In the “first half”, Josiah Gray, 25, finished with a 3.41 ERA, a 4.79 FIP, 47 walks, 92 strikeouts, and a .253/.339/.415 line against in 18 starts and 100 1⁄3 IP, earning himself a spot on the NL’s All-Star roster a year after he put up a 4.40 ERA, 5.21 FIP, 39 walks, 106 strikeouts, and a .227/.312/.448 line against in 92 IP before the break in 2022.
He ended the year with an MLB-leading 38 home runs allowed (2.30 HR/9). Gray has been able to keep the home runs in check so far this season (14 HRs allowed in 100 1⁄3 IP before Sunday, 1.