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Ryan Loutos
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pitcher
Born: (1999-01-29) January 29, 1999 (age 26)
Elk Grove Village, Illinois, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 1, 2024, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
(through May 16, 2025)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average5.40
Strikeouts1
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Ryan William Loutos (born January 29, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals. He made his MLB debut in 2024.

Amateur career

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Loutos attended Barrington High School in Barrington, Illinois, where he played baseball and posted a 0.47 earned run average (ERA) and 92 strikeouts over 59 innings pitched as senior in 2017.[1] After high school, he enrolled at Washington University in St. Louis, where he played college baseball. As a senior in 2021, he went 11–1 with a 1.33 ERA over 13 starts.[2]

Professional career

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St. Louis Cardinals

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Loutos went unselected in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft and signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an undrafted free agent on July 22, 2021.[3] He made his professional debut with the Palm Beach Cardinals, going 1–2 with a 5.56 ERA over 22+2⁄3 innings.[4] He opened the 2022 season with the Peoria Chiefs and was promoted to the Springfield Cardinals and Memphis Redbirds during the season.[5][6] Over 46 games (two starts) between the three teams, he went 3–6 with a 3.96 ERA and 72 strikeouts over 63+2⁄3 innings.[7] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Salt River Rafters after the season.[8] He returned to Springfield to open the 2023 season and was quickly promoted to Memphis.[9] Over 50 relief appearances, Loutos went 2–5 with a 6.53 ERA and 84 strikeouts over 73 innings.[10]

Loutos began the 2024 season with Triple–A Memphis, compiling a 1.72 ERA with 18 strikeouts and four saves across 13 appearances.[11] On May 20, 2024, he was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[12] Loutos made his Major League debut on Saturday, June 1, in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies. He threw one scoreless inning with one walk and one hit allowed.[13] Loutos made three scoreless appearances during his rookie campaign, allowing one walk and two hits over 2+1⁄3 innings pitched.[14]

Loutos was optioned to Triple-A Memphis to begin the 2025 season.[15] He allowed three runs to score in eight innings[11] before being designated for assignment by the Cardinals on April 28.[16]

Los Angeles Dodgers

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On May 1, 2025, Loutos was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for cash considerations.[17] He was initially assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets before being called up by the Dodgers on May 16.[18] Loutos recorded his first major league strikeout in his Dodgers debut that night against Tim Anderson of the Los Angeles Angels.[19] He allowed five runs in three innings over two games for the Dodgers and two runs in 10+2⁄3 innings over seven games for Oklahoma City[11] before he was designated for assignment on June 6.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Illinois Baseball News | Prep Baseball Report".
  2. ^ "2021 MLB Undrafted Free Agent Tracker: Agreements for All 30 Teams". July 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals sign WashU pitcher with a knack for analytics". July 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "One Under the Radar Pitching Prospect to Know at Each Level". July 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "WashU graduate Ryan Loutos gave up much bigger paycheck to pursue career with Cardinals, and couldn't be happier". June 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "Ryan Loutos trusts himself. Now the Springfield Cardinals trust him as closer". June 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "Ryan Loutos Stats, Fantasy & News".
  8. ^ "The Arizona Fall League rosters are here -- and they're loaded". MLB.com.
  9. ^ "The top prospects on Springfield Cardinals' 2023 roster and one from each opponent".
  10. ^ "Ryan Loutos Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c "Ryan Loutos College, Amateur and Minor League Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  12. ^ "Cardinals Designate Alfonso Rivas For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  13. ^ "Loutos does what he once thought was impossible -- makes MLB debut!". MLB.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  14. ^ "Ryan Lotus Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  15. ^ "Cardinals' Ryan Loutos: Relegated to Memphis". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  16. ^ "Cardinals Designate Ryan Loutos For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  17. ^ "Dodgers Acquire Ryan Loutos, Claim J.P. Feyereisen". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  18. ^ Stephen, Eric (May 16, 2025). "Dodgers recall Ryan Loutos, option Justin Wrobleski after 4 scoreless innings". SB Nation. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  19. ^ "Los Angeles Angels vs Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score: May 16, 2025". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  20. ^ "Dodgers To Re-Sign Chris Stratton, Designate Ryan Loutos For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. June 6, 2025.
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