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Baltimore Orioles Bring In Knuckleballer Mickey Jannis

According to his personal Twitter account, former New York Mets knuckleball pitcher Mickey Jannis is joining the Baltimore Orioles after pitching in the Mets organization since the 2015 season.

Jannis spent the majority of 2019 with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Mets Double-A affiliate), going 7-5 with a 3.10 ERA and 1.29 WHIP. Across 119 innings pitched, the 32-year-old righty struck out 103 hitters and limited Eastern League opponents to two home runs.

Jannis was originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 44th round of the 2010 MLB draft, making 34 appearances in the lower minors over the next year and a half before being released by the organization.