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Biography
Dietrich Enns (born May 16, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Enns attended Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort, Illinois, and Central Michigan University. He played college baseball for the Central Michigan Chippewas. The New York Yankees selected Enns in the 19th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut for the Staten Island Yankees. In 22 games, he had a 2–0 win-loss record with a 2.11 earned run average (ERA) and 33 strikeouts over 42 2⁄3 innings. He started the 2013 season with the Charleston RiverDogs. He was promoted to the Tampa Yankees during the season. Overall, he pitched in 28 games with eight starts, and went 4–6 with a 2.94 ERA and 112 strikeouts in 82 2⁄3 innings. He pitched 2014 back with Tampa and 2015 with Tampa and the Gulf Coast Yankees. He spent 2016 with the Trenton Thunder and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
On July 30, 2017, the Yankees traded Enns and Zack Littell to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Jaime García and cash consideration. The Twins promoted Enns to make his major league debut on August 10.