Quick Facts
Biography
Paul Stanton Sewald (born May 26, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). Sewald attended the University of San Diego played college baseball for the San Diego Toreros. He made his major league debut in 2017.
Career
Sewald attended Bishop Gorman High School in Summerlin, Nevada, and played college baseball for the San Diego Toreros at the University of San Diego. The New York Mets selected Sewald in the tenth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. They gave him a $1,000 signing bonus.
In 2012, Sewald made his professional debut with the Brooklyn Cyclones of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League and pitched in the 2013 season with the Savannah Sand Gnats of the Class A South Atlantic League.
Sewald began the 2014 season with the St. Lucie Mets of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League and was promoted to the Binghamton Mets of the Class AA Eastern League during the year. After the regular season, he played in the Arizona Fall League. He spent the 2015 season with Binghamton and the 2016 season with the Las Vegas 51s of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. In 2015, he pitched for the United States national team during the 2015 Pan American Games.
The Mets promoted Sewald to the major leagues on April 8, 2017, as Ty Kelly was designated for assignment. He made his debut the same day against the Miami Marlins at Citi Field and surrendered two runs in a third of an inning.
Personal life
Sewald's father, Mark, is a former college baseball pitcher who was drafted out of high school by the Boston Red Sox in 1979. Both of Sewald's parents are accountants. He received his bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of San Diego. Sewald's younger brother, Johnny, an outfielder, was selected in the 14th round of the 2015 MLB draft out of Arizona State University by the Houston Astros.