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John Means
John Means
Omaha Storm Chasers • Pitcher
Age 32 • 6' 4" • 230 lb
Bats: L • Throws: L
MLB Debut: 2018-09-26
Born: Olathe , KS • USA
Draft: 2014
2024 Stats
W
2
L
0
ERA
2.61
WHIP
0.87
IP
20.2
SO
16
SV
0
HLD
0
G
4
GS
4
Career Stats
W
23
L
26
ERA
3.68
WHIP
1.05
IP
401.0
SO
334
SV
0
HLD
0
G
78
GS
73
Year-by-Year Pitching
Year Team GGSIP WLSVSO ERAWHIPAwards
2018 BAL 1 — 3.1 — — — 4 13.50 1.80
2019 BAL 31 27 155.0 12 11 — 121 3.60 1.14 AS
2020 BAL 10 10 43.2 2 4 — 42 4.53 0.98
2021 BAL 26 26 146.2 6 9 — 134 3.62 1.03
2022 BAL 2 2 8.0 — — — 7 3.38 1.25
2023 BAL 4 4 23.2 1 2 — 10 2.66 0.72
2024 BAL 4 4 20.2 2 — — 16 2.61 0.87
Spring Training
Pitching
YearTeamGGSIPWLSVSOERAWHIP
2019 BAL 7213.1 ———15 5.401.35
2020 BAL 224.1 11—5 4.150.69
2021 BAL 6619.0 —2—14 7.111.42
2022 BAL 3310.0 1——6 3.601.50
Game Logs
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Pitching
Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO HR
2024-05-22 @ STL 3.0 1 0 0 2 1 0
2024-05-17 vs SEA 6.0 6 2 2 0 4 1
2024-05-11 vs AZ 4.2 6 4 4 0 3 1
2024-05-04 @ CIN 7.0 3 0 0 0 8 0
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2026-02-13
LHP John Means roster status changed by Kansas City Royals.
2026-02-13
Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP John Means to a minor league contract.
2025-11-06
LHP John Means elected free agency.
2025-08-26
Cleveland Guardians sent LHP John Means on a rehab assignment to Columbus Clippers.
2025-08-26
Cleveland Guardians sent LHP John Means on a rehab assignment to Columbus Clippers.
2025-08-15
Cleveland Guardians sent LHP John Means on a rehab assignment to Lake County Captains.
2025-08-15
Cleveland Guardians sent LHP John Means on a rehab assignment to Lake County Captains.
2025-04-08
Cleveland Guardians transferred LHP John Means from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Left elbow UCL revision/reconstruction.
2025-03-27
Cleveland Guardians placed LHP John Means on the 15-day injured list retroactive to March 24, 2025. Left elbow UCL revision/reconstruction.
2025-02-19
Cleveland Guardians signed free agent LHP John Means.
2024-10-31
LHP John Means elected free agency.
2024-06-13
Baltimore Orioles transferred LHP John Means from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Left elbow UCL surgery.
2024-05-23
Baltimore Orioles placed LHP John Means on the 15-day injured list. Left forearm strain.
2024-05-01
Baltimore Orioles activated LHP John Means from the 15-day injured list.
2024-03-31
Baltimore Orioles sent LHP John Means on a rehab assignment to Norfolk Tides.
2024-03-28
Baltimore Orioles placed LHP John Means on the 15-day injured list retroactive to March 25, 2024. Left forearm strain.
2023-10-11
Baltimore Orioles activated LHP John Means.
2023-10-07
LHP John Means roster status changed by Baltimore Orioles.
2023-09-12
Baltimore Orioles activated LHP John Means from the 60-day injured list.
2023-08-25
Baltimore Orioles sent LHP John Means on a rehab assignment to Norfolk Tides.
2023-08-25
Baltimore Orioles sent LHP John Means on a rehab assignment to Norfolk Tides.
2023-08-25
Baltimore Orioles sent LHP John Means on a rehab assignment to Norfolk Tides.
2023-08-10
Baltimore Orioles sent LHP John Means on a rehab assignment to Bowie Baysox.
2023-08-10
Baltimore Orioles sent LHP John Means on a rehab assignment to Bowie Baysox.
2023-03-30
Baltimore Orioles placed LHP John Means on the 60-day injured list. Left elbow UCL surgery.
2022-11-10
Baltimore Orioles activated LHP John Means from the 60-day injured list.
2022-04-15
Baltimore Orioles placed LHP John Means on the 10-day injured list retroactive to April 14, 2022. Left elbow strain.
2022-04-14
Baltimore Orioles placed LHP John Means on the 10-day injured list. Left elbow strain.
2022-04-14
Baltimore Orioles placed LHP John Means on the 10-day injured list. Left elbow strain.
2022-04-14
Baltimore Orioles transferred LHP John Means from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Left elbow sprain.
2021-07-20
Baltimore Orioles activated LHP John Means.
2021-07-15
Baltimore Orioles sent LHP John Means on a rehab assignment to Norfolk Tides.
2021-07-09
Baltimore Orioles sent LHP John Means on a rehab assignment to Bowie Baysox.
2021-07-04
Baltimore Orioles sent LHP John Means on a rehab assignment to Aberdeen IronBirds.
2021-07-04
Baltimore Orioles sent LHP John Means on a rehab assignment to Aberdeen IronBirds.
2021-06-06
Baltimore Orioles placed LHP John Means on the 10-day injured list. Left shoulder strain.
2020-08-16
Baltimore Orioles activated P John Means from the 10 day injured list.
2020-08-16
Baltimore Orioles activated P John Means from the 10 day injured list.
2020-08-16
Baltimore Orioles activated P John Means from the 10 day injured list.
2020-08-16
Baltimore Orioles activated LHP John Means from the 10-day injured list.
2020-08-11
Baltimore Orioles placed LHP John Means on the 10-day injured list.
2020-08-05
Baltimore Orioles placed LHP John Means on the bereavement list.
2020-07-30
Baltimore Orioles activated LHP John Means from the 10-day injured list.
2020-07-22
Baltimore Orioles placed LHP John Means on the 10-day injured list retroactive to July 20, 2020. Left shoulder fatigue.
2020-01-03
John Means changed number to 47.
2019-08-30
Baltimore Orioles activated LHP John Means.
2019-08-25
LHP John Means roster status changed by Baltimore Orioles.
2019-08-07
Baltimore Orioles activated LHP John Means from the 10-day injured list.
2019-07-26
Baltimore Orioles placed LHP John Means on the 10-day injured list retroactive to July 25, 2019. Left bicep strain.
2019-06-28
Baltimore Orioles activated LHP John Means from the 10-day injured list.
2019-06-20
Baltimore Orioles placed LHP John Means on the 10-day injured list retroactive to June 17, 2019. Left shoulder strain.
2018-09-24
Baltimore Orioles selected the contract of LHP John Means from Norfolk Tides.
2018-02-23
LHP John Means assigned to Baltimore Orioles.
2017-02-26
LHP John Means assigned to Baltimore Orioles.
2014-06-25
Baltimore Orioles signed LHP John Means.
Scouting Report
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Zone: left -0.7083 / right 0.7083 • bot 1.595 / top 3.394 • Domain: X [-2,2], Z [0,5]
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