Justin Dunn Headed to the Big Leagues with the Seattle Mariners

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SEATTLE – Former Boston College baseball player Justin Dunn received his Major League Baseball call-up late Sunday by the Seattle Mariners‘ in anticipation of the team’s home series against the Cincinnati Reds. A 2016 first-round pick following an All-American season for the Eagles, Dunn is ranked as the No. 5 prospect in the Mariners’ organization and No. 73 overall prospect in MLB by MLB.com.

Dunn started 25 games at Double-A for the Arkansas Travelers in his first season in Seattle’s farm system. He was traded in the offseason by the New York Mets for MLB All-Stars Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz. Dunn, who was the Mets’ Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2018, posted a 3.55 earned run average, 9-5 record and 158 strikeouts in 131.2 innings pitched this season.

Drafted in the 37^th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers out of The Gunnery School, Dunn opted for BC, where he pitched to a 9-7 record and 3.66 ERA in 45 career games. He moved into the rotation midway through his junior season and tallied a 4-2 record, 2.06 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 65.2 innings to earn All-ACC and Baseball America Third Team All-American.

Justin Dunn, the fifth first-round pick in Boston College history, becomes the season former Eagle in the major this season; following former teammate Chris Shaw, who debuted a year ago for the San Francisco Giants. Dunn is the 42^nd BC player to reach the big leagues and the second from Mike Gambino‘s tenure as head coach.