Wyatt Mills

BIOGRAPHY

Wyatt Mills was born January 25, 1995, in Spokane, Washington. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

After his senior year, Mills was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the third round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.

Mills signed with Seattle and made his professional debut with the Everett AquaSox before earning a promotion to the Clinton LumberKings. In 20+1⁄3 innings pitched between the two club, he went 0–2 with six saves and a 1.77 ERA, striking out 29. In 2018, he began the year with the Modesto Nuts, with whom he went 6–0 with 11 saves and a 1.91 ERA in 42+1⁄3 innings pitched and was named a California League All-Star. At the end of the season, he was promoted to the Arkansas Travelers, pitching to a 10.13 ERA in 10+2⁄3 innings. After the season, he was assigned to play for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League where he was 1–0 with a 1.93 ERA in eight appearances. In 2019, he returned to Arkansas, going 4–2 with eight saves and a 4.27 ERA over 52+2⁄3 relief innings, striking out 66. After the season, on October 10, he was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12 tournament in November 2019.

On November 20, 2020, Mills was added to the 40-man roster. On May 1, 2021, Mills was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut that night, pitching a scoreless inning of relief against the Los Angeles Angels. For the 2021 season with the Mariners, Mills pitched 12+2⁄3 innings in which he gave up 14 earned runs, walking seven, and striking out 11. When not with Seattle, Mills pitched with the Tacoma Rainers of the Triple-A West, going 4-2 with a 3.14 ERA and 51 strikeouts over 28+2⁄3 innings.