John Curtiss

On February 3, 2020, Curtiss signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.

After being designated for assignment, Curtiss was traded to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Daniel Ozoria on January 15, 2019. He opened the 2019 season with the Salt Lake Bees. He appeared in one game for the Angels on April 15. On April 30, he was designated for assignment. He was outrighted on May 3, but refused the assignment in favor of free agency.

On June 12, 2019, Curtiss signed a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies. He was released on July 7, 2019.

Curtiss made his professional debut with the Elizabethton Twins. He played 2015 with the Gulf Coast Twins and Cedar Rapids Kernels and 2016 with Cedar Rapids and Fort Myers Miracle. After the 2016 season, he played in the Arizona Fall League. Curtiss started 2017 with the Chattanooga Lookouts and was promoted to the Rochester Red Wings. He was called up to the major leagues for the first time on August 23, 2017.

Curtiss attended Carroll Senior High School in Southlake, Texas. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 30th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft. He did not sign with the Rockies and attended the University of Texas at Austin and played college baseball for the Texas Longhorns. Curtiss was then drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the sixth round of the 2014 MLB Draft.

John Pickens Curtiss (born April 5, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He previously played for the Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Angels.