Former Ragin’ Cajuns pitcher Arrighetti to make MLB debut with Astros

Right-hander becomes 17th player in school history to be called up to “The Show”

LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Baseball alum Spencer Arrighetti became the 17th player in school history to reach the Major Leagues, when he was called up by the Houston Astros from Triple-A Sugar Land late Tuesday.

Arrighetti, who will start in his Major League debut on Wednesday at Kansas City, had a 2.16 ERA through his first two starts in Triple-A. He was selected as the organization’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2023 and was rated as the No. 3 overall prospect in the Astros’ farm system.

Arrighetti, who finished his career at Louisiana in 2021 after stints at TCU and Navarro Junior College, led the Ragin’ Cajuns with 83.2 innings pitched, posting a 7-6 record with a 3.12 ERA and a team-high 91 strikeouts.

The Katy, Texas, native’s top performance of the season came against Sun Belt Conference foe Coastal Carolina when he fanned 11 batters and only allowed three hits in 7.1 innings of work.

The right-hander made his Ragin’ Cajuns debut against Louisiana Tech tossing 6.2 innings of one-hit ball with nine strikeouts in a 2-0 victory.

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RAGIN’ CAJUNS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Jose Alvarez, RHP
Atlanta Braves (1981-82, 88-89)

Spencer Arrighetti, RHP
Houston Astros (2024)

Paul Bako, C
Detroit Tigers (1998), Houston Astros (1999-00), Florida Marlins (2000), Atlanta Braves (2000-01), Milwaukee Brewers (2002), Chicago Cubs (2003-04), Los Angeles Dodgers (2005), Kansas City Royals (2006), Baltimore Orioles (2007), Cincinnati Reds (2008), Pittsburgh Pirates (2009)

Chad Beck, RHP
Toronto Blue Jays (2011-2012)

Al Dark, INF
Boston Braves (1946-49), New York Giants (1950-56), St. Louis Cardinals (1956-58), Chicago Cubs (1958-59), Philadelphia Phillies (1959), Milwaukee Braves (1960)

Scott Dohmann, RHP
Colorado Rockies (2004-06), Kansas City Royals (2006), Tampa Bay Rays (2007-08)

Danny Farquhar, RHP
Toronto Blue Jays (2011), Seattle Mariners (2013-15), Tampa Bay Rays (2016-17), Chicago White Sox (2017-18)

Ron Guidry, LHP
New York Yankees (1975-88)

Hogan Harris, LHP
Oakland A’s (2023)

Gary Haught, RHP
Oakland A’s (1997)

Xavier Hernandez, RHP
Toronto Blue Jays (1989), Houston Astros (1990-1993), New York Yankees (1994), Cincinnati Reds (1995), Houston Astros (1996), Texas Rangers (1997-98)

Jim Holloway, RHP
Philadelphia Phillies (1929)

Chris Howard, C
Seattle Mariners (1991-1994)

Jonathan Lucroy, C
Milwaukee Brewers (2010-16), Texas Rangers (2016-17), Colorado Rockies (2017), Oakland A’s (2018), Los Angeles Angels (2019), Chicago Cubs (2019), Boston Red Sox (2020), Washington Nationals (2021), Atlanta Braves (2021)

B.J. Ryan, LHP
Cincinnati Reds (1999), Baltimore Orioles (1999-05), Toronto Blue Jays (2006-09)

Blake Trahan, INF
Cincinnati Reds (2018)

Donne Wall, RHP
Houston Astros (1995-97), San Diego Padres (1998-00), New York Mets (2001), Los Angeles Angels (2002)