Signed with the Miami Marlins as an undrafted free agent on July 29, 2021 out of Dallas Baptist University... spent four years (2017-20) at the University of Houston before transferring to Dallas Baptist in 2021, where he appeared in 13 games... made four appearances for Round Rock in the Texas Collegiate League in 2020 and saw time with the Wisconsin Woodchucks in 2019... son of longtime Major Leaguer and Yankees World Series champion Andy Pettitte... signed by his father's former Yankees teammate, Derek Jeter, who was CEO of the Marlins at the time... combined to throw a seven-inning no-hitter in the Florida Complex League with the FCL Marlins on Aug. 22, 2022 to earn his first professional victory
At Houston, Pettitte missed his freshman season with injuries and did not play in 2018... he made six appearances in 2019 as a redshirt sophomore... made five appearances in 2020 before the season was suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic... appeared in 13 games for Dallas Baptist in 2021, including four as a starter, when he went 1-0 with a 5.81 ERA in 26 1/3 innings, striking out 26... pitched two years at Deer Park High School, the same school his father played for, before moving to Second Baptist School for his senior year under head coach Lance Berkman, a former Major League All-Star and World Series champion who also played for the Astros and Yankees and was a teammate of his father in New York in 2010... Pettitte helped lead Second Baptist to a State Championship title in 2016 with a 32-8 overall record and garnered First Team All-State and All-District honors... he was also named the 2016 District MVP after going 12-1 on the mound with a 1.20 ERA and 130 strikeouts while hitting .385 with four home runs... rated the No. 15 left-handed pitcher and a top 150 prospect in the class of 2016 from the state of Texas by Perfect Game... ranked among the top 500 seniors nationally by Perfect Game... named a Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American... also honored on the Texas All-Region Second Team.... his sister, Lexy, played on the volleyball team at Dallas Baptist... earned his Bachelor’s degree in Health Promotions from the University of Houston and was pursuing a Master of Science in Kinesiology at DBU.
His father, Andy Pettitte, spent 18 seasons in the Majors with the Yankees and Astros, going 256-153 with a 3.85 ERA and 2,448 strikeouts in 3,316 innings, mostly in the Bronx... Pettitte was the Yankees' 22nd-round pick in 1990 out of San Jacinto College and made his Major League debut in 1995 before helping the Yankees win the 1996 World Series, the start of a run of success that saw Pettitte earn rings again in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2009... earned three AL All-Star selections (1996, 2001, 2010), was voted the ALCS MVP in 2001 and led the American League with 21 wins in 1996... the Yankees retired his No. 46 in 2015... had 98 career pickoffs... among Yankees pitchers, Pettitte ranks first all-time in strikeouts (2,020), third in wins (219) and is tied for first among games started as a pitcher (438).
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