Rick Teasley

Richard Teasley

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 2", Weight 210 lb.

• School Saint Leo University
• High School John Carroll Catholic High School

• Born April 22, 1991 in Fort Pierce, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Rick Teasley pitched in the USA, Australia, Mexico and Taiwan.

Teasley was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 23rd round of the 2013 Amateur Draft, and he was 3-4 with two saves and a 2.77 ERA for the Hudson Valley Renegades in 2013. He left the Rays system after the 2013 season, and he was 11-5 with a 3.57 ERA for the independent Southern Illinois Miners in 2014. He led the Frontier League in wins by one. Teasley also pitched for the Brisbane Bandits in the 2014-2015 ABL, and he was 7-4 with a 3.01 ERA. He was one win behind co-leaders Steven Chambers and Jason Jarvis and 6th in K. He went 9-4 with a 2.78 ERA for the Miners in 2015 (tying for 6th in wins), but he struggled in Australia as he only had a 3-3 record with a 5.12 ERA for the 2015-2016 Bandits. He did come up big in the finals, winning Game 1 over the Melbourne Aces as Brisbane took the title.

In 2016, Teasley was 8-5 with a 4.80 ERA for the Miners, then he went 7-2 with a 2.85 ERA for the Somerset Patriots the next summer. The CTBC Brothers of the CPBL then signed him, but Teasley’s ERA was 6.13 with a 0-3 record for them. He allowed 2 runs in 1 1/3 innings in the 2017 Taiwan Series, and the Lamigo Monkeys beat the Brothers in 5 games. Teasley went 4-5 with a 3.60 ERA for the Patriots in 2018, and he was 0-2 with a 7.63 ERA for the Pericos de Puebla in 2019. He returned to Patriots in July, and he went 6-3 with a 4.20 ERA. After having a 3.63 ERA in 5 games in Brisbane in that winter, Teasley announced his retirement.

He had gone 61-49 as a pro.