Luis Severino, nicknamed "Sevy", is a professional baseball pitcher from the Dominican Republic. He currently plays for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). Severino previously played for the New York Yankees and the New York Mets in MLB. As a pitcher, he contributes to his team's defense by throwing the ball to strike out batters and prevent them from scoring.
The Modern Era started in 1920.
In 1964, Al Downing also had 200 strikeouts in one season
In 1969, Mel Stottlemyre also had 14 wins.
In 1985, Dwight Gooden was the youngest pitcher in the major leagues to reach this mark since Dwight Gooden in 1985.
In 1986, Roger Clemens was also the first AL pitcher with an ERA below 3.00 and 230 or more strikeouts in their age-23 season or younger.
On February 20, 1994, Luis Severino, nicknamed "Sevy", was born. He is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher.
In 1997, David Cone and Andy Pettitte both qualified for the ERA title with a sub-3.00 ERA.
In 2001, Mike Mussina had 16 starts with one or no runs allowed.
On December 26, 2011, Luis Severino officially signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent, receiving a $225,000 signing bonus.
In 2011, Severino signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent.
In 2013, Severino started with the Dominican Summer League (DSL) Yankees and was later promoted to the Charleston RiverDogs of the Single-A South Atlantic League.
In 2014, Masahiro Tanaka also won 10 or more games before the All-star Break.
In 2014, Severino started the season with Charleston and was promoted to the Tampa Yankees. He was selected for the 2014 All-Star Futures Game in July, and after the game, he was promoted to the Trenton Thunder.
Severino set a career-high with 113 innings pitched in the 2014 season.
Before the start of the 2015 season, Severino was ranked as the best prospect in the Yankees farm system and among the top minor league players.
In 2015, Joe Girardi set Severino's major league debut for August 5. Severino pitched five innings, allowing two hits, two runs (one earned), with seven strikeouts and no walks. He finished his rookie season having started 11 games, pitching 62+1⁄3 innings with a 5–3 record, 2.89 ERA and 56 strikeouts.
Severino began the 2015 season with Trenton, and was later promoted to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Due to the Yankees being in the postseason race, Severino was made unavailable in trade discussions for pitchers at the MLB trade deadline on July 31.
With an injury to Michael Pineda in late July 2015, the Yankees' general manager announced that Severino's next start would be in the major leagues against the Boston Red Sox.
On May 13, 2016, in a game against the Chicago White Sox, Severino left the game with an apparent injury after giving up 7 runs in 2.2 innings and was subsequently placed on the 15-day disabled list due to right triceps inflammation.
On May 30, 2016, Severino was activated from the disabled list and optioned to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
Severino finished the 2016 season with a 3–8 record and a 5.83 ERA. He performed significantly better as a reliever compared to his starts.
Severino had a rough season in 2016.
On April 13, 2017, Severino struck out a career-high 11 batters in seven innings as the Yankees won against the Tampa Bay Rays.
On August 17, 2017, Severino collected his first major league hit off of Steven Matz against the New York Mets.
In 2017, Severino started the American League Wild Card Game. He was also named a finalist for the American League Cy Young Award, finishing third in the voting.
On March 17, 2018, the Yankees named Severino their Opening Day starter.
In 2018, Severino was named to the MLB All-Star Game for the second consecutive time, owning a 14–2 record and a 2.12 ERA.
Severino started the 2018 American League Wild Card Game.
On February 15, 2019, Severino signed a four-year, $40 million contract extension with the Yankees that included a club option for a fifth season.
Severino missed most of the 2019 season due to various injuries.
On February 25, 2020, it was announced that Severino would undergo Tommy John surgery, ending his 2020 season.
Severino missed all of the 2020 season due to various injuries.
On February 22, 2021, Luis Severino was placed on the 60-day injured list as he continued to recover from Tommy John surgery.
On July 8, 2021, Luis Severino's second child, a son named Luis Jr., was born.
Severino missed most of the 2021 season due to various injuries.
On September 9, 2023, it was announced that Luis Severino's season was over after he suffered a high-grade oblique strain in the Yankees' loss against the Milwaukee Brewers. Following the season, he became a free agent.
On December 1, 2023, Luis Severino signed a one-year, $13 million contract with the New York Mets.
On August 17, 2024, Luis Severino pitched his second career complete game in a 4–0 shutout win over the Miami Marlins, marking his first complete game shutout since 2018. He also became the first Mets pitcher to accomplish this feat since Jacob deGrom in 2021.
On December 6, 2024, Luis Severino signed a three-year, $67 million contract with the Athletics, which is the largest contract in the team's history.
After the 2024 season, Severino signed with the Athletics.
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