MIAMI – The Miami Marlins today announced that the team has acquired Minor League right-handed starter Will Schomberg from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for right-handed relief pitcher JT Chargois.
Schomberg, 23, has gone 7-2 with a 2.83 ERA (29 ER/92.1 IP) in 19 starts between Single-A Modesto (15 starts) and High-A Everett (four starts) in his first full professional season in 2024, combining to walk 46 batters against 116 strikeouts. At the time of his promotion to High-A, the 5-foot-10 right-hander had gone 6-1 with a 2.69 ERA (21 ER/70.1 IP), ranking second in the California League in ERA and leading the league in strikeouts with 97.
The Winston-Salem, N.C. native earned California League Pitcher of the Week honors for May 5-11 and was later named the Pitcher of the Month for May, finishing the campaign with 43 strikeouts and a .145 opponent’s AVG while hurling a 1.50 ERA (5 ER/30.0 IP). The Davidson College alum was signed by Seattle as a Minor League free agent on July 22, 2023.
Chargois, 33, made 15 relief appearances for Miami this season, going 1-0 with a 1.62 ERA (3 ER/16.2 IP) with seven walks and 12 strikeouts. The right-hander went 1-0 with one save and a 3.61 ERA (17 ER/42.1 IP), walking 18 batters against 35 strikeouts in 46 appearances for the Marlins in 2023 after being acquired with INF Xavier Edwards from Tampa Bay on Nov. 15, 2022. The Sulphur, La. native owns a career 3.40 ERA (80 ER/211.2 IP), 82 walks, and 202 strikeouts in parts of seven Major League seasons with Minnesota (2016), Los Angeles-NL (2018-19), Seattle (2021), Tampa Bay (2021-22), and Miami (2023-24).
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