Dan Altavilla #54

Altavilla resides in Bridgeville, Pa., with his wife, Katherine and their daughter, Elle Jordan, who was born on Dec. 6, 2023... Pitched three seasons at Mercyhurst College (Pa.) from 2012-14 and earned the inaugural Brett Tomko Award for Division II’s Most Outstanding Pitcher as a junior... When he was selected in the 5th round (141st overall) of the 2014 MLB Draft, he became the highest draft pick in Mercyhurst program history... He graduated from Elizabeth Forward HS (Pa.) in 2011, where he was the WPIAL Player of the Year for Elizabeth Forward as a senior…pitched 84.0 innings and struck out 119, finishing the year with an 11-1 record and a 0.57 ERA.

2023

Altavilla made eight appearances between the FCL Red Sox and High-A Greenville, striking out seven batters across 12.0 innings in July and August. 

2022

Signed with the Red Sox as a Minor League free agent on 3/22/22 and spent the entire season on the Minor League injured list recovering from Tommy John surgery (performed in June 2021).

2020

Acquired by SD in a 7-player trade with SEA on Aug. 30 in 1 of the club's 6 trade deadline deals...posted a 7.71 ERA his 13 app with SEA and a 3.12 ERA in 9 app. with SD... Was scoreless in 15 of his 22 total outings, allowing just 9 hits (.176 AVG), 4 walks and 16 SO in those outings...posted a 20.65 ERA (13 ER, 5.2 IP) and a .346 opponent AVG in the other 7 appearances... Retired the 1st batter in 15 of his 22 outings (.238 AVG)...Recorded his 1st hold in his 2nd outing as a Padre on Sept. 9 vs. COL...finished the regular season with his 2nd hold in Game 2 of the doubleheader on Sept. 26 at SF and his 1st win for SD the next day in the season finale on Sept. 27... Relied on 3 pitches: slider (49.9%), four seamer (47.4%) and changeup (2.8%).

POSTSEASON: Added to the Padres roster for the NLDS vs. LAD...made his 1st career postseason appearance on Oct. 7 in Game 2, tossing a hitless 8th inning to preserve the 6-5 deficit...allowed 1 run on 2 hits and 1 BB the next day in SD's Game 3 12-3 defeat.

2019

Went 2-1 with a 5.52 ERA (9 ER, 14.2 IP) with 12 walks and 18 strikeouts in 17 appearances with the Mariners...Did not allow a run over his last 5 games (5.0 IP) of the season, allowing only 1 hit with no walks and 5 strikeouts during that span...Was placed on the 10-day Injured List with a right forearm strain on July 6…began a rehab assignment with Short-A Everett on August 11, where he made 1 appearance… transferred to Triple-A Tacoma on August 15, where he made 6 appearances…reinstated on September 1 after missing 45 games...Named to the Mariners Opening Day roster but optioned to AAA Tacoma on March 23 when Seattle's Major League roster was cut to 25 players...appeared in 29 games in the Mariners minor league system, posting a 4.31 ERA (15 ER, 31.1 IP) with 14 walks and 52 strikeouts, while splitting time between AAA Tacoma (14 G), AA Arkansas (14 G) and Short-A Everett (1 G)...

2018

The Totals - Went 3-2 with 5 holds and a 2.61 ERA (6 ER, 20.2 IP) with 23 strikeouts and 15 walks in 22 outings over 3 stints with Seattle...Down Time - Made 2 trips to the DL: May 1-12 (right AC join inflammation), including 1 game on rehab with Double-A Arkansas…June 8 (retro to 6/7)-Aug. 29 (right elbow UCL sprain); transferred to 60-day DL on July 31…on Aug. 29, recalled from rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma, reinstated from the DL, optioned to Tacoma...Up and Down - In his first 7 games (3/29 - 4/14), was 1-1, 1.29 (1 ER, 7.0 IP)…from April 17-29, was 1-1, 8.44 ERA (5 ER, 5.1 IP) in 6 outings…over his last 9 games (5/12 - 6/6), was 1-0 and allowed 1 run (0 earned runs) on 3 hits, 6 walks and 1 HBP while striking out 7. ..acoma Time - Optioned to Triple-A Tacoma, May 23-27…during this span, tossed 1.0 scoreless frame May 24 vs. El Paso…entered the game but did not throw a pitch May 26 at Las Vegas…recalled by Seattle the following day

2017

Totals- Was 1-1 with 4.24 ERA (22 ER, 46.2 IP) with 52 strikeouts in 41 relief games with Seattle...Up & Down- Had five stints withSeattle: April 3-21, May 14-July 3, Aug. 22-27 & Sept. 1-end of year. ...Strong Finish- In final 16 MLBappearances (June 24-end of sea-son), he posted a 1.74 ERA (4 ER,20.2 IP) with 19 strikeouts...Tale of Two Seasons- Posted a3.13 ERA (11 ER, 31.2 IP) with 34 strikeouts in his final 25 appearances of the season…posted 6.60 ERA (11 ER, 15.0 IP) with 18 strikeouts in his first 16 games of the year...The First- Earned his first Major League win on April 6 at Houston (3 K, 1.0 ShO IP)....Yer Out- Had 10.03 strikeouts per 9.0 innings (52 K, 46.2 IP)…one of 11 rookie relieversin club history with 10.0+ K per 9.0 IP…1 of 3 in 2017 (J. Pazos, 10.90 & E. Pagan, 10.01)...Tacoma Time- Was 2-0 with 6 saves and a 1.54 ERA (4 ER, 23.1 IP) with 36 strikeoutsand 15 walks in 20 relief appearances with AAA Tacoma.