Selected in the 4th round (No. 126 overall) of the 2020 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves out of Clemson... signed with the Braves on June 17, 2020 and received a slot-value $451,800 signing bonus... was previously drafted in the 35th round (No. 1,062 overall pick) of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Cleveland Indians but did not sign... made his Braves debut with Low-A Augusta on May 14, 2021 with 7 strikeouts over three scoreless innings at Myrtle Beach... struck out 10 in his second start on May 19 vs. Fayetteville and K'd 9 at Columbia on May 25... missed all of 2019 while recovering from Tommy John surgery and made just four starts at Clemson before the Covid-19 pandemic shut down ended the collegiate season in March 2020... received a redshirt from the NCAA for the 2020 season but signed with the Braves... was an ACC Academic Honor Roll member in 2020, when he had no record and a 4.50 ERA in four starts; in 12 innings, he allowed 13 hits and three walks with 19 strikeouts... he tied for second in the ACC in starts, tied for the team lead in starts and did not allow a steal... in 2019 at Clemson, he suffered an arm injury in January and received a medical redshirt... in 2018 at Clemson, he was a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball, an All-ACC Freshman selection, and an ACC Academic Honor Roll member… had a 5-2 record and 4.76 ERA in 22 appearances (six starts) … in 51 innings, he allowed 40 hits and 35 walks with 70 strikeouts... he was the fourth in Tiger history in strikeouts per nine innings pitched (12.35), led the team in strikeouts, only allowed 11 extra-base hits and had a 2.75 ERA in 36 innings pitched after the third inning... had a 3-0 record, one save, a 2.59 ERA, .171 opponents’ batting average and 46 strikeouts in 31 1/3 innings pitched over his 16 relief appearances... was named the Tennessee state Gatorade Player of the Year and Mr. Baseball as a senior at Christian Academy of Knoxville, where he lettered three times in baseball at under coach Tommy Pharr... was a member of the state championship team as a senior... majored in political science at Clemson… born Spencer Robert Strider on Oct. 28, 1998 in Columbus, Ohio... told Clemson he is vegan, his dream dinner date is Bernie Sanders and his childhood hero was Corey Kluber.
