Sam Wolff


Samuel Taylor Wolff is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization. The Rangers selected him in the sixth round of the 2013 MLB Draft.

High school and college

Wolff attended Stevens High School in Rapid City, South Dakota. He began his collegiate career at the University of San Diego with the San Diego Toreros, then transferred to the College of Southern Nevada for his sophomore year. He then transferred to the University of New Mexico for his junior and senior years, where he pitched for the New Mexico Lobos. He was selected in the 42nd round of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and in the 47th round of the 2011 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign with either team. The Rangers selected him in the sixth round, with the 190th overall selection, of the 2013 MLB Draft, and he received a $65,000 signing bonus from the Rangers.

Minor leagues

After signing, Wolff was assigned to the Spokane Indians and later promoted to the Hickory Crawdads. In 21 relief appearances between the two teams, he was 4–0 with a 0.60 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 30 innings. He spent 2014 with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans and posted a 9–5 record and 3.37 ERA with a 1.17 WHIP in 24 games. Wolff missed the 2015 regular season with a torn achilles tendon, but was assigned to the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League. In 2016, Wolff played for the Frisco RoughRiders where he compiled a 4–3 record and 4.83 ERA in only ten starts due to injury, and in 2017, he pitched for both Frisco and the Round Rock Express, pitching to a 4–5 record, 2.93 ERA and 1.30 WHIP in 40 appearances out of the bullpen.
On December 15, 2017, the Rangers traded Wolff and Israel Cruz to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Matt Moore. Wolff split the 2018 season between the AZL Giants and the Richmond Flying Squirrels, going a combined 1–2 with a 6.03 ERA over 31 innings. He split the 2019 season between the AZL Giants, Richmond, and the Sacramento River Cats, going a combined 2–2 with a 2.87 ERA and 56 strikeouts over 47 innings.

Personal life

Sam's father, Steve, is a former Minor League Baseball player with the San Diego Padres organization.