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SHAWN ARMSTRONG

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Status On roster

Ht/Wt 6’2’’, 225 lbs

Bats/Throws R / R

Experience 8 years

Debut Aug 8, 2015

Born Sep 11, 1990 (35 yrs) New Bern, North Carolina

Hometown New Bern, North Carolina

Drafted Drafted by Cleveland in 2011 (18/548).

Acquired Acquired as a free agent in 2025.

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Shawn Armstrong

Leader

STAT RANK

1 3

Wins Steven Matz, Michael Soroka, Aaron Ashby, Jose Soriano

29 1

9 28

Strikeouts Jacob Misiorowski

140 1

6.2 24.1

Innings pitched Sandy Alcantara

213 1

3 5

Holds JoJo Romero, Juan Morillo, Erik Sabrowski

8 1

7 9

Games Justin Topa, Brent Headrick

12 1

1 2

Wins Cade Smith, Connor Brogdon

3 1

9 25

Strikeouts Gavin Williams

8 1

6.2 17.2

Innings pitched Gavin Williams

8 1

3 5

Holds Erik Sabrowski

2 1

7 7

Games Shawn Armstrong, Cade Smith, Erik Sabrowski

1 1

3 5

Holds Erik Sabrowski

4 1

7 9

Games Justin Topa, Brent Headrick

6 1

6.2 20.0

Innings pitched Max Fried, Jose Soriano, George Kirby

97 1

1 3

Wins Steven Matz, Jose Soriano

18 1

9 26

Strikeouts Dylan Cease

72 1

Season Stats

Pitcher
	W Wins	L Losses	ERA Earned Run Average	G Games	GS Games Started	CG Complete Games	SHO Shutouts	SV Saves	HLD Holds	IP Innings Pitched	H Hits Allowed	R Runs Allowed	ER Earned Runs	HR Home Runs Allowed	BB Walks	SO Strikeouts	WHIP Walks and Hits Per Inning Pitched
YTD	1	0	2.70	7	0	0	0	0	3	6.2	6	2	2	2	4	9	1.50

Game Log

Pitcher
Date	Team	Opp	GS Games Started	Dec	CG Complete Games	SHO Shutouts	IP Innings Pitched	H stats.by_season.headers.baseball.pitching.regular-season.tooltipss.h	R stats.by_season.headers.baseball.pitching.regular-season.tooltipss.r	ER Earned Runs	HR Home Runs Allowed	BB Walks	K	YTD W	YTD L	YTD SV	YTD ERA	YTD WHIP	Status
2026-04-10			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	0	2.7	-	DNP
2026-04-08			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	0	2.7	-	DNP
2026-04-07			0	-	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	2.7	1.5	-
2026-04-06			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	0	3.18	-	DNP
2026-04-05			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	2.08	-	DNP

Transactions & Injuries

Date	Description
2025-12-18	Signed as a free agent by the Cleveland Guardians to a one-year contract.
2025-11-02	Filed for free agency.
2024-12-23	Signed as a free agent by the Texas Rangers to a one-year contract.
2024-09-24	Released by the Chicago Cubs.
2024-09-20	Designated for assignment by the Chicago Cubs.

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Rotowire

Sat, Apr 04, 2026 at 10:16 AM

Armstrong struck out one over a scoreless inning to pick up a hold in Friday's 4-1 win over the Cubs.

Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM

The Guardians signed Armstrong to a one-year, $5.5 million contract with a mutual option for 2027 on Thursday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Scouting Report

A sinker-slider type, he boasts a solid frame and pretty good velocity on his fastball (though his slider is his best out-pitch). Can be used in the ninth inning at lower levels. Must avoid walking too many hitters in order to become an effective big-league reliever over the long haul. Also needs to avoid injury down the road (he throws across his body).

Long Range Potential: Solid reliever.