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Biography
Phillip Stewart Diehl (born July 16, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Amateur career
Diehl attended Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 2013 he played college baseball at the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana. In 2014, he transferred to Wabash Valley College in Mount Carmel, Illinois. He then transferred to Louisiana Tech University and played college baseball for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in 2015 and 2016. He missed the majority of the 2015 season with an arm injury.
Professional career
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees selected Diehl in the 27th round of the 2016 MLB draft. He signed with the Yankees for $50,000 rather than return to college, and was assigned to the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League. He began the 2018 season with the Tampa Tarpons of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League and was promoted to the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League.
Colorado Rockies
On March 23, 2019, Diehl was traded to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Mike Tauchman. After the trade, he played for the Hartford Yard Goats, and the Albuquerque Isotopes.
On June 10, 2019, his contract was selected and he was called up to the major leagues for the first time. He made his debut on June 11 versus the Chicago Cubs, allowing two runs in one inning of relief.