Bryce Jarvis

Bryce Jarvis
Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 40
Pitcher
Born: (1997-12-26) December 26, 1997 (age 26) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 15, 2023, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics (through 2024 season)
Win–loss record	3–3
Earned run average	3.14
Strikeouts	50
Teams
Arizona Diamondbacks (2023–present)

Bryce Martin Jarvis (born December 26, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Diamondbacks selected Jarvis in the first round of the 2020 MLB draft and he made his MLB debut in 2023.

Amateur career

Jarvis attended Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee.^[1] As a junior in 2016, he pitched to a 5–0 win–loss record and a 2.33 earned run average (ERA), while batting .346. He earned all-state honors.^[2] In 2017, as a senior, he once again was awarded all-state honors alongside being named the 2017 Tennessee Baseball Player of the Year.^[3][4] He went undrafted in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft and thus enrolled at Duke University where he played college baseball for the Duke Blue Devils.

As a freshman at Duke in 2018, Jarvis appeared in 25 games (five starts) in which he went 5–1 with a 2.45 ERA, striking out 67 batters over 47+2⁄3 innings.^[5] That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Cotuit Kettleers.^[6][7] In 2019, his sophomore season, he went 5–2 with a 3.81 ERA over 19 games (11 starts) with 94 strikeouts over 75+2⁄3 innings.^[8] He was named the Most Valuable Player of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Morgantown Regional.^[9] He was selected by the New York Yankees in the 37th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.^[10][11] As a junior in 2020, Jarvis threw the first perfect game in Duke history on February 21 against Cornell, striking out 15 batters in an 8–0 win.^{[12][13][14][15]} He compiled a 3–1 record with a 0.67 ERA over four starts, striking out forty over 27 innings, before the college baseball season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[16]

Professional career

The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Jarvis in the first round, with the 18th overall selection, in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.^[17] He signed with the Diamondbacks on June 25 for a bonus of $2.65 million.^[18] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the pandemic.^[19]

To begin the 2021 season, Jarvis was assigned to the Hillsboro Hops of the High-A West to make his professional debut.^[20] After pitching 37+1⁄3 innings and going 1–2 with a 3.62 ERA and 42 strikeouts over seven starts, he was promoted to the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Double-A Central on June 21.^[21] With Amarillo, he missed over a month due to an oblique injury.^[22] Over eight starts with Amarillo, Jarvis went 1–2 with a 5.66 ERA and forty strikeouts over 35 innings.^[23] He returned to Amarillo for the 2022 season.^[24] Over 25 starts, Jarvis went 3–6 with an 8.27 ERA, sixty walks, and 110 strikeouts over 106+2⁄3 innings.^[25]

To open the 2023 season, he was assigned back to Amarillo.^[26] In 25 games (19 starts) split between Amarillo and the Triple–A Reno Aces, he registered a cumulative 9–6 record and 5.26 ERA with 110 strikeouts in 102+2⁄3 innings pitched. On August 13, 2023, Jarvis was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.^[27] In 11 appearances during his rookie campaign, he compiled a 3.04 ERA with 12 strikeouts across 23+2⁄3 innings pitched.

Jarvis made 44 appearances for the Diamondbacks in 2024, recording a 3.19 ERA with 38 strikeouts across 59+1⁄3 innings pitched. On August 2, 2024, manager Torey Lovullo announced that Jarvis would likely miss the remainder of the season with a sprained right elbow.^[28] He was placed on the 60–day injured list on August 6.^[29]

Personal

Jarvis was born to Kevin and Elizabeth Jarvis, and also has a younger sister named Kennedy. His father was a pitcher who played collegiately at Wake Forest and played 13 years in Major League Baseball.^[30]

References

1. "Brentwood Academy's Bryce Jarvis overshadowed in homecoming with Duke baseball". Nashville Post. June 9, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
2. Patton, Maurice. "Summit's Dalton, Brentwood Academy's Jarvis named to all-state baseball team | Sports". williamsonherald.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
3. "Five-Area Players Voted TSWA All-State In Baseball". Chattanoogan.com. June 29, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
4. Woodroof, Cory. "Brentwood Academy baseball alum Bryce Jarvis returns to town with Duke". Williamson Home Page.
5. Mastroianni, Jake (January 4, 2019). "2019 CBD Preview and Predictions: ACC Coastal". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
6. "Friday, June 22nd CCBL Round Up". www.capecodbaseball.org.
7. "#28 Bryce Jarvis". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
8. "'One of the best I've ever coached': Duke baseball's Bryce Jarvis emerging as a star - The Chronicle". Dukechronicle.com. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
9. Five things to know about Duke baseballArchived February 14, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
10. "Brentwood Academy has athlete picked in MLB, NBA and NFL drafts". Tennessean.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
11. "Five Duke baseball players selected in the 2019 MLB Draft - The Chronicle". Dukechronicle.com. June 4, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
12. "Duke's Bryce Jarvis latest D-I pitcher to throw perfect game". FOX Sports. October 10, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
13. "Duke's Jarvis strikes out 15 in perfect game". ESPN.com. February 22, 2020.
14. Bryce Jarvis pitches a perfect game for Duke, the first in Blue Devils program historyArchived February 22, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
15. Cirillo, Chip. "Brentwood Academy alum Bryce Jarvis of Duke baseball reflects on recent perfect game". Williamson Home Page.
16. "ChronSports' 2020 what-if series: Duke baseball - The Chronicle". Dukechronicle.com. April 9, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
17. "Arizona Diamondbacks select Duke pitcher Bryce Jarvis in first round of 2020 MLB Draft". Azcentral.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
18. "Bryce Jarvis signs contract with D-backs". Mlb.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
19. "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Cancelled".
20. Miller, Mark. "Hillsboro Hops unveil 2021 roster, with returnees from past years". pamplinmedia.com.
21. Liska, Larissa. "Jarvis makes Double-A debut and Blake is Back in Sod Poodles win over Hooks, 6-4". www.newschannel10.com.
22. "Diamondbacks' Bryce Jarvis: Nursing oblique injury". CBSSports.com.
23. "Duke in the MLB: Conine finishes with head-scratching stats, Stroman to hit free agency". The Chronicle.
24. "Amarillo Sod Poodles Opening Day Roster Revealed".
25. "Bryce Jarvis Stats, Fantasy & News".
26. "Where the D-backs' Top 30 prospects are starting season". MLB.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
27. "D-backs reinstate Gabriel Moreno, option Ryne Nelson and Bryce Jarvis gets the call". arizonasports.com. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
28. Sommers, Jack (August 2, 2024). "D-backs Bryce Jarvis Goes on IL with Sprained Right Elbow". SI.com. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
29. "Diamondbacks Select Adrian Del Castillo". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
30. "Bryce Jarvis Bio – Duke University". Duke Blue Devils. Retrieved July 9, 2021.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Duke Blue Devils bio