Toronto Blue Jays 2020 Supplemental Bios 38 - Robbie Ray 48 - Ross Stripling 30 - Jonathan Villar 00 - Taijuan Walker R AY 38 ROBB I E PITCHER BIRTHDATE . October 1, 1991 BATS/THROWS . L/L OPENING DAY AGE . 28 HEIGHT/WEIGHT . 6-2/215 BIRTHPLACE . Brentwood, TN CONTRACT STATUS . signed thru 2020 RESIDENCE . Scottsdale, AZ M .L . SERVICE . 5 .118 NON-ROSTER TWITTER . @RobbieRay OPTIONS USED . 2 of 3 PERSONAL: • Robert Glenn Ray. • Is a 2010 graduate of Brentwood (TN) High School…Had committed to be a two-way player at the University of Arkansas before signing with the Nationals. • Married to Taylor and has three children: sons, Asher, and Brady, and daughter, Leighton. • Played on the same Nashville-area travel ball team as 2018 American League MVP Mookie Betts. • Wears a protective cap insert on the left side after being struck by a 108 MPH line drive on July 28, 2017 at STL. THIS SEASON: • Recorded his 1,000th strikeout (Jorge Mateo) on Aug. 16 vs. SD and became the second-fastest lefty since 1913 to reach the milestone (154 games and 810.0 innings pitched), trailing Randy Johnson (152G) and Billy Wagner (757.2 IP). • Posted a 7.84 ERA (27 ER/31.0 IP) over seven starts with the Diamondbacks. • Struck out 43 batters but walked 31 for a 2.00 WHIP and a 12.48 SO/9. • Traded to the Blue Jays along with cash considerations in exchange for Travis Bergen on Aug. 31. LAST SEASON: • Set career highs in strikeouts (235), strikeouts per 9.0 IP (12.13) and starts (33). • Went 12-8 with a 4.34 ERA (84 ER in 174.1 IP) in his fifth season with the D-backs. • Tied a career high in innings pitched (also: 2016) and grounded into double plays (also: 13 in 2015-16). • His 235 strikeouts were the 9th most in a season in club history and the 14th 200+ strikeout campaign by a D-back (his third time)…His 12.13 SO/9.0 IP trailed only Randy Johnson (13.41 in 2001 and 12.56 in 2000). • Ranked 2nd among NL starters in strikeouts per 9.0 innings, trailing only Max Scherzer/WSH (12.69), and was 5th in strike- outs...Totaled seven double-digit strikeout performances. • His 32.7 swing-and-miss rate ranked 3rd in the NL behind Luis Castillo (35.9) and Max Scherzer (33.9). • Struck out 5+ batters in 20 consecutive starts from April 26-Aug. 9. • Yielded three runs or fewer in 15 straight road starts from Oct. 1, 2017-April 3, 2019, the longest streak in D-backs history. Bold – career high; Red – league high Year Club & League W-L ERA G GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK OBA 2010 Vermont (NYP) 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 2011 Hagerstown (SAL) 2-3 3.13 20 20 0 0 0 89.0 71 36 31 3 12 38 0 95 8 0 .221 2012 Potomac (CAR) 4-12 6.56 22 21 0 0 0 105.2 122 85 77 14 11 49 0 86 13 1 .292 2013 Potomac (CAR) 6-3 3.11 16 16 3 0 0 84.0 60 30 29 9 4 41 0 100 7 0 .205 Harrisburg (EAS) 5-2 3.72 11 11 1 1 0 58.0 56 28 24 4 6 21 0 60 1 0 .247 2014 Toledo (INT) 7-6 4.22 20 19 0 0 0 100.1 106 51 47 6 3 44 0 75 6 1 .277 DETROIT (AL) 1-4 8.16 9 6 0 0 0 28.2 43 26 26 5 0 11 0 19 2 1 .350 2015 Reno (PCL) 2-3 3.67 9 9 0 0 0 41.2 44 21 17 1 0 27 1 57 1 0 .280 ARIZONA (NL) 5-12 3.52 23 23 0 0 0 127.2 121 56 50 9 8 49 3 119 2 0 .255 2016 ARIZONA (NL) 8-15 4.90 32 32 0 0 0 174.1 185 105 95 24 6 71 4 218 8 0 .267 2017 Visalia (CAL) 0-1 3.86 1 1 0 0 0 4.2 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 11 1 0 .211 ARIZONA (NL) 15-5 2.89 28 28 1 1 0 162.0 116 57 52 23 5 71 3 218 8 0 .199 2018 Visalia (CAL) 0-0 7.71 1 1 0 0 0 2.1 5 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .385 Reno (PCL) 0-1 2.08 1 1 0 0 0 4.1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 .200 ARIZONA (NL) 6-2 3.93 24 24 0 0 0 123.2 97 55 54 19 5 70 3 165 5 0 .216 2019 ARIZONA (NL) 12-8 4.34 33 33 0 0 0 174.1 150 91 84 30 5 84 5 235 7 0 .234 Minor Totals 26-31 4.22 102 99 4 1 0 491.0 471 261 230 39 37 223 1 498 37 2 .255 MAJOR TOTALS 47-46 4.11 149 146 1 1 0 790.2 712 390 361 110 29 356 18 974 32 1 .240 WILD RECORD Year Club & League W-L ERA G GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK OBA 2017 ARI vs. COL 0-0 3.86 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 .250 DIVISION SERIES RECORD Year Club & League W-L ERA G GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK OBA 2017 ARI vs. LAD 0-1 8.31 1 1 0 0 0 4.1 4 4 4 0 1 4 0 6 3 0 .235 TRANSACTIONS • Selected by the Washington Nationals in the 12th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft • On injured list (left biceps tendonitis) from April 6-May 3, 2012 • Traded to the Detroit Tigers along with LHP Ian Krol and UTIL Steve Lombardozzi in exchange for RHP Doug Fister on December 2, 2013 • On injured list (left thumb blister) from June 2-11, 2014 • Traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks along with INF Domingo Leyba in exchange for INF Didi Gregorius on December 5, 2014 • On injured list (concussion) from July 29-August 24, 2017 • On injured list (strained left oblique) from April 30-June 27, 2018 • On injured list (right back muscle spasm) from August 15-25, 2019 • Traded to the Toronto Blue Jays along with cash considerations in exchange for LHP Travis Bergen on August 31, 2020 GAME HIGHS - THRU 8/31/20 ML Debut May 6, 2014 vs. HOU ER Allowed 7 – May 22, 2014 vs. TEX Innings Pitched: HR Allowed 4 – April 26, 2016 vs. COL Starter 9.0 – May 30, 2017 at PIT Low Hit CG 4 – May 30, 2017 at PIT Reliever 1.0 – 2x, last: Sept. 27, 2014 vs. MIN Last Win Aug. 5, 2020 vs. HOU Last Save None Walks: Last CG May 30, 2017 at PIT 6 – 3x, last: Aug. 26, 2020 vs. COL Starter Last ShO May 30, 2017 at PIT 1 – Sept. 27, 2014 vs. MIN Reliever Last Start Aug. 26, 2020 vs. COL Strikeouts: Last Relief App. Sept. 27, 2014 vs. MIN Starter 14 – Sept. 4, 2017 at LAD Longest Win Streak 10G – Aug. 24, 2017-June 27, 2018 Reliever 1 – 2x, last: Sept. 3, 2014 at CLE Longest Losing Streak 7G – Julu 22, 2015-Sept. 5, 2015 Hits Allowed 9 – 6x, last: July 2, 2018 vs. STL Scoreless Innings Streak 23.2 – May 20-30, 2015 MILESTONES Category Date Opponent Notes Start 1 May 6, 2014 Houston W - 5.1 IP, 5H, 1ER, 1BB, 5K Win 1 May 6, 2014 Houston as a starter - 5.1 IP, 5H, 1ER, 1BB, 5K ShO (1) 1 May 30, 2017 at Pittsburgh 9.0 IP, 4H, 0ER, 10K 10+ Strikeout Games (23) 23 Sept. 28, 2019 vs. San Diego 6.0 IP, 10K PROFESSIONAL CAREER: 2014: • Appeared in nine games (six starts) during 1st season with the Tigers and went 1-4 with a 8.16 ERA (26 ER/28.2 IP). • Recorded the win during in his MLB debut on May 6 vs. HOU (1 ER in 5.1 IP). 2015: • Went 5-12 with a 3.52 ERA (50 ER/127.2 IP) and 119 strikeouts in 23 starts in his first season with the D-backs...His 3.52 ERA was 4th best by a D-backs rookie starting pitcher (min. 20 GS), 2016: • Set then career highs in wins (8), starts (32), innings (174.1) and strikeouts (218) in his second season with the D-backs, going 8-15 with a 4.90 ERA...Became the 4th pitcher in team history (10th time) to reach the 200 strikeout plateau. • Ranked among the NL leaders in strikeouts per 9.0 IP (2nd, 11.25), strikeouts-per-batter faced (4th, .281), strikeouts (T-4th) and swing-and-miss rate (5th, 26.8 pct.). • Became the 2nd pitcher all-time to record 218+ strikeouts in less than 175.0 innings in a single season, joining Kerry Wood in 1998 (233 K in 166.2 IP)... His 11.25 strikeouts per 9.0 IP was the 5th highest in team history, trailing Randy Johnson in 2001 (13.41), 2000 (12.56), 1999 (12.06) and 2002 (11.56).