2014, Zeuch appeared in 15 games and made nine starts. He pitched to a 2–6

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with a 2.75

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(ERA) and 41 strikeouts. As a sophomore, he started 14 games, going 5–6 with a 3.87 ERA and 90 strikeouts. After the 2015 season, he played

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with the

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of the

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. Zeuch missed the first month of his junior year due to a strained groin. He finished the year with a 6–1 record, 3.10 ERA, and 74 strikeouts in 69 innings.

Professional career

Toronto Blue Jays

Minor leagues

Zeuch was considered a top prospect heading into the 2016 draft, and was selected 21st overall by the

. He signed with the Blue Jays on June 17 for $2.175 million, and was assigned to the

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. Zeuch made his professional debut on July 9, striking out two and not allowing a baserunner in three innings, before being promoted to the

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of the

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on July 13. On August 29, Zeuch was promoted to the

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. He finished the season with a combined 0–2 record, 4.50 ERA, and 38 strikeouts in 34 innings pitched. Zeuch was assigned to the

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for the 2017 season. He battled injuries that limited him to just 65 innings, and finished the season with a 3–6 record, 3.56 ERA, and 51 strikeouts. Zeuch started the 2018 season in Dunedin, where he went 3–3 with a 3.47 ERA before being promoted to the Double-A

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. On June 4 he pitched his first

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. In 2019 Zeuch went to spring training with the Major League Blue Jays, but in February he suffered a strained lat muscle and did not pitch for about 3 months. After several appearances with Dunedin in June, on June 22 he was promoted to the Triple-A

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and was immediately inserted into the starting rotation. On August 19, Zeuch threw a

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against the

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, and in doing so became the first Bison to throw a no-hitter since

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in 1997.

Major leagues

The Blue Jays selected Zeuch's contract and promoted him to the major leagues on September 3, 2019. He made his debut that night in relief in the second inning of the Blue Jays' game against the

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. The first batter he faced was

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, who grounded out; later that inning he struck out Mike Foltynewicz for his first career strikeout. In all, Zeuch pitched four innings, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts. Zeuch earned his first major league

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on September 15, pitching 5 innings in relief, striking out five and allowing two earned runs in a 6–4 Blue Jays win over the

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. Zeuch's rookie season ended with a 1–2 record and a 4.76 ERA in five games pitched. During spring training in 2020, Zeuch was optioned to Triple–A in Buffalo. Once the 2020 Major League regular season got underway in late July (due to the

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), Zeuch was assigned to the alternate training site in Rochester, New York. On September 17, Zeuch was called up to the majors. In his first relief appearance the next day, he pitched 3 innings, giving up 1 run against the New York Yankees. Three days later, again vs. the Yankees, Zeuch pitched innings of one-run, one-hit, one-walk relief to record his second career win. Zeuch was the starting pitcher in the Blue Jays' next-to-last game of the regular season and he pitched 5 scoreless innings against the Baltimore Orioles. He did not get a decision in the Blue Jays' 5-2 win. Zeuch finished the regular season with a 1-0 record and an ERA of 1.59 in 11.1 innings pitched, allowing 9 hits and 4 walks with 3 strikeouts. On May 3, 2021, Zeuch was assigned to Triple-A Buffalo. On June 17, Zeuch was recalled from Buffalo to start against the

. Zeuch struggled to an 0-2 record and 6.60 ERA in 5 games, 3 of them starts, before he was designated for assignment on July 20.

St. Louis Cardinals

On July 25, 2021, the Blue Jays traded Zeuch to the

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in exchange for cash considerations. He pitched the remainder of the season for the club’s Triple-A affiliate, the

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. He was assigned to Memphis to begin the 2022 season. Zeuch was designated for assignment on May 21, 2022, and was released on May 28.

Cincinnati Reds

Zeuch was signed to a minor league contract by the

on June 3, 2022. He was called up to the Reds on August 10 to start a game that day against the

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in New York. He made two starts, giving up 6 runs in 4 innings in each start, before being optioned to the Triple-A

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on August 21. On September 14, Zeuch was released by the Reds.

Philadelphia Phillies

On December 15, 2022, Zeuch signed a minor league contract with the

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organization. On March 28, 2023, Zeuch was traded to the

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and assigned to the Triple-A

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. In 16 games (15 starts) for Lehigh Valley, he logged a 4–5 record and 5.06 ERA with 42 strikeouts in innings pitched. On September 9, Zeuch was released by the Phillies organization.

Washington Nationals

On February 15, 2024, Zeuch signed a minor league contract with the

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. In 11 games for the Triple–A

, he struggled to an 11.69 ERA with 12 strikeouts across innings pitched. On June 14, Zeuch was released by the Nationals organization.

Olmecas de Tabasco

On June 30, 2024, Zeuch signed with the

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of the

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. He made one start for Tabasco, tossing four innings and striking out four batters while allowing two hits.

Piratas de Campeche

On December 11, 2024, Zeuch was traded to the

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in exchange for

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. He made one start for Campeche, taking the loss after allowing seven runs (six earned) on eight hits with two strikeouts in innings. Zeuch was released by the Piratas on April 25, 2025.

Personal life

Zeuch is the son of Tim and Lisa Zeuch. His father played in the Kansas City Royals organization, pitching in two games in 1980. On November 17, 2018, Zeuch married Lindsay Wilson in Pittsburgh.

References

External links

Pittsburgh Panthers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zeuch, T. J. 1995 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Arizona Complex League Reds players Baseball players from Warren County, Ohio Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Chatham Anglers players Cincinnati Reds players Dunedin Blue Jays players Gulf Coast Blue Jays players Lansing Lugnuts players Lehigh Valley IronPigs players Major League Baseball pitchers Memphis Redbirds players New Hampshire Fisher Cats players Olmecas de Tabasco players Piratas de Campeche players Sportspeople from Mason, Ohio Pittsburgh Panthers baseball players Rochester Red Wings players Toronto Blue Jays players Vancouver Canadians players