| Bailey Falter | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Falter with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in 2022 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 26 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 24, 1997 Chino Hills, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 25, 2021, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics (through September 24, 2024) | |
| Win–loss record | 18–23 |
| Earned run average | 4.56 |
| Strikeouts | 265 |
| Teams | |
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Bailey Falter (born April 24, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Born in Chino Hills, California, Falter grew up idolizing pitcher Sandy Koufax. He attended Chino Hills High School, pitching a no-hitter for their baseball team in 2013. The Phillies selected Falter in the fifth round of the 2015 MLB draft, and he signed with the team that year. His rise through the Phillies' farm system was disrupted by an elbow injury in 2019 and the subsequent cancellation of the 2020 minor league season. Falter made his MLB debut with the Phillies in 2021, and he spent the next three seasons alternating between Philadelphia and the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, serving as both a starting pitcher and a reliever. The Pirates acquired Falter in 2023, adding him to their starting rotation.