Trystan Vrieling Named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week 4/15 – 4/21
Bridgewater, New Jersey – Minor League Baseball has named Somerset Patriots RHP Trystan Vrieling as their Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for games played 4/15 – 4/21.
Bridgewater, New Jersey – Minor League Baseball has named Somerset Patriots RHP Trystan Vrieling as their Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for games played 4/15 – 4/21.
Vrieling pitched 7.2 hitless and scoreless innings with 6 strikeouts in the win against the Hartford Yard Goats on 4/19.
In his first professional season, the Yankees’ 2022 3rd round selection out of Gonzaga, is 2-0 with a 0.48 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 18.2 innings pitched in three starts.
The Yankees No. 23 prospect leads the Eastern League in AVG (.082) and is second in ERA (0.48), W (2), IP (18.2) and WHIP (0.59).
He becomes the 19th MiLB weekly honors selection for Somerset since becoming the Yankees Double-A affiliate in 2021. He is the first honoree for the team in 2024 and 12th pitcher to earn MiLB weekly honors in franchise history.
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