CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University baseball senior right-handed pitcher
Jaren Zinn and junior right-handed pitcher
Adam Stone have signed post-draft free agent contracts with Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals and New York Yankees respectively.
A native of Chevy Chase, Md., Zinn made 11 appearances on the mound – all starts – this past season. He posted a team-best 63 strikeouts over 42.0 innings with a 3-3 record. The 6-foot-4, 205-pound Zinn made seven starts in Ivy play, totaling 40 strikeouts over 27.0 innings. He ranked sixth in the Ivy League in strikeouts (63) and stood sixth in the league in strikeouts during conference play (40).
A native of Stamford, Conn., Stone made 10 appearances and six starts in 2022, posting a 5.34 ERA, 2-3 record, one save, and 33 strikeouts over 32.0 innings. He made six appearances and two starts in Ivy League play, notching a 1-1 record, one save, and 17 strikeouts over 18.1 innings. The 6-foot-6, 220-pound Stone also pitched for the Team USA Collegiate National Team in July 2021.
As a team, the Crimson finished in a tie for fourth place in the Ivy League standings this past spring, posting a 19-22 overall record and 10-11 Ivy League mark. Harvard recorded a pair of wins over Power Five opponents during its non-conference season, topping Miami – 11-6 in the season opener – and UCLA – in a 5-0 shutout victory.