Tarik Daniel Skubal is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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He was born on November 20, 1996 to parents Russ Skubal (father) and Laura Skubal (mother).
Tarik’s father Russ teaches science and coaches basketball at a middle school whereas his mother, Laura Skubal, works for Mohave County, Arizona, as a development services staffer.
Tarik played college baseball at Seattle University. However, he missed most of the 2016 season and all of 2017 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
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Despite the injury, he was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 29th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and returned to Seattle.
He was then drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the ninth round of the 2018 MLB draft and signed.
Three years after signing for The Tigers, thus on September 25, 2021, against the Kansas City Royals, Skubal reached 200 career strikeouts in his first 38 appearances, which is faster than any pitcher in Tigers franchise history.
Overall in 2021, Skubal made 31 appearances (29 starts), posting an 8–12 record and 4.34 ERA while striking out 164 batters in 149+1⁄3 innings.
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