Ian Gibaut


Ian Philip Gibaut is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Tampa Bay Rays.

Career

Amateur

The son of the cricketer Russel Gibaut, he attended Lamar High School in Houston, Texas and played college baseball at Tulane University. In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 11th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.

Tampa Bay Rays

Gibaut made his professional debut with the Princeton Rays and spent all of 2015 there, going 3-1 with a 2.12 ERA in 29.2 innings pitched in relief. In 2016, he pitched for the Bowling Green Hot Rods and Charlotte Stone Crabs where he compiled a combined 2-2 record, 2.53 ERA, and 1.25 WHIP in 57 total innings pitched, and in 2017 he pitched with Charlotte and the Montgomery Biscuits where was 7-1 with a 2.21 ERA in 48 combined relief appearances between the two teams. Gibaut spent 2018 with the Durham Bulls, going 4-3 with a 2.09 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP, striking out 75 batters in 56 relief innings pitched.
The Rays added Gibaut to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season. He began 2019 on the injured list with Durham. After being activated, he pitched on a rehab assignment for Charlotte and then returned to Durham.
On July 5, 2019, the Rays promoted Gibaut to the major leagues. He made his major league debut on July 12 versus the Baltimore Orioles, allowing two runs and striking out two batters over two innings pitched.
On July 23, 2019, Gibaut was designated for assignment.

Texas Rangers

On July 28, 2019, Gibaut was traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for cash considerations or a PTBNL. He was assigned to the Nashville Sounds following the trade. In 9 games for Texas in 2019, Gibaut went 1–1 with a 5.11 ERA over innings. On December 2, 2019, Gibaut was non-tendered by Texas and became a free agent, but was re-signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training on December 19, 2019.