Evan Marshall (baseball)

Evan Patrick Marshall (born April 18, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Marshall graduated from Homestead High School in Cupertino, California in 2008. Marshall was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fourth round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft out of Kansas State University. He was called up to the majors for the first time on May 5, 2014. While pitching for the minor league Reno Aces on August 7, 2015, he was hit in the head by a batted ball. He had a skull fracture and needed neurosurgical treatment to relieve the raised intra-cranial pressure.

Seattle Mariners
On April 4, 2017, Marshall was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners. In 6 appearances for Seattle, he struggled to a 9.39 ERA with 4 strikeouts across $7 2⁄3$ innings of work. On May 10, Marshall was placed on the 60–day injured list with a hamstring injury. Upon being activated on August 2, he was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A Tacoma Rainiers. In 13 games for Tacoma down the stretch, Marshall logged a 4.15 ERA with 26 strikeouts across $21 2⁄3$ innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on November 6.

Cleveland Indians
On November 30, 2017, Marshall signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians. He had his contract purchased on May 3, 2018. The Indians designated Marshall for assignment on September 1. After clearing waivers, Marshall was outrighted to the minor leagues on September 4. He elected free agency on October 2.

Chicago White Sox
On October 31, 2018, Marshall signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox. He was assigned to Triple-A to start the 2019 season. On May 1, 2019, the White Sox purchased his contract and he pitched in a game against the Baltimore Orioles that day, pitching $1 1/3$ innings and retiring all 4 batters he faced. In his first season in Chicago, Marshall registered an ERA of 2.49 in 55 games. In the 2020 season, Marshall appeared in 23 games, compiling a 2–1 record with 2.38 ERA and 30 strikeouts in $22 2/3$ innings pitched.

Marshall pitched 27.1 innings across 27 games for the White Sox in 2021, accumulating a 5.60 ERA, 4.63 FIP, and an 8.6 K/9 rate. The righty suffered a strained right flexor pronator in his elbow, which forced him to the 10-day injured list on June 29. The club then placed Marshall on the 60-day injured list on July 29. On November 5, 2021, Marshall was outrighted off of the 40-man roster and elected free agency.

On November 23, 2021, Marshall elected to undergo Tommy John surgery and missed the entire 2022 season.

Los Angeles Angels
On March 17, 2023, Marshall signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels. He did not appear in a game for the organization and elected free agency following the season on November 6.