Thierry Letouzé

• Bats Right, Throws Right

• Born August 28, 1987

Biographical Information

Thierry Letouzé has pitched for the Austrian national team.

He debuted in the Austrian Baseball League with the 2009 Vienna Metrostars, pitching one shutout inning and going 1 for 8 with 3 walks and 3 runs. In 2010, he was 1-1 with a 5.27 ERA but struggled at the plate (1 for 21, 2 R, RBI). In '11, he was 1 for 4 and did not pitch. The next year, he hit .240/.345/.280 and threw a scoreless inning. 2013 was another poor offensive campaign (2 for 18, 2B) but he was 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA. He did not play in 2014.

In 2015, he was 0-2 with a 5.68 ERA for Vienna, while going 1 for 4 at the plate. A year later, he was 3-2 with a 3.93 ERA and went 1 for 6 with a walk. For the 2017 Metrostars, he was 2 for 9 with a walk and 4-2 with a 3.71 ERA. He allowed a .189 average, third in the ABL (behind Chris Squires and Ryan Rupp) and tied for 9th in wins.

Letouzé was again 4-2 in 2018 but his ERA rose to 5.40. He was 2 for 4 with a double. He tied for 8th in the league in victories. In '19, he was 1-1 with a 6.66 ERA and walked over a batter per inning; he did not bat. He still was 7th in the league with a .229 opponent average, between former Tigers farmhand Adenson Verastegui and Rupp. While he did not bat in the regular season, he was 0 for 2 in the 2019 Federations Cup (but did not pitch).

Despite the rocky 2019, he debuted for Austria in the 2019 European Championship. His only outing was a mismatch against long-time power Italy and former Royals minor leaguer Andrea Pizziconi. He allowed a homer to the first batter he faced, Drew Maggi, then walked Aldo Koutsoyanopulos and gave up a double to MLB vet John Andreoli. He struck out another major league veteran, Chris Colabello. Giuseppe Mazzanti grounded in a run and Mattia Reginato walked but he retired Alberto Mineo. The next two innings were somewhat better, with one run in each (including an Andreoli homer); he again retired Colabello. Paul Astl relieved with a 4-1 deficit in the 4th and Thierry took the loss. Despite the tough competition, he did not finish with Austria's highest ERA in the event; four others were higher.

The right-hander was excellent in 2020 at 5-0, 2.51. He was 7th in ERA, 7th in opponent average and tied Rupp for 2nd in wins (one behind Tobias Kiefer).