Josh Staumont


Joshua Tyler Staumont is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball.

Amateur career

Staumont attended La Habra High School in La Habra, California and played college baseball at Biola University and Azusa Pacific University. In 2014, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League, winning a league title with the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox. He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the second round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft and became one of the highest selected players from Asuzsa Pacific.

Professional career

Staumont made his professional debut in 2015 with the Arizona League Royals and was later promoted to the Idaho Falls Chukars; in 18 combined games between both teams, he went 3-1 with a 2.48 ERA. In 2016, Staumont pitched for both the Wilmington Blue Rocks and Northwest Arkansas Naturals, pitching to a combined 4-11 record and 4.23 ERA in 29 total games between both teams. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League. He spent 2017 with both Northwest Arkansas and the Omaha Storm Chasers where he went 6-12 with a 5.56 ERA with 138 strikeouts in 124.2 total innings pitched between the two clubs. In 2018, Staumont pitched for Omaha, going 2-5 with a 3.51 ERA in 74.1 innings pitched, mainly in relief.
The Royals added Staumont to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season. He returned to Omaha to begin 2019.
On July 20, 2019, the Royals promoted Staumont to the major leagues. He made his major league debut on July 25, pitching two scoreless innings in relief.