Ryne Stanek is an American professional baseball pitcher whose MLB career spans the Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins, Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, and St. Louis Cardinals. A 2013 first-round draft pick out of the University of Arkansas, Stanek gained league-wide attention with the Rays for pioneering the opener role in 2018, setting records for consecutive scoreless opening frames. He won a World Series championship with the Astros in 2022 and posted a franchise-record 1.15 ERA for Houston relievers that season. Known for a high-90s four-seam fastball, he has served as a late-inning reliever across his career and signed with the Cardinals in January 2026. This tag page collects news, game updates, transaction reports, and analysis related to Stanek’s career.
