Triston McKenzie Headline January 28 Hot Stove Banquet
September 13, 2022 – Eastern League (EL) – Akron RubberDucks News Release
(AKRON, OHIO) – The Akron RubberDucks announce Triston McKenzie will headline the 2023 RubberDucks Hot Stove Banquet on Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Akron.
Triston McKenzie was Cleveland’s First Round pick (42nd overall) in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft. Through 27 games in 2022, McKenzie is 10-11 with a 3.05 ERA and 159 strikeouts over 165.1 innings pitched. Prior to 2022, he was 7-10 with a 4.58 ERA with 178 strikeouts over 153.1 innings over parts of two seasons with Cleveland. McKenzie is second all-time behind Luis Tiant for most strikeouts in a debut for a Cleveland pitcher with 10.
“We are excited to have Triston McKenzie headline this year’s Hot Stove Banquet.” RubberDucks General Manager and COO Jim Pfander said. “It will be a real treat to hear from a current Guardians pitcher, who was on the RubberDucks not too long ago. I know fans will be excited to hear his story of making it to Cleveland and all the success he’s had in the big leagues.”
McKenzie was a member of the Akron RubberDucks in 2018 where he went 7-4 with a 2.68 ERA and 87 strikeouts over 90.2 innings pitched.
The RubberDucks Hot Stove Banquet presented by FirstEnergy is open to the public, and tickets may be purchased for $150 per person or $1000 for a table (eight people). Fans can purchase their tickets now by visiting akronrubberducks.com.
More details on the Hot Stove Banquet to come later this offseason.
2022 RubberDucks Hot Stove Banquet Presented by FirstEnergy Details
When: Saturday, Jan. 28
Where: Hilton Garden Inn – Akron (1307 E. Market St., Akron, Ohio 44305)
Who: Triston McKenzie
Tickets: $150 per person; $1000 per table of eight
To Purchase: Visit https://mpv.tickets.com/?agency=MILB_MPV&orgid=51309&pid’33347
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