Justin Sterner

Justin James Sterner

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 215 lb.
• School Brigham Young University
• High School Dana Hills High School
• Debut May 31, 2024

• Born August 29, 1996 in La Jolla, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Between high school and college, pitcher Justin Sterner served a two year missionary mission in Samoa for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He then spent three seasons at Brigham Young University but went undrafted and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Miami Marlins in July of 2020, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, when he was just a month short of his 24th birthday. That year's draft had been truncated to just five rounds, and signing bonuses were limited to a symbolic sum, but that did not deter him. One year later, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in return for P David Hess.

Justin made his major league debut with the Rays on May 31, 2024, pitching two scoreless innings in relief in a 3-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.

Further Reading

• Adam Berry: "From Samoa to MLB debut, it's hard to top Sterner's story", mlb.com, May 31, 2024. [1]
• Brian Preece: "After Continuing Family Legacy At BYU, Justin Sterner Has Eyes On MLB", KSL Sports, May 27, 2023. [2]

Related Sites

• Justin Sterner on mlb.com
• Brigham Young bio