Tarpley returns for his second season with the Ducks and 11th in professional baseball. The southpaw pitched in 20 games (16 starts) for the Ducks in 2022. He compiled a 4-7 record with a 4.64 ERA and 92 strikeouts to 27 walks over 85.1 innings. The Los Angeles native had a 4.19 ERA in his 16 starts, striking out seven or more batters in seven of those outings, including tying a career-high with 10 on June 10 at Staten Island. He was especially dominant in May, conceding just three runs in 31 innings of work while striking out 33 batters and posting a 3-1 record with a 0.87 ERA.

The 30-year-old has four seasons of Major League experience, including two with the New York Yankees (2018-19), one with the Miami Marlins (2020) and one with the New York Mets (2021). In 44 games (one start) at the MLB level, he is 3-2 with a 7.05 ERA, three saves and 58 strikeouts over 44.2 innings. The University of Southern California alum was named an MiLB.com Organization All-Star with the Yankees and a Baseball America Low Class A All-Star in 2015 with the West Virginia Power (Pittsburgh Pirates). Tarpley was originally selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the third round of the 2013 amateur draft.