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Mason Montgomery
P · Pittsburgh Pirates
| Position | P |
| Bats/Throws | L/L |
| Height | 6′ 2″ |
| Weight | 205 lbs |
| Age | 26 |
| Birthplace | Austin, TX, USA |
| Draft | 2018, Chicago White Sox, Round: 39, Overall Pick: 1158 |
| High School | Leander HS |
| MLB Debut | 2024-09-05 |
Contract Status
Service Time
1.021
1/1/2026
Options
2
1/1/2026
MLB FA
2031
2026 Service Time Gained: 0.108
2026 Option Year Used? No
Contract
2026 Salary$793,000
League Minimum2026–2027
Arbitration Eligible2028–2030
Free Agent2031
Pitch Arsenal
| Pitch | Pitches | Velocity | V-Move | H-Move | Spin | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-Seam Fastball | 383 | 98.2 | -10.2″ | -4.2″ | 2221 | 29.1% |
| Slider | 108 | 89.4 | -32.7″ | 1.6″ | 2631 | 43.4% |
| Curveball | 101 | 86.6 | -42.9″ | 1.3″ | 2671 | 40.9% |
| Changeup | 23 | 89.8 | -23.5″ | -8.9″ | 1662 | 10.0% |
| Sinker | 23 | 98.2 | -13.5″ | -9.7″ | 2147 | 23.1% |
Summary
| G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | K | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (MLB) | 37 | 4 | 36.0 | 2 | 3 | 4.25 | 53 | 34.4% | 10.4% | 1.00 | 1.310 |
| MLB Career | 103 | 4 | 91.2 | 3 | 6 | 4.71 | 133 | 33.2% | 12.0% | 0.98 | 1.462 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Atlanta Braves | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.25 | 1.310 |
| 2026-07-05 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Washington Nationals | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.37 | 1.310 |
| 2026-07-04 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Washington Nationals | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.350 |
| 2026-07-02 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Philadelphia Phillies | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.54 | 1.370 |
| 2026-06-29 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Philadelphia Phillies | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.68 | 1.410 |
| 2026-06-26 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Cincinnati Reds | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.83 | 1.420 |
| 2026-06-25 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Seattle Mariners | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.35 | 1.390 |
| 2026-06-23 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Seattle Mariners | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.55 | 1.450 |
| 2026-06-19 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Colorado Rockies | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.71 | 1.470 |
| 2026-06-16 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Athletics | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.18 | 1.390 |
| Last 10 Total | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 4.00 | 1.000 | |||
Stats & Game Logs
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | K | BB | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | AVG | BABIP |
|---|
Season
| Date ↕ | Lvl ↕ | Team ↕ | Opponent | IP ↕ | H ↕ | ER ↕ | BB ↕ | SO ↕ | HR ↕ | ERA ↕ |
|---|
| Split | BF | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | K | BB | HR | WHIP | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 154 | 36.0 | — | — | — | 4.250 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 1.306 | — |
| Recent Performance | |||||||||||
| Last 30 | 42 | 10.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.480 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1.065 | .231 |
| Last 14 | 15 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .462 | .077 |
| Last 7 | 8 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .143 |
| Home / Away | |||||||||||
| Home Games | 69 | 16.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.240 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1.140 | .242 |
| Away Games | 85 | 19.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.120 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 1.450 | .211 |
| Day / Night | |||||||||||
| Day Games | 90 | 21.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.000 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 1.330 | .208 |
| Night Games | 64 | 15.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.000 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1.270 | .250 |
| vs Handedness | |||||||||||
| vs Left | 54 | 13.2 | — | — | — | nan | 21 | 7 | 1 | .950 | .130 |
| vs Right | 100 | 22.1 | — | — | — | nan | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1.520 | .275 |
| Role | |||||||||||
| Starter | 17 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1.250 | .200 |
| Reliever | 137 | 32.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.780 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 1.310 | .230 |
| Runners | |||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 78 | 18.0 | — | — | — | nan | 25 | 10 | 0 | 1.330 | .206 |
| Runners On | 76 | 18.0 | — | — | — | nan | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1.280 | .246 |
| Scoring Position | 50 | 12.1 | — | — | — | nan | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1.050 | .200 |
| By Inning | |||||||||||
| First Inning | 17 | 4.0 | — | — | — | .000 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1.250 | .200 |
| Fourth Inning | 6 | 1.0 | — | — | — | 9.000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.000 | .250 |
| Fifth Inning | 5 | 1.1 | — | — | — | 6.750 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .000 |
| Sixth Inning | 17 | 4.0 | — | — | — | 4.500 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1.250 | .200 |
| Seventh Inning | 53 | 13.1 | — | — | — | 1.350 | 20 | 2 | 1 | .980 | .216 |
| Eighth Inning | 44 | 9.1 | — | — | — | 8.680 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1.710 | .263 |
| Ninth Inning | 10 | 3.0 | — | — | — | .000 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .670 | .111 |
| Year | Age | Lv | Pit | BIP | Velo | Max V | GB% | FB% | LD% | PU% | O-Sw% | Z-Sw% | O-Con% | Z-Con% | Sw% | Con% | Zone% | F-Str% | CS% | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | R | 81 | 16 | — | — | 12.5% | 56.2% | 25.0% | 6.2% | — | — | — | — | 77.8% | 25.4% | — | 94.6% | 16.0% | 74.6% |
| 2022 | 21 | AA | 835 | 149 | — | — | 46.3% | 28.2% | 15.4% | 10.1% | — | — | — | — | 56.2% | 68.9% | — | 64.2% | 10.7% | 31.1% |
| 2022 | 21 | A+ | 1156 | 135 | — | — | 43.7% | 25.2% | 24.4% | 6.7% | — | — | — | — | 50.6% | 63.2% | — | 64.9% | 16.2% | 36.8% |
| 2023 | 22 | AAA | 267 | 42 | 91.4 | 95.8 | 33.3% | 40.5% | 16.7% | 9.5% | 31.3% | 74.4% | 63.8% | 85.1% | 50.2% | 77.6% | 43.8% | 52.2% | 11.6% | 22.4% |
| 2023 | 22 | AA | 1920 | 280 | — | — | 36.8% | 41.4% | 13.2% | 8.6% | — | — | — | — | 51.0% | 72.1% | — | 56.3% | 13.1% | 27.9% |
| 2024 | 23 | MLB | 158 | 15 | 97.3 | 99.6 | 60.0% | 13.3% | 26.7% | 0.0% | 26.9% | 77.5% | 28.6% | 61.3% | 52.5% | 53.0% | 50.6% | 54.1% | 11.4% | 47.0% |
| 2024 | 23 | AAA | 1593 | 257 | 94.0 | 98.8 | 35.4% | 28.8% | 29.2% | 6.6% | 32.0% | 71.5% | 56.9% | 75.6% | 51.2% | 69.6% | 48.7% | 57.8% | 14.0% | 30.4% |
| 2025 | 24 | MLB | 861 | 118 | 98.7 | 102.2 | 44.9% | 24.6% | 25.4% | 5.1% | 31.2% | 69.4% | 48.5% | 71.1% | 50.9% | 64.4% | 51.6% | 67.6% | 14.1% | 35.6% |
| 2025 | 24 | AAA | 138 | 17 | 99.0 | 102.3 | 29.4% | 29.4% | 35.3% | 5.9% | 36.5% | 76.6% | 29.6% | 65.3% | 55.1% | 52.6% | 46.4% | 58.8% | 11.6% | 47.4% |
| 2026 | 25 | MLB | 638 | 85 | 98.2 | 101.0 | 52.9% | 20.0% | 21.2% | 5.9% | 31.2% | 69.9% | 42.9% | 80.1% | 49.5% | 67.7% | 47.3% | 60.4% | 14.1% | 32.3% |
| MLB Career | MLB | 1657 | 218 | 98.4 | 102.2 | 49.1% | 22.0% | 23.9% | 5.0% | 30.8% | 70.3% | 44.5% | 73.3% | 50.5% | 64.5% | 49.8% | 63.6% | 13.8% | 35.5% | |
| AAA Career | AAA | 1998 | 316 | 94.0 | 102.3 | 34.8% | 30.4% | 27.8% | 7.0% | 32.2% | 72.2% | 55.7% | 76.1% | 51.4% | 69.4% | 47.8% | 57.1% | 13.5% | 30.6% | |
| AA Career | AA | 2755 | 429 | — | — | 40.1% | 36.8% | 14.0% | 9.1% | — | — | — | — | 52.6% | 71.1% | — | 58.8% | 12.3% | 28.9% | |
| A+ Career | A+ | 1156 | 135 | — | — | 43.7% | 25.2% | 24.4% | 6.7% | — | — | — | — | 50.6% | 63.2% | — | 64.9% | 16.2% | 36.8% | |
| R Career | R | 81 | 16 | — | — | 12.5% | 56.2% | 25.0% | 6.2% | — | — | — | — | 77.8% | 25.4% | — | 94.6% | 16.0% | 74.6% |
Transaction History
2026-04-16LHP Mason Montgomery changed number to 46.
2026-04-15LHP Mason Montgomery changed number to 42.
2025-12-19Pittsburgh Pirates activated LHP Mason Montgomery.
2025-09-29Tampa Bay Rays recalled LHP Mason Montgomery from Durham Bulls.
2025-09-11Tampa Bay Rays optioned LHP Mason Montgomery to Durham Bulls.
2025-07-25Tampa Bay Rays recalled LHP Mason Montgomery from Durham Bulls.
2025-07-07Durham Bulls activated LHP Mason Montgomery.
2025-07-07Tampa Bay Rays optioned LHP Mason Montgomery to Durham Bulls.
2025-04-16LHP Mason Montgomery changed number to 48.
2025-04-15LHP Mason Montgomery changed number to 42.
2024-09-05Tampa Bay Rays selected the contract of LHP Mason Montgomery from Durham Bulls.
2024-01-30Tampa Bay Rays invited non-roster LHP Mason Montgomery to spring training.
2023-09-05LHP Mason Montgomery assigned to Durham Bulls from Montgomery Biscuits.
2023-09-05Durham Bulls activated LHP Mason Montgomery.
2023-01-19LHP Mason Montgomery roster status changed by Tampa Bay Rays.
2023-01-19Tampa Bay Rays invited non-roster LHP Mason Montgomery to spring training.
2022-07-12LHP Mason Montgomery assigned to Montgomery Biscuits from Bowling Green Hot Rods.
2022-04-10LHP Mason Montgomery assigned to Bowling Green Hot Rods.
2022-04-07LHP Mason Montgomery assigned to Charleston RiverDogs from FCL Rays.
2021-08-09LHP Mason Montgomery assigned to FCL Rays.
2021-08-08Tampa Bay Rays signed LHP Mason Montgomery.