Darren Christopher O’Day (born October 22, 1982) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Yankees.
O’Day played college baseball for the University of Florida. Undrafted out of college, O’Day signed as a free agent with the Angels in 2006. He made his MLB debut in 2008 and was an All-Star in 2015. O’Day is one of the few Major League pitchers to throw submarine pitches.
The New York Mets selected O’Day in the Rule 5 Draft on December 11, 2008. He made the Mets’ roster out of spring training. He was widely quoted in the media on the death of his former teammate Nick Adenhart. He was designated for assignment by the Mets two weeks into the season in order to make room on the roster for Nelson Figueroa.
O’Day signed a one-year, $1.75MM contract with the New York Yankees on February 10, 2021. On May 1, O’Day was placed on the injured list with a right rotator cuff strain, and was activated on June 29 after a nearly two-month stay in the IL.
On July 7, O’Day was placed on the injured list with a “significant” left hamstring strain On July 18, Yankees manager Aaron Boone stated that O’Day would likely miss the remainder of the season.
On July 20, it was announced O’Day would undergo left hamstring surgery, ending his 2021 season. In 12 appearances with the Yankees, O’Day recorded a 3.38 ERA with 11 strikeouts. He became a free agent after the season.
Darren O’Day Salary And Contract
Darren O’Day signed a 1 year / $1,000,000 contract with the Atlanta Braves, including $1,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $1,000,000.
Darren O’Day’s Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of between $1 million to $3 million.
Darren O’Day Stats
Season | Team | LG | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | HLD | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | NP | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
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2008 | LAA | AL | 0 | 1 | 4.57 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43.1 | 49 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 671 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 29 | .283 | 1.45 | 1.72 |
2009 | 2 teams | – | 2 | 1 | 1.84 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 58.2 | 41 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 919 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 56 | .199 | 1.01 | 0.82 |
2010 | TEX | AL | 6 | 2 | 2.03 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 62.0 | 43 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 897 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 45 | .196 | 0.89 | 0.73 |
2011 | TEX | AL | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 275 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 18 | .262 | 1.32 | 0.88 |
2012 | BAL | AL | 7 | 1 | 2.28 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 67.0 | 49 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 1007 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 69 | .202 | 0.94 | 0.73 |
2013 | BAL | AL | 5 | 3 | 2.18 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 62.0 | 47 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 977 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 59 | .210 | 1.00 | 0.69 |
2014 | BAL | AL | 5 | 2 | 1.70 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 68.2 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1067 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 73 | .174 | 0.89 | 0.98 |
2015 | BAL | AL | 6 | 2 | 1.52 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 65.1 | 47 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1062 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 82 | .198 | 0.93 | 0.60 |
2016 | BAL | AL | 3 | 1 | 3.77 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 31.0 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 537 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 38 | .214 | 1.23 | 0.74 |
2017 | BAL | AL | 2 | 3 | 3.43 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 60.1 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 1011 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 76 | .193 | 1.08 | 1.04 |
2018 | BAL | AL | 0 | 2 | 3.60 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20.0 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 332 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 27 | .237 | 1.10 | 0.41 |
2019 | ATL | NL | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .158 | 0.75 | 0.43 |
2020 | ATL | NL | 4 | 0 | 1.10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16.1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 261 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 22 | .136 | 0.80 | 0.45 |
2021 | NYY | AL | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 189 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .220 | 1.22 | 0.40 |
2022 | ATL | NL | 1 | 0 | 4.66 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9.2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 158 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .257 | 1.24 | 0.82 |
MLB Career | – | – | 41 | 19 | 2.56 | 628 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 21 | 46 | 597.0 | 448 | 183 | 170 | 62 | 9441 | 49 | 165 | 23 | 620 | .207 | 1.03 | 0.80 |